Editing Darrell Issa (section)

====2004====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2004#District 49}}
A [[write-in candidate]] from the 2002 election, Mike Byron, became the Democratic challenger in 2004.<ref>Burge, Michael (September 29, 2004). [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html "Democrat is looking for a big upset over incumbent Issa in 49th District"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201070351/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html |date=December 1, 2005 }}, SignOnSanDiego.com; accessed May 11, 2017.</ref> Issa was reelected to a third term, defeating Byron 63%–35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4053|title=CA – District 49 Race |date=November 2, 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>