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2008 California U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 23 Election?

Lois Capps won the 2008 California U.S. House District 23 Election. Lois Capps received 171,403 popular votes (68.07%). The main challenger was Matt T. Kokkonen (31.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Capps and Kokkonen

Capps +36.1 pts · won by 91,018 votes
Lois CappsDemocraticWINNER68.07%
171,403 votes
Matt T. KokkonenRepublican31.93%
80,385 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.