2002Final results
2002 election for California's 48th District
U.S. House · California
Christopher Cox (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating John Graham (D) by 40.0 points.
Christopher CoxRepublican · winner
68.4%122,884
John GrahamDemocrat
28.4%51,058
Joe Michael CobbLibertarian
3.1%5,607
179,549 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.
John GrahamChristopher Cox
$11.2K
Raised by the campaign
$732.8K
$10K
Spent by the campaign
$736.2K
$2K
Cash on hand
$487.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002