2000Final results
2000 election for California's 22nd District
U.S. House · California
Lois Capps (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Stoker (R) by 8.8 points.
Lois CappsDemocrat · winner
53.1%135,538
Mike StokerRepublican
44.3%113,094
Richard D. "dick" PorterReform
1.0%2,490
Joe FurciniteLibertarian
0.8%2,060
J. Carlos AguirreNatural Law
0.7%1,888
255,070 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lois CappsMike Stoker
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$822K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$815K
$269.5K
Cash on hand
$11.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Lois Capps (D)Mike Stoker (R)
Also on the ballot: Richard D. "dick" Porter (Reform), 1.0%; Joe Furcinite (Libertarian), 0.8%; J. Carlos Aguirre (Natural Law), 0.7%