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San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA April 8, 2008 Election
United States Representative; District 12 Voter Information

2 Year Term.

California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008 will take place on April 8, 2008 and June 3, 2008. April 8 will be the date of the an open primary; if no candidate wins a majority of the votes, one candidate from each represented political party will run on June 3. California's 12th congressional district was vacated following the death of Tom Lantos on February 11, 2008.

Results as of Apr 9 8:05am
57501 Votes Cast

semi-official results

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Jackie Speier Click here for more information about this candidate 45,957 votes 79.9%

  • Party: Democratic
  • CA State Senator (1998-2006)
  • CA State Assemblymember (1986-1996)
  • San Mateo County Supervisor (1980-1986)
  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctorate
  • University of California, Davis, Bachelor of Arts
Priorities:
  • Aid in ending the war in Iraq
  • Universal Health Care
  • Consumer Protection
Greg Conlon Click here for more information about this candidate 5,500 votes 9.6%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businessman/CPA
  • Commissioner and President, California Public Utilities Commission (1993-1998)
  • Commissioner, California Transportation Commission (1996-1998)
  • Chairman & Board Member, Industry Education Counsel of California (1989-2001)
  • Board Member & Treasurer, Self-Help for the Elderly (1980-1990)
  • JD Law Degree, University of San Francisco Law School; Executive Education Program, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
  • 30 Years as CPA and Partner with Big Five Public Accounting Firm
Priorities:
  • Leave Iraq with honor not haste
  • Balance budget without raising taxes
  • Protect our borders
Mike J Moloney Click here for more information about this candidate 2,955 votes 5.1%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Retired Businessman
  • Graduate from Saint John's University in New York City with a degree in Marketing
  • Seven years in the corporate world New York and San Francisco
  • Served my Country honorably for 6 years from 1958 to 1964
  • Owned various businesses for the last 40 years
  • Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives on three occassions 1998, 2002 and 2006
  • Actively involved in politics for the last 45 years in one capacity or another
Priorities:
  • End the war in Iraq, and bringing our troops home as soon as possible
  • Eliminating our $9 Trillion dollars National debt
  • Solve the Illegal Immigration problem once and for all
Michelle T. McMurry 2,131 votes 3.7%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Health Policy Director
Barry Hermanson Click here for more information about this candidate 958 votes 1.7%
  • Party: Green
  • Occupation: Equity Investor
  • Advocate for Working People
  • Co-author of San Francisco's 2003 minimum wage initiative
  • Former small business owner employing more than 3,000 workers during 25 years of operations
  • Chair of a non-profit providing low income housing in S.F.
  • District resident since 1978
Priorities:
  • Reduce military spending
  • End the war in Iraq
  • Invest in education, health care, and green technology

Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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