2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
Dave Cox (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Anselmo A. Chavez (D) by 24.5 points.
Dave CoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%267,426
Anselmo A. ChavezDemocrat
37.7%162,044
429,470 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET