This is the 2006 race. The latest: 2026 →

2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 23

California State Assembly · California

Joe Coto (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Patrosso (R) by 47.8 points.

Joe CotoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%49,977
Mark PatrossoRepublican
26.1%17,671
67,648 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+51.51998D+50.02000D+39.22004D+47.82006D+53.22008D+50.12010

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