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2008 California State Senate election

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2008 California State Senate election
← 2006November 4, 20082010 →
20 seats from odd-numbered districts in theCalifornia State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderDarrell SteinbergDave Cogdill
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader's seat6th–Sacramento14th–Modesto
Seats before2515
Seats after2515
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote3,786,2042,837,361
Percentage55.06%41.27%
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election held
President pro tempore before election

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

ElectedPresident pro tempore

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

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The2008 California State Senate elections took place on November 4, 2008. Voters inCalifornia's odd-numberedState Senatedistricts, a total of 20, voted for their state senators. No seats changed parties and theDemocratic Party maintained its 25-seat majority, while theRepublican Party held 15 seats.Other elections also took place in California on November 4.

Only a single State Senate district, the19th, was considered truly competitive by political analysts.[1]

Overview

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California State Senate elections, 2008[2][3]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
up		Seats
not up		Total
seats		+/–
Democratic3,786,20455.06%1114250
Republican2,837,36141.27%96150
Independent131,2481.91%0000
Libertarian94,1321.37%0000
Peace and Freedom26,9960.39%0000
Totals6,875,941100.00%202040—
Voter turnout72.60%
2007–2008 State Senate 2009–2010 State Senate
                     
                     
                     
                     
Color Key: =Democratic =Republican
Pre-election

Democratic: 25
Republican: 15
Total: 40

Contested: 20

Democratic uncontested: 14
Republican uncontested: 6
Total: 40

Post-election

Democratic: 25
Republican: 15
Total: 40

Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
Stateline[4]Safe DOctober 15, 2008

Results

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The following candidates are the official results from theCalifornia Secretary of State.[2][3]

District 1 •District 3 •District 5 •District 7 •District 9 •District 11 •District 13 •District 15 •District 17 •District 19 •District 21 •District 23 •District 25 •District 27 •District 29 •District 31 •District 33 •District 35 •District 37 •District 39

District 1

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California's 1st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDave Cox (incumbent)267,42662.27
DemocraticAnselmo Chavez162,04437.73
Total votes429,470100.00
Turnout 75.31
Republicanhold

District 3

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California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Leno326,75580.21
RepublicanSashi McEntee80,61719.79
Total votes407,372100.00
Turnout 78.08
Democratichold

District 5

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLois Wolk207,10864.54
RepublicanGreg Aghazarian113,77835.46
Total votes320,886100.00
Turnout 73.54
Democratichold

District 7

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California's 7th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark DeSaulnier256,31166.54
RepublicanChristian Amsberry128,87833.46
Total votes385,189100.00
Turnout 78.22
Democratichold

District 9

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California's 9th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLoni Hancock272,22577.22
RepublicanClaudia Bermudez53,29915.12
Peace and FreedomMarsha Feinland26,9967.66
Total votes352,520100.00
Turnout 70.50
Democratichold

District 11

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California's 11th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Simitian (incumbent)272,15474.82
RepublicanBlair Nathan91,59225.18
Total votes363,746100.00
Turnout 76.37
Democratichold

District 13

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California's 13th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticElaine Alquist (incumbent)179,85570.94
RepublicanShane Connolly57,03322.49
LibertarianJohn Webster16,6596.57
Total votes253,547100.00
Turnout 75.24
Democratichold

District 15

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California's 15th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAbel Maldonado (incumbent)222,61762.91
IndependentJim Fitzgerald131,22937.09
Total votes353,846100.00
Turnout 74.71
Republicanhold

District 17

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California's 17th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGeorge Runner (incumbent)182,29554.85
DemocraticBruce McFarland150,06045.15
Total votes332,355100.00
Turnout 70.90
Republicanhold

District 19

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California's 19th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTony Strickland207,97650.10
DemocraticHannah-Beth Jackson207,11949.90
IndependentPeter Diederich (write-in)140.00
Total votes415,109100.00
Turnout 78.94
Republicanhold

District 21

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California's 21st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCarol Liu204,73766.88
RepublicanTeddy Choi77,52525.33
LibertarianSteve Myers23,8427.79
Total votes306,104100.00
Turnout 69.81
Democratichold

District 23

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California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFran Pavley238,17267.40
RepublicanRick Montaine96,27427.25
LibertarianColin Goldman18,9065.35
Total votes353,352100.00
Turnout 70.91
Democratichold

District 25

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California's 25th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRoderick Wright179,65471.90
RepublicanLydia Gutierrez70,19928.10
Total votes249,853100.00
Turnout 66.73
Democratichold

District 27

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California's 27th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlan Lowenthal (incumbent)171,66867.34
RepublicanAllen Wood83,26832.66
Total votes254,936100.00
Turnout 67.36
Democratichold

District 29

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California's 29th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Huff178,15554.37
DemocraticJoseph Lyons127,53638.92
LibertarianJill Stone21,9836.71
Total votes327,674100.00
Turnout 69.66
Republicanhold

District 31

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California's 31st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert Dutton (incumbent)186,19158.70
DemocraticAmeenah Fuller130,97341.29
IndependentDenise Sternberg (write-in)50.00
Total votes317,169100.00
Turnout 70.43
Republicanhold

District 33

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California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMimi Walters219,06858.11
DemocraticGary Pritchard157,94541.89
Total votes377,013100.00
Turnout 69.46
Republicanhold

District 35

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California's 35th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTom Harman (incumbent)222,14958.55
DemocraticGinny Meyer157,27141.45
Total votes379,420100.00
Turnout 67.73
Republicanhold

District 37

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California's 37th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Benoit190,41554.79
DemocraticArthur Guerrero157,14245.21
Total votes347,557100.00
Turnout 72.48
Republicanhold

District 39

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California's 39th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticChristine Kehoe (incumbent)227,47565.21
RepublicanJeff Perwin108,60631.13
LibertarianJesse Thomas12,7423.65
Total votes348,823100.00
Turnout 73.39
Democratichold

References

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  1. ^Dayen, David (August 14, 2008)."The Calitics Target Book - The Drive For 2/3". Calitics. Archived fromthe original on November 27, 2008. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2009.
  2. ^ab"Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election"(PDF).California Secretary of State. December 15, 2008. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 18, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2009.
  3. ^ab"Report of Registration as of October 20, 2008: Registration by State Senate District"(PDF).California Secretary of State. October 31, 2008. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 25, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2009.
  4. ^Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008)."Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08".Stateline. Archived fromthe original on November 6, 2008. RetrievedAugust 1, 2024.
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