2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 11
California State Senate · California
Joe Simitian (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Blair Austin Nathan (R) by 49.6 points.
Joe SimitianDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%272,154
Blair Austin NathanRepublican
25.2%91,592
363,746 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