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2008 California State Senate election

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 California State Senate election
country	California
type	legislative
ongoing	no
election_date	November 4, 2008
previous_election	2006 California State Senate election
previous_year	2006
next_election	2010 California State Senate election
next_year	2010
seats_for_election	20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
majority_seats	21
image1	File:Darrell_Steinberg_2014_CADEM_Convention.jpg
image_size	x150px
leader1	Darrell Steinberg
party1	California Democratic Party
leaders_seat1	6th–Sacramento
seats_before1	25
seats_after1	25
seat_change1
popular_vote1	3,786,204
percentage1	55.06%
image2	File:Dave Cogdill (cropped).jpg
leader2	Dave Cogdill
party2	California Republican Party
leaders_seat2	14th–Modesto
seats_before2	15
seats_after2	15
seat_change2
popular_vote2	2,837,361
percentage2	41.27%
map_image	2004 and 2008 California State Senate election.svg
map_size	450px
map_caption	Results:

title	President pro tempore
before_election	Darrell Steinberg
before_party	California Democratic Party
after_election	Darrell Steinberg
after_party	California Democratic Party

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.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2008	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%

Color Key:
California Democratic Party}}

Pre-election

Contested: 20

Post-election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline	October 15, 2008

Results

The following candidates are the official results from the California Secretary of State.

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.
Jacobson, Louis. (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08".
(2008-12-15). "Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election". [[California Secretary of State]].
(2008-10-31). "Report of Registration as of October 20, 2008: Registration by State Senate District". [[California Secretary of State]].

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