2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 3
California State Senate · California
Mark Leno (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Sashi McEntee (R) by 60.4 points.
Mark LenoDemocrat · winner
80.2%326,755
Sashi McEnteeRepublican
19.8%80,617
407,372 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