2008 California
Primary Election Results
Nine Progressive Majority candidates had primary elections this spring in California. We are proud to report that 7 of our 9 candidates advanced to either a general or runoff election.
Click below to jump to results of Progressive Majority candidates running for:
State Representative
Bob Blumenfield
State Representative - District 40
Advanced with 53% of the vote.
Marty Block
State Representative - District 78
Advanced with 36% of the vote in a four-way race.
Greg Pettis
State Representative - District 80
Eliminated with a second-place finish in a four-way race.
County Offices
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County Supervisor - District 2
Advanced to a runoff election with 45% of the vote in a nine-way race.
City Offices
Sheri Lightner
San Diego City Council - District 1
Advanced with 36% of the vote in a four-way race.
Stephen Whitburn
San Diego City Council - District 3
Advanced with 28% of the vote in a six-way race.
Tim Goodrich
Torrence City Council - At Large
Eliminated with 9% of the vote in a fourteen-way race.