2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 23
California State Assembly · California
Joe Coto (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Patrosso (R) by 53.2 points.
Joe CotoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%81,523
Mark PatrossoRepublican
23.4%24,876
106,399 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET