2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
Tom Harman (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Ginny Mayer (D) by 17.1 points.
Tom HarmanRepublican · winner
58.5%222,149
Ginny MayerDemocrat
41.5%157,271
379,420 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