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2004 California U.S. House District 49 Election

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Who won the 2004 California U.S. House District 49 Election?

Darrell E. Issa won the 2004 California U.S. House District 49 Election. Darrell E. Issa received 141,658 popular votes (62.55%). The main challenger was Mike Byron (34.91%).

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

Issa +27.6 pts · won by 62,601 votes
Darrell E. IssaRepublicanWINNER62.55%
141,658 votes
Mike ByronDemocratic34.91%
79,057 votes
Lars R. GrossmithLibertarian2.54%
5,751 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.