2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 9
California State Senate · California
Loni Hancock (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Claudia Bermudez (R) by 62.1 points.
Loni HancockDemocrat · winner
77.2%272,225
Claudia BermudezRepublican
15.1%53,299
Marsha FeinlandPeace and Freedom
7.7%26,996
352,520 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