2002Final results
2002 election for California's 23rd District
U.S. House · California
Lois Capps (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Beth Rogers (R) by 20.4 points.
Lois CappsDemocrat · winner
59.0%95,752
Beth RogersRepublican
38.6%62,604
James E. HillLibertarian
2.4%3,866
162,222 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 2002
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 CappsBeth Rogers
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$206.3K
Cash on hand
$6.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002