2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
Fran Pavley (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Montaine (R) by 40.2 points.
Fran PavleyDemocrat · winner
67.4%238,172
Rick MontaineRepublican
27.2%96,274
Colin GoldmanLibertarian
5.4%18,906
353,352 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