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2008 California U.S. House District 48 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 48 Election?

John Campbell won the 2008 California U.S. House District 48 Election. John Campbell received 171,658 popular votes (55.61%). The main challenger was Steve Young (40.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Campbell and Young

Campbell +14.9 pts · won by 46,121 votes
John CampbellRepublicanWINNER55.61%
171,658 votes
Steve YoungDemocratic40.67%
125,537 votes
Don PattersonLibertarian3.73%
11,507 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.