| Election Name: | 2008 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Turnout: | 62.5% 29.9pp |
| Image1: | Paul Strauss, 2008.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul Strauss |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 183,519 |
| Percentage1: | 80.8% |
| Nominee2: | Nelson F. Rimensnyder |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,601 |
| Percentage2: | 8.2% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Keith Ware |
| Party3: | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 16,881 |
| Percentage3: | 7.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Shadow Senator | |
| Before Election: | Paul Strauss |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Strauss |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2008 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2008, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate.
Incumbent Shadow Senator Paul Strauss won reelection to a third term.
Party primaries took place on September 9, 2008.
Strauss faced Republican Nelson Rimensnyder, D.C. Statehood Green candidate Keith R. Ware and Libertarian candidate Damien Lincoln Ober. As is usual for Democrats in the District, Strauss won in a landslide.