2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 7
California State Senate · California
Mark DeSaulnier (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Christian Amsberry (R) by 33.1 points.
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · winner
66.5%256,311
Christian AmsberryRepublican
33.5%128,878
385,189 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