2008 California State Senate election

2008 California State Senate election

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20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Darrell Steinberg Dave Cogdill
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 6th–Sacramento 14th–Modesto
Seats before 25 15
Seats after 25 15
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,786,204 2,837,361
Percentage 55.06% 41.27%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election held

President pro tempore before election

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ Dayen, David (August 14, 2008). "The Calitics Target Book - The Drive For 2/3". Calitics. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2009.