2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
Alan S. Lowenthal (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Allen G. Wood (R) by 34.7 points.
Alan S. LowenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%171,668
Allen G. WoodRepublican
32.7%83,268
254,936 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