2004Final results
2004 election for California's 48th District
U.S. House · California
Christopher Cox (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating John Graham (D) by 32.8 points.
Christopher CoxRepublican · winner
65.0%189,004
John GrahamDemocrat
32.2%93,525
Bruce CohenLibertarian
2.9%8,343
290,872 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.
John GrahamChristopher Cox
$40
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$2K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$0
Cash on hand
$568.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Feb 10, 2004; FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004