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2008 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
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3 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

The 2008 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election were held on June 3, 2008, to elect three of the five seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, with runoffs held on November 4, 2008.[1][2] Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[3] The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Clara County. Each supervisor is elected to a 4-year term, with each supervisor capped at 3 consecutive terms in office.[4]

District 2

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Incumbent Blanca Alvarado was initially appointed to the 2nd district in 1995 to fill the vacancy left by Zoe Lofgren after she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was subsequently reelected to the 2nd district in 1996, 2000, and 2004. She was ineligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Richard Hobbs
;Organizations
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[5]

Results

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2008 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
George Shirakawa, Jr. 9,430 35.4
Richard Hobbs 8,878 33.3
Patricia Martinez-Roach 3,773 14.2
Frank Chavez 2,399 9.0
Richard L. Lopez 1,200 4.5
Andrew Abraham Diaz 941 3.5
Total votes 26,621 100.0
General election
George Shirakawa, Jr. 40,253 53.8
Richard Hobbs 34,521 46.2
Total votes 74,774 100.0

District 3

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Incumbent Peter "Primo" McHugh was elected to the 3rd district in 1996, 2000, and 2004. He was ineligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Dave Cortese
;Organizations
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[5]
Otto Lee
;Individuals
Organizations
  • Milpitas Police Officer’s Association[6]
  • Sunnyvale Public Safety Officer’s Association[6]

Results

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2008 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Dave Cortese 17,813 42.0
Otto Lee 13,280 31.3
Jose Esteves 11,303 26.7
Total votes 42,396 100.0
General election
Dave Cortese 56,845 54.9
Otto Lee 46,751 45.1
Total votes 103,596 100.0

District 5

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Incumbent Liz Kniss was elected to the 5th district in 2000 and 2004. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Liz Kniss
;Individuals

Results

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2008 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Liz Kniss (incumbent) 51,502 100.0
Total votes 51,502 100.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "June 3, 2008 Primary Election - Official Final Results" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "November 4, 2008 Presidential Election - Official Final Results" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. November 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  3. ^ "Nonpartisan Offices". UC Law SF. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors". California Local. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  5. ^ a b "SCCLCV Endorsements". Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Otto Lee – Candidate for Santa Clara Supervisor". 8Asians. October 1, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  7. ^ a b Debolt, Daniel (February 20, 2008). "Why Lieber abruptly dropped challenge to Kniss". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
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