2008Final results
2008 election for California's 23rd District
U.S. House · California
Lois Capps (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Matt T. Kokkonen (R) by 36.1 points.
Lois CappsDemocrat · winner
68.1%171,403
Matt T. KokkonenRepublican
31.9%80,385
251,788 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 2008
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.
Lois CappsMatt T. Kokkonen
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$61.2K
$957.7K
Spent by the campaign
$61.2K
$356.5K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008