The 2008 California State Senate elections took place on November 4, 2008. Voters in California 's odd-numbered State Senate districts , a total of 20, voted for their state senators. No seats changed parties and the Democratic Party maintained its 25-seat majority, while the Republican Party held 15 seats. Other elections also took place in California on November 4.
Only a single State Senate district, the 19th , was considered truly competitive by political analysts.[1]
Overview [ ]
California State Senate elections, 2008[2] [3]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats up
Seats not up
Total seats
+/–
Democratic
3,786,204
55.06%
11
14
25
0
Republican
2,837,361
41.27%
9
6
15
0
Independent
131,248
1.91%
0
0
0
0
Libertarian
94,132
1.37%
0
0
0
0
Peace and Freedom
26,996
0.39%
0
0
0
0
Totals
6,875,941
100.00%
20
20
40
—
Voter turnout
72.60%
Composition [ ]
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
Results [ ]
The following candidates are the official results from the California 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 [ ]
References [ ]
^ Dayen, David (2008-08-14). "The Calitics Target Book - The Drive For 2/3" . Calitics. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-02-21 .
^ a b "Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election" (PDF) . California Secretary of State . December 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2009 .
^ a b "Report of Registration as of October 20, 2008: Registration by State Senate District" (PDF) . California Secretary of State . October 31, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009 .
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