[1] The election was won by the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which received the most votes in 9 of the 13 regions despite experiencing a significant drop in voter share overall.

Perhaps as a result of this trend, the Czech Communist Party (KSČM), which had been largely politically marginalized since the Velvet Revolution, had seen an increase in support according to polls.

[12] [18] ČSSD won the 2008 election in the region with 31.39% of votes and formed a coalition with the Communist Party and Doktoři (za uzdravení společnosti).

[67] Czech Social Democratic Party won 2008 election in region with 35.16% of votes and formed a government with support of communists.

[75] [81] Czech Social Democratic Party won 2008 election in region with 39.87% of votes and formed coalition with support of communists.