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2002 California U.S. House District 48 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 48 Election?

C. Christopher Cox won the 2002 California U.S. House District 48 Election. C. Christopher Cox received 122,884 popular votes (68.44%). The main challenger was John L. Graham (28.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Cox and Graham

Cox +40.0 pts · won by 71,826 votes
C. Christopher CoxRepublicanWINNER68.44%
122,884 votes
John L. GrahamDemocratic28.44%
51,058 votes
Joe Michael CobbLibertarian3.12%
5,607 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.