2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 15
California State Senate · California
Abel Maldonado (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Fitzgerald (Ind) by 25.8 points.
Abel MaldonadoRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%222,617
Jim FitzgeraldIndependent
37.1%131,299
353,916 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