2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 11 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dave Cox (R) | 24.5 | |
| SD-3 | Mark Leno (D) | 60.4 | |
| SD-5 | Lois Wolk (D) | 29.1 | |
| SD-7 | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 33.1 | |
| SD-9 | Loni Hancock (D) | 62.1 | |
| SD-11 | Joe Simitian (D) | 49.6 | |
| SD-13 | Elaine White Alquist (D) | 48.4 | |
| SD-15 | Abel Maldonado (R) | 25.8 | |
| SD-17 | George C. Runner (R) | 9.7 | |
| SD-19 | Tony Strickland (R) | 0.2 | |
| SD-21 | Carol Liu (D) | 41.6 | |
| SD-23 | Fran Pavley (D) | 40.2 | |
| SD-25 | Roderick Wright (D) | 43.8 | |
| SD-27 | Alan S. Lowenthal (D) | 34.7 | |
| SD-29 | Robert Huff (R) | 15.4 | |
| SD-31 | Bob Dutton (R) | 17.4 | |
| SD-33 | Mimi Walters (R) | 16.2 | |
| SD-35 | Tom Harman (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-37 | John J. Benoit (R) | 9.6 | |
| SD-39 | Christine Kehoe (D) | 34.1 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner