2004Final results
2004 election for California's 47th District
U.S. House · California
Loretta Sanchez (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Alexandria A. "alex" Coronado (R) by 20.8 points.
Loretta SanchezDemocrat · winner
60.4%65,684
Alexandria A. "alex" CoronadoRepublican
39.6%43,099
108,783 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 2004
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.
Loretta SanchezAlexandria A. "alex" Coronado
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$358.3K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$356.4K
$928.6K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004