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2010 California U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 2010 California U.S. House District 23 Election?

Lois Capps won the 2010 California U.S. House District 23 Election. Lois Capps received 111,768 popular votes (57.77%). The main challenger was Tom Watson (37.6%).

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

Capps +20.2 pts · won by 39,024 votes
Lois CappsDemocraticWINNER57.77%
111,768 votes
Tom WatsonRepublican37.6%
72,744 votes
John V. HagerIndependent2.91%
5,625 votes
Darrell M. StaffordLibertarian1.72%
3,326 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.