California State Assembly elections, 2002

The 2002 California State Assembly elections were held November 5, 2002. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. Democrats retained control of the Assembly, though they lost two seats.

Overview

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State: [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/state_assemb.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Patty Berg
votes = 59,112
percentage = 49.61 Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Robert K. "Bob" Brown
votes = 49,215
percentage = 41.31 Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Doug Riley Thron
votes = 10,817
percentage = 9.08 Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,906
percentage = 5.48Election box total no change
votes = 126,050
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Doug LaMalfa
votes = 78,471
percentage = 67.24 Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Doug Kinyon
votes = 34,275
percentage = 29.37 Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Pete Bret
votes = 3,962
percentage = 3.39 Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,414
percentage = 6.72Election box total no change
votes = 125,122
percentage = 100.00 Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Rick Keene
votes = 72,203
percentage = 61.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Stuart Randall King
votes = 40,087
percentage = 34.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Jon Petersen
votes = 5,562
percentage = 4.72Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,863
percentage = 2.37Election box total no change
votes = 120,715
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tim Leslie (incumbent)
votes = 84,301
percentage = 66.28 Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Scott Warren
votes = 42,884
percentage = 33.72Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,295
percentage = 6.81Election box total no change
votes = 136,480
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Cox (incumbent)
votes = 76,694
percentage = 64.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Eric Ulis
votes = 36,432
percentage = 30.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Roberto Liebman
votes = 5,174
percentage = 4.37Election box invalid no change
votes = 502
percentage = 0.42Election box total no change
votes = 118,802
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joe Nation (incumbent)
votes = 83,214
percentage = 68.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Kenneth Hitt
votes = 32,676
percentage = 27.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Richard Olmstead
votes = 4,750
percentage = 3.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,622
percentage = 7.39Election box total no change
votes = 130,262
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Pat Wiggins (incumbent)
votes = 71,463
percentage = 75.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = David J. Kozlowski
votes = 22,585
percentage = 24.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,926
percentage = 14.48Election box total no change
votes = 109,974
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Lois Wolk
votes = 57,360
percentage = 57.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John R. Munn
votes = 41,482
percentage = 42.55Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,207
percentage = 4.96Election box total no change
votes = 105,049
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Darrell Steinberg
votes = 57,610
percentage = 70.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David A. Pegos
votes = 21,242
percentage = 25.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Douglas M. Poston
votes = 3,230
percentage = 3.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 82,082
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Alan Nakanishi
votes = 69,470
percentage = 60.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Katherine E. Maestas
votes = 45,977
percentage = 39.83Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,087
percentage = 3.42Election box total no change
votes = 119,534
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joe Cancimalla (incumbent)
votes = 60,067
percentage = 64.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jan Leslie Denny
votes = 28,837
percentage = 31.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Frank Manske
votes = 3,633
percentage = 3.93Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,809
percentage = 6.85Election box total no change
votes = 99,346
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Leland Yee
votes = 71,879
percentage = 77.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Howard Epstein
votes = 14,621
percentage = 15.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Michael Denny
votes = 5,950
percentage = 6.44Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 92,450
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mark Leno
votes = 89,832
percentage = 81.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gail E. Neira
votes = 15,264
percentage = 13.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Christopher R. Maden
votes = 5,130
percentage = 4.65Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 110,226
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Loni Hancock
votes = 100,017
percentage = 100.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 38,671
percentage = 27.88Election box total no change
votes = 138,688
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Guy S. Houston
votes = 71,345
percentage = 53.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Donna C. Gerber
votes = 61,813
percentage = 46.42Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,330
percentage = 3.85Election box total no change
votes = 138,488
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Wilma Chan (incumbent)
votes = 77,042
percentage = 84.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = George J. Nugent
votes = 11,549
percentage = 12.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Richard E. Armstrong
votes = 2,948
percentage = 3.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,902
percentage = 7.95Election box total no change
votes = 99,441
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent)
votes = 41,997
percentage = 56.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Brian McCabe
votes = 32,474
percentage = 43.61Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,123
percentage = 5.25Election box total no change
votes = 78,594
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ellen M. Corbett (incumbent)
votes = 60,025
percentage = 71.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jack Hovingh
votes = 23,851
percentage = 28.44Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,280
percentage = 7.99Election box total no change
votes = 91,156
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gene Mullin
votes = 61,423
percentage = 62.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David Kawas
votes = 25,080
percentage = 25.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Jo Chamberlain
votes = 9,745
percentage = 9.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Robert Giedt
votes = 1,819
percentage = 1.85Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 98,067
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John A. Dutra (incumbent)
votes = 53,000
percentage = 66.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Daniel L. Dow
votes = 22,936
percentage = 28.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Keith Lyon
votes = 3,638
percentage = 4.57Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,853
percentage = 7.93Election box total no change
votes = 86,427
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joe Simitian (incumbent)
votes = 71,110
percentage = 60.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = James A. Russell
votes = 42,164
percentage = 35.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Raymond M. Bell, Jr.
votes = 4,210
percentage = 3.58Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,201
percentage = 5.01Election box total no change
votes = 123,685
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sally Lieber
votes = 48,144
percentage = 58.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Stan Kawczynski
votes = 30,331
percentage = 36.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Kennita Watson
votes = 3,972
percentage = 4.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,833
percentage = 8.68Election box total no change
votes = 90,280
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Manny Diaz (incumbent)
votes = 42,428
percentage = 81.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Warner S. Bloomberg III
votes = 9,598
percentage = 18.45Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,220
percentage = 13.64Election box total no change
votes = 60,246
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rebecca Cohn
votes = 69,787
percentage = 100.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 37,411
percentage = 34.90Election box total no change
votes = 107,198
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Cogdill (incumbent)
votes = 66,262
percentage = 62.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = E. Denise Smith
votes = 40,611
percentage = 38.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,380
percentage = 6.46Election box total no change
votes = 114,253
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Greg Aghazarian
votes = 47,561
percentage = 57.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Tom Hallinan
votes = 35,307
percentage = 42.61Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,019
percentage = 7.81Election box total no change
votes = 89,887
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Laird
votes = 76,044
percentage = 61.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Charles Clayton Carter
votes = 43,892
percentage = 35.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Gordon Donald Sachtjen
votes = 4,209
percentage = 3.39Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,525
percentage = 4.26Election box total no change
votes = 129,770
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Simon Salinas (incumbent)
votes = 41,964
percentage = 61.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jane Howard
votes = 26,812
percentage = 38.98Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,504
percentage = 6.15Election box total no change
votes = 73,280
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Steve Samuelian
votes = 60,894
percentage = 60.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Richard Martinez, Jr.
votes = 35,754
percentage = 35.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Jonathan Zwickel
votes = 3,485
percentage = 3.48Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,967
percentage = 6.51Election box total no change
votes = 107,100
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Nicole Parra
votes = 26,203
percentage = 50.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dean Gardner
votes = 26,016
percentage = 49.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 901
percentage = 1.70Election box total no change
votes = 53,120
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)
votes = 39,727
percentage = 100.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,931
percentage = 28.62Election box total no change
votes = 55,658
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Kevin McCarthy
votes = 77,227
percentage = 75.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michael A. Shea, III
votes = 24,613
percentage = 24.17Election box invalid no change
votes = 32
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 101,872
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Abel Maldonado (incumbent)
votes = 76,237
percentage = 63.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Laurence D. Houlgate
votes = 44,678
percentage = 36.95Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,550
percentage = 2.07Election box total no change
votes = 123,465
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Maze
votes = 47,176
percentage = 65.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Virginia R. Gurrola
votes = 24,986
percentage = 34.62Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,533
percentage = 3.39Election box total no change
votes = 74,695
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Hannah-Beth Jackson (inc.)
votes = 71,600
percentage = 62.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bob Pohl
votes = 36,670
percentage = 31.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Cary Savitch
votes = 3,806
percentage = 3.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Craig Warren Thomas
votes = 3,004
percentage = 2.61Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,799
percentage = 2.37Election box total no change
votes = 117,879
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Sharon Runner
votes = 46,155
percentage = 63.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Robert Davenport
votes = 26,056
percentage = 36.08Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,344
percentage = 5.67Election box total no change
votes = 76,555
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tony Strickland (incumbent)
votes = 74,785
percentage = 63.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Bruce James Thomas, Jr.
votes = 43,739
percentage = 36.90Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,771
percentage = 4.64Election box total no change
votes = 124,295
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Keith Richman (incumbent)
votes = 64,340
percentage = 60.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Paula L. Calderon
votes = 37,376
percentage = 35.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Karl Lembke
votes = 4,074
percentage = 3.85Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,216
percentage = 7.21Election box total no change
votes = 114,006
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Cindy Montanez
votes = 36,175
percentage = 76.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ely De La Cruz Ayao
votes = 11,371
percentage = 23.92Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,834
percentage = 9.23Election box total no change
votes = 52,380
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Lloyd E. Levine
votes = 43,800
percentage = 56.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Connie Friedman
votes = 33,797
percentage = 43.55Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,269
percentage = 9.63Election box total no change
votes = 85,866
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Fran Pavley (incumbent)
votes = 71,036
percentage = 61.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Michael J. Wissot
votes = 40,478
percentage = 34.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Brian "Max" Kelly
votes = 4,206
percentage = 3.63Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,358
percentage = 6.74Election box total no change
votes = 124,078
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Paul Koretz (incumbent)
votes = 83,025
percentage = 74.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jeffrey A. Bissiri
votes = 28,737
percentage = 25.71Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,264
percentage = 8.41Election box total no change
votes = 122,026
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Dario Frommer (incumbent)
votes = 46,052
percentage = 60.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ingrid Geyer
votes = 26,381
percentage = 34.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Sandor J. Woren
votes = 3,181
percentage = 4.21Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,736
percentage = 7.04Election box total no change
votes = 81,450
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 44

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Carol Liu (incumbent)
votes = 60,025
percentage = 60.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dan O'Connell
votes = 36,839
percentage = 36.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bob New
votes = 2,976
percentage = 2.98Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,466
percentage = 5.19Election box total no change
votes = 105,306
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 45

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jackie Goldberg (incumbent)
votes = 39,952
percentage = 85.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Judy Chau Phuong Cook
votes = 6,731
percentage = 14.42Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,289
percentage = 11.87Election box total no change
votes = 52,972
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 46

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Fabian Núñez
votes = 27,041
percentage = 86.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.
votes = 4,283
percentage = 13.67Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,463
percentage = 9.95Election box total no change
votes = 34,787
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 47

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Herb Wesson (incumbent)
votes = 72,063
percentage = 81.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jonathan Leonard
votes = 13,287
percentage = 15.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Keith Clemens
votes = 2,729
percentage = 3.10Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,519
percentage = 7.87Election box total no change
votes = 95,598
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 48

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mark Ridley-Thomas
votes = 40,890
percentage = 87.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gerard Toussaint Robinson
votes = 4,389
percentage = 9.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Nolayan O. Herdegen
votes = 1,407
percentage = 3.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,386
percentage = 8.59Election box total no change
votes = 51,072
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 49

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Judy Chu (incumbent)
votes = 37,396
percentage = 67.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = George C. Shen
votes = 18,333
percentage = 32.90Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,803
percentage = 7.93Election box total no change
votes = 60,532
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 50

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.)
votes = 30,985
percentage = 73.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gladys O. Miller
votes = 11,397
percentage = 26.89Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,964
percentage = 8.55Election box total no change
votes = 46,346
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 51

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jerome Horton (incumbent)
votes = 49,718
percentage = 100.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,910
percentage = 28.59Election box total no change
votes = 69,628
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 52

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mervyn M. Dymally
votes = 35,883
percentage = 89.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mark Anthony Iles
votes = 4,201
percentage = 10.48Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,380
percentage = 7.78Election box total no change
votes = 43,464
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 53

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = George Nakano (incumbent)
votes = 68,412
percentage = 61.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Linda P. Wilson
votes = 43,212
percentage = 38.71Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,254
percentage = 5.31Election box total no change
votes = 117,878
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 54

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)
votes = 59,106
percentage = 60.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cesar N. Castellanos
votes = 39,310
percentage = 39.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,873
percentage = 5.63Election box total no change
votes = 104,289
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 55

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)
votes = 47,874
percentage = 80.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Guy Wilson
votes = 11,614
percentage = 19.52Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,816
percentage = 12.91Election box total no change
votes = 68,304
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 56

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rudy Bermudez (incumbent)
votes = 39,032
percentage = 61.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John Brantuk
votes = 24,440
percentage = 38.51Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,991
percentage = 5.92Election box total no change
votes = 67,463
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 57

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ed Chavez (incumbent)
votes = 39,092
percentage = 64.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Anne M. Moll
votes = 19,552
percentage = 32.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Leland Thomas Faegre
votes = 1,510
percentage = 2.51Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,870
percentage = 6.04Election box total no change
votes = 64,024
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 58

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ronald S. Calderon
votes = 44,607
percentage = 63.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Butler
votes = 25,739
percentage = 36.59Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,520
percentage = 7.28Election box total no change
votes = 75,866
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 59

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent)
votes = 65,183
percentage = 71.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Patrick D. Smith
votes = 25,739
percentage = 28.31Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,761
percentage = 7.86Election box total no change
votes = 98,683
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 60

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Robert Pacheco (incumbent)
votes = 61,560
percentage = 68.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Adrian Lincoln Martinez
votes = 27,684
percentage = 31.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,829
percentage = 4.11Election box total no change
votes = 93,073
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 61

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gloria Negrete McLeod
votes = 30,953
percentage = 62.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Matthew Munson
votes = 18,619
percentage = 37.56Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,955
percentage = 7.39Election box total no change
votes = 53,527
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 62

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Longville (incumbent)
votes = 28,731
percentage = 69.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = G. Edward Scott
votes = 12,748
percentage = 30.73Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,633
percentage = 8.05Election box total no change
votes = 45,112
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 63

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Robert Dutton
votes = 49,440
percentage = 60.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Doris Wallace
votes = 31,727
percentage = 39.09Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,650
percentage = 8.61Election box total no change
votes = 88,817
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 64

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John J. Benoit
votes = 55,351
percentage = 63.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Robert Melsh
votes = 32,118
percentage = 36.72Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 87,469
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 65

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Russ Bogh (incumbent)
votes = 56,575
percentage = 63.34Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Darrel R. Scholes
votes = 32,740
percentage = 36.66Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,555
percentage = 2.78Election box total no change
votes = 91,870
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 66

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ray Haynes (incumbent)
votes = 55,161
percentage = 68.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = David G. Brostrom
votes = 25,917
percentage = 31.97Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,246
percentage = 2.70Election box total no change
votes = 83,324
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 67

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Harman (incumbent)
votes = 68,303
percentage = 68.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = William R. "Bill" Orton
votes = 30,988
percentage = 31.21Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 99,291
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 68

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ken Maddox (incumbent)
votes = 50,077
percentage = 65.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Al Snook
votes = 23,149
percentage = 30.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Douglas J. Scribner
votes = 3,706
percentage = 4.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 76,932
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 69

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Lou Correa (incumbent)
votes = 24,894
percentage = 65.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Reuben Ross
votes = 13,228
percentage = 34.70Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 38,122
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 70

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John Campbell (incumbent)
votes = 72,463
percentage = 66.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Kane
votes = 32,822
percentage = 30.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Paul L. Studier
votes = 3,135
percentage = 2.89Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 108,420
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 71

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Todd Spitzer
votes = 69,039
percentage = 72.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Bea Foster
votes = 25,546
percentage = 27.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 94,585
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 72

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Lynn Daucher (incumbent)
votes = 51,845
percentage = 67.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = G. Nanjundappa
votes = 21,473
percentage = 28.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Brian Lee Cross
votes = 3,147
percentage = 4.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 76,465
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 73

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Pat Bates (incumbent)
votes = 60,549
percentage = 67.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Kathleen Calzada
votes = 25,955
percentage = 28.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bob Vondruska
votes = 3,570
percentage = 3.96Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,000
percentage = 3.22Election box total no change
votes = 93,074
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 74

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mark Wyland (incumbent)
votes = 66,111
percentage = 60.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Herrera
votes = 36,233
percentage = 33.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Kristi Stone
votes = 6,188
percentage = 5.70Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,294
percentage = 7.89Election box total no change
votes = 117,826
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 75

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = George A. Plescia
votes = 64,306
percentage = 58.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Connie Witt
votes = 42,485
percentage = 38.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Richard J. Senecal
votes = 3,139
percentage = 2.86Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,153
percentage = 9.21Election box total no change
votes = 121,083
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 76

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Christine Kehoe (incumbent)
votes = 63,590
percentage = 62.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bob Divine
votes = 34,805
percentage = 34.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Sarah N. Baker
votes = 3,576
percentage = 3.51Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,159
percentage = 5.70Election box total no change
votes = 108,130
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 77

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jay La Suer (incumbent)
votes = 70,191
percentage = 66.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sarah Lowery
votes = 30,221
percentage = 28.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Virgil (Randy) Hall II
votes = 5,235
percentage = 4.96Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,200
percentage = 8.01Election box total no change
votes = 114,847
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 78

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Shirley Horton
votes = 45,844
percentage = 49.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Vincent Hall
votes = 44,215
percentage = 47.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Mark Menanno
votes = 2,823
percentage = 3.04Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,429
percentage = 5.52Election box total no change
votes = 98,311
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

District 79

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Juan Vargas (incumbent)
votes = 37,387
percentage = 65.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mark W. Fast
votes = 17,152
percentage = 30.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Joshua Castro
votes = 2,264
percentage = 3.99Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,388
percentage = 5.63Election box total no change
votes = 60,191
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 80

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bonnie Garcia
votes = 36,254
percentage = 51.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joey Acuna, Jr.
votes = 33,757
percentage = 48.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,175
percentage = 3.01Election box total no change
votes = 72,186
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

See also

*California State Senate
*California State Senate elections, 2002
*California State Assembly Districts
*California state elections, 2002
*Districts in California
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states

References

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]