2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 21
California State Senate · California
Carol Liu (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Teddy Choi (R) by 41.6 points.
Carol LiuDemocrat · winner
66.9%204,737
Teddy ChoiRepublican
25.3%77,525
Steve MyersLibertarian
7.8%23,842
306,104 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