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2000 California U.S. House District 48 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 48 Election?

Darrell E. Issa won the 2000 California U.S. House District 48 Election. Darrell E. Issa received 160,627 popular votes (61.43%). The main challenger was Peter Kouvelis (28.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Issa and Kouvelis

Issa +33.1 pts · won by 86,554 votes
Darrell E. IssaRepublicanWINNER61.43%
160,627 votes
Peter KouvelisDemocratic28.33%
74,073 votes
Eddie RoseReform4.3%
11,240 votes
Sharon K. Milesnatural law3.16%
8,269 votes
Joe Michael CobbLibertarian2.78%
7,269 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.