2010Final results
2010 election for California's 48th District
U.S. House · California
John Campbell (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Beth Krom (D) by 23.5 points.
John CampbellRepublican · winner
59.9%145,481
Beth KromDemocrat
36.4%88,465
Mike BinkleyLibertarian
3.6%8,773
242,719 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 2010
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.
Beth KromJohn Campbell
$704.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$703.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$717.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010