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.

Results

First round

First round results[1]
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[2]
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

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sacramento_mayoral_election