2008 Sacramento mayoral election

The 2008 Sacramento mayoral election was held on June 3, 2008 and November 4, 2008 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Kevin Johnson, who defeated incumbent mayor Heather Fargo.

Sacramento mayoral election, 2008

June 3, 2008 (first round) November 4, 2008 (runoff)

Candidate Kevin Johnson Heather Fargo Party Democratic Democratic First-round vote 32,160 27,472 First-round percentage 46.08% 39.36% Second-round vote 92,288 67,348 Second-round percentage 57.40% 41.89%   Candidate Leonard Padilla Party Nonpartisan First-round vote 4,231 First-round percentage 6.06%

Mayor before election Heather Fargo Democratic Elected mayor Kevin Johnson Democratic

Results

First round

First round results

Candidate		Votes	%
Kevin Johnson		32,160	46.08
Heather Fargo (incumbent)		27,472	39.36
Leonard Padilla		4,231	6.06
Shawn D. Eldredge		2,462	3.53
Muriel Strand		2,104	3.01
Richard Jones		679	0.97
Adam Daniel		407	0.58
Write-ins		280	0.40
Total votes		69,795

Runoff results

Runoff results

Candidate		Votes	%
Kevin Johnson		92,288	58.40
Heather Fargo (incumbent)		67,348	41.89
Write-ins		1,154	0.72
Total votes		160,790