2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 13
California State Senate · California
Elaine White Alquist (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Shane Patrick Connolly (R) by 48.4 points.
Elaine White AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%179,855
Shane Patrick ConnollyRepublican
22.5%57,033
John H. WebsterLibertarian
6.6%16,659
253,547 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