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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 23

California State Assembly · California

Joe Coto (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Patrosso (R) by 39.2 points.

Joe CotoDemocrat · winner
67.1%62,569
Mark PatrossoRepublican
27.9%26,051
4.9%4,597
93,217 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+46.81996D+51.51998D+50.02000D+39.22004D+47.82006D+53.22008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates