2002 California State Assembly election

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2002 California State Assembly election
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All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Herb Wesson, 2001.jpg Dave Cox, 2008.jpg
Leader Herb Wesson Dave Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 47th–Los Angeles 5th–Fair Oaks
Last election50 seats, 57.05%30 seats, 38.69%
Seats won4832
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote3,686,1243,018,783
Percentage53.41%43.74%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.64ppSteady2.svg
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2002 California State Assembly election VS.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Vote Share:
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Speaker before election

Herb Wesson
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Herb Wesson
Democratic

The 2002 California State Assembly elections were held on 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.

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report [1] 		Safe DOctober 4, 2002

Overview

California State Assembly elections, 2002
PartyVotesPercentageIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 3,686,12453.41%32185048-2
Republican 3,018,78343.74%16143032+2
Libertarian 162,4722.35%00000
Green 30,1600.44%00000
Reform 3,8060.06%00000
Invalid or blank votes486,3196.58%—————
Totals7,387,664100.00%48328080—
↓
4832
DemocraticRepublican

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State: [2]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80

District 1

California's 1st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patty Berg 64,065 48.6
Republican Robert K. "Bob" Brown52,65939.9
Green Doug Riley Thron15,31511.5
Invalid or blank votes6,9065.0
Total votes138,945 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug LaMalfa 79,361 67.4
Democratic Doug Kinyon34,52429.3
Libertarian Pete Bret3,9963.3
Invalid or blank votes8,4146.7
Total votes125,295 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Keene 78,225 61.5
Democratic Stuart Randall King43,09633.8
Libertarian Jon Petersen5,9874.7
Invalid or blank votes2,8632.2
Total votes130,171 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Leslie (incumbent) 91,022 66.6
Democratic Scott Warren45,72233.4
Invalid or blank votes9,2956.4
Total votes146,039 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Cox (incumbent) 79,527 65.2
Democratic Eric Ulis37,27730.5
Libertarian Roberto Liebman5,3364.3
Invalid or blank votes5020.4
Total votes122,642 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Nation (incumbent) 96,157 69.3
Republican Kenneth Hitt37,37526.8
Libertarian Richard Olmstead5,4233.9
Invalid or blank votes9,6226.5
Total votes148,577 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Wiggins (incumbent) 77,401 76.1
Libertarian David J. Kozlowski24,38623.9
Invalid or blank votes15,92613.5
Total votes117,713 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lois Wolk 57,360 58.1
Republican John R. Munn41,48241.9
Invalid or blank votes5,2075.0
Total votes104,049 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darrell Steinberg 58,883 69.9
Republican David A. Pegos22,14626.2
Libertarian Douglas M. Poston3,3223.9
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes84,351 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nakanishi 72,302 60.2
Democratic Katherine E. Maestas47,90439.8
Invalid or blank votes4,0873.3
Total votes124,293 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Cancimalla (incumbent) 61,969 65.0
Republican Jan Leslie Denny29,74131.1
Libertarian Frank Manske3,7523.9
Invalid or blank votes6,8096.7
Total votes102,271 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leland Yee 72,166 77.8
Republican Howard Epstein14,69915.8
Libertarian Michael Denny5,9856.4
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes92,850 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Leno 89,921 81.5
Republican Gail E. Neira15,27813.9
Libertarian Christopher R. Maden5,1344.6
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes110,333 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Loni Hancock 102,373 100.0
Invalid or blank votes38,67127.4
Total votes141,044 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Guy Houston 73,322 53.7
Democratic Donna Gerber63,34946.3
Invalid or blank votes5,3303.8
Total votes142,001 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wilma Chan (incumbent) 77,744 84.2
Republican George J. Nugent11,63412.6
Libertarian Richard E. Armstrong2,9763.2
Invalid or blank votes7,9027.9
Total votes100,256 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent) 42,504 56.5
Republican Brian McCabe32,72643.5
Invalid or blank votes4,1235.2
Total votes79,353 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ellen M. Corbett (incumbent) 60,627 71.7
Republican Jack Hovingh24,02828.3
Invalid or blank votes7,2807.9
Total votes91,935 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Mullin 62,972 62.7
Republican David Kawas25,66825.6
Green Jo Chamberlain9,9929.9
Libertarian Robert Giedt1,8561.8
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes100,488 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John A. Dutra (incumbent) 53,304 66.6
Republican Daniel L. Dow23,10828.9
Libertarian Keith Lyon3,6634.5
Invalid or blank votes6,8537.9
Total votes86,928 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

California's 21st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Simitian (incumbent) 72,104 60.5
Republican James A. Russell42,80836.0
Libertarian Raymond M. Bell, Jr.4,2863.5
Invalid or blank votes6,2014.9
Total votes125,399 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sally Lieber 48,543 58.5
Republican Stan Kawczynski30,55536.7
Libertarian Kennita Watson4,0034.8
Invalid or blank votes7,8338.6
Total votes90,934 100.0
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Manny Diaz (incumbent) 42,461 81.6
Green Warner S. Bloomberg III9,61018.4
Invalid or blank votes8,22013.6
Total votes60,291 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Cohn 69,992 100.0
Invalid or blank votes37,41134.8
Total votes107,403 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Cogdill (incumbent) 68,949 62.2
Democratic E. Denise Smith42,03437.8
Invalid or blank votes7,3806.2
Total votes118,363 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Aghazarian 48,540 57.4
Democratic Tom Hallinan36,06942.6
Invalid or blank votes7,0197.7
Total votes91,628 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 27

California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Laird 77,212 61.4
Republican Charles Clayton Carter44,44435.2
Libertarian Gordon Donald Sachtjen4,2943.4
Invalid or blank votes5,5254.2
Total votes131,475 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Simon Salinas (incumbent) 43,555 61.0
Republican Jane Howard26,81239.0
Invalid or blank votes4,5045.9
Total votes74,871 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Samuelian 63,011 60.9
Democratic Richard Martinez, Jr.36,97735.7
Libertarian Jonathan Zwickel3,6133.4
Invalid or blank votes6,9676.3
Total votes110,568 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

California's 30th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicole Parra 26,586 50.3
Republican Dean Gardner26,32049.7
Invalid or blank votes9011.7
Total votes53,807 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) 41,050 100.0
Invalid or blank votes15,93128.0
Total votes56,981 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin McCarthy 78,229 75.9
Democratic Michael A. Shea, III24,91224.1
Invalid or blank votes320.0
Total votes103,173 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Abel Maldonado (incumbent) 76,590 62.7
Democratic Laurence D. Houlgate 45,59837.3
Invalid or blank votes2,5502.0
Total votes124,738 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Maze 48,625 65.3
Democratic Virginia R. Gurrola25,67134.5
No partyJoshua Miller (write-in)2210.2
Invalid or blank votes2,5333.3
Total votes77,050 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) 72,394 61.7
Republican Bob Pohl37,02631.6
Reform Cary Savitch3,8273.3
Libertarian Craig Warren Thomas3,0512.5
No partyChristina Carreno Martin (write-in)1,0950.9
Invalid or blank votes2,7992.3
Total votes120,192 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Runner 46,438 64.0
Democratic Robert Davenport26,23036.0
Invalid or blank votes4,3445.6
Total votes84,667 100.0
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Strickland (incumbent) 74,876 63.1
Democratic Bruce James Thomas, Jr.43,80636.9
Invalid or blank votes5,7714.6
Total votes124,453 100.0
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Richman (incumbent) 64,757 60.9
Democratic Paula L. Calderon37,62635.3
Libertarian Karl Lembke4,0993.8
Invalid or blank votes8,2167.2
Total votes114,698 100.0
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cindy Montañez 36,449 76.1
Republican Ely De La Cruz Ayao11,44923.9
Invalid or blank votes4,8349.2
Total votes52,732 100.0
Democratic hold

District 40

California's 40th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lloyd E. Levine 44,191 56.5
Republican Connie Friedman34,03843.5
Invalid or blank votes8,2699.6
Total votes86,498 100.0
Democratic hold

District 41

California's 41st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fran Pavley (incumbent) 71,614 61.5
Republican Michael J. Wissot40,70834.9
Libertarian Brian "Max" Kelly4,2443.6
Invalid or blank votes8,3586.7
Total votes124,924 100.0
Democratic hold

District 42

California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Koretz (incumbent) 84,012 74.4
Republican Jeffrey A. Bissiri29,04925.6
Invalid or blank votes10,2648.3
Total votes123,325 100.0
Democratic hold

District 43

California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dario Frommer (incumbent) 46,458 61.0
Republican Ingrid Geyer26,59034.8
Libertarian Sandor J. Woren3,2094.2
Invalid or blank votes5,7367.0
Total votes81,993 100.0
Democratic hold

District 44

California's 44th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Liu (incumbent) 60,570 60.2
Republican Dan O'Connell37,11236.9
Libertarian Bob New3,0152.9
Invalid or blank votes5,4665.1
Total votes106,163 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45

California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) 40,341 85.6
Libertarian Judy Chau Phuong Cook6,79914.4
Invalid or blank votes6,28911.8
Total votes53,429 100.0
Democratic hold

District 46

California's 46th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fabian Núñez 27,227 85.6
Republican Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.6,79914.4
Invalid or blank votes3,46311.8
Total votes37,489 100.0
Democratic hold

District 47

California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herb Wesson (incumbent) 72,792 81.9
Republican Jonathan Leonard13,39515.1
Libertarian Keith Clemens2,7573.0
Invalid or blank votes7,5197.8
Total votes96,463 100.0
Democratic hold

District 48

California's 48th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Ridley-Thomas 41,280 87.6
Republican Gerard Toussaint Robinson4,4279.4
Libertarian Nolayan O. Herdegen1,4213.0
Invalid or blank votes4,3868.5
Total votes51,514 100.0
Democratic hold

District 49

California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Chu (incumbent) 37,680 67.2
Republican George C. Shen18,46132.8
Invalid or blank votes4,8037.9
Total votes60,944 100.0
Democratic hold

District 50

California's 50th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.) 31,281 73.2
Republican Gladys O. Miller11,49926.8
Invalid or blank votes3,9648.5
Total votes46,744 100.0
Democratic hold

District 51

California's 51st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerome Horton (incumbent) 50,191 100.0
Invalid or blank votes19,91028.4
Total votes70,101 100.0
Democratic hold

District 52

California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mervyn M. Dymally 36,282 89.6
Republican Mark Anthony Iles4,24410.4
Invalid or blank votes3,3807.7
Total votes43,906 100.0
Democratic hold

District 53

California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Nakano (incumbent) 69,135 61.4
Republican Linda P. Wilson43,58938.6
Invalid or blank votes6,2545.3
Total votes118,978 100.0
Democratic hold

District 54

California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 59,726 60.1
Republican Cesar N. Castellanos39,71439.9
Invalid or blank votes5,8735.6
Total votes105,313 100.0
Democratic hold

District 55

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) 48,299 79.9
Libertarian Guy Wilson11,69319.3
No partyMargherita Underhill (write-in)5250.8
Invalid or blank votes8,81612.7
Total votes69,333 100.0
Democratic hold

District 56

California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rudy Bermudez 39,519 61.5
Republican John Brantuk24,75138.5
Invalid or blank votes3,9915.8
Total votes68,261 100.0
Democratic hold

District 57

California's 57th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Chavez (incumbent) 39,341 65.0
Republican Anne M. Moll19,67732.5
Libertarian Leland Thomas Faegre1,5202.5
Invalid or blank votes3,8706.0
Total votes64,408 100.0
Democratic hold

District 58

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronald S. Calderon 44,997 63.5
Republican Dave Butler25,90336.5
Invalid or blank votes5,5207.2
Total votes76,420 100.0
Democratic hold

District 59

California's 59th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) 65,439 63.4
Democratic Patrick D. Smith37,78836.6
Invalid or blank votes7,7617.0
Total votes110,988 100.0
Republican hold

District 60

California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Pacheco (incumbent) 62,260 68.1
Democratic Adrian Lincoln Martinez27,96431.9
Invalid or blank votes3,8294.1
Total votes94,053 100.0
Republican hold

District 61

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria Negrete McLeod 31,084 62.5
Republican Matthew Munson18,67937.5
Invalid or blank votes3,9557.4
Total votes53,718 100.0
Democratic hold

District 62

California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Longville (incumbent) 28,744 69.3
Republican G. Edward Scott12,76130.7
Invalid or blank votes3,6338.0
Total votes45,138 100.0
Democratic hold

District 63

California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Dutton 49,480 61.0
Democratic Doris Wallace31,72739.0
Invalid or blank votes7,6508.6
Total votes88,857 100.0
Republican hold

District 64

California's 64th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Benoit 55,351 63.3
Democratic Robert Melsh32,11836.7
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes87,469 100.0
Republican hold

District 65

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russ Bogh (incumbent) 56,598 63.4
Democratic Darrel R. Scholes32,74936.6
Invalid or blank votes2,5552.8
Total votes91,902 100.0
Republican hold

District 66

California's 66th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ray Haynes (incumbent) 55,205 68.1
Democratic David G. Brostrom25,93031.9
Invalid or blank votes2,2462.7
Total votes83,381 100.0
Republican hold

District 67

California's 67th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Harman (incumbent) 69,420 68.8
Democratic William R. "Bill" Orton31,59331.2
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes101,013 100.0
Republican hold

District 68

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Maddox (incumbent) 51,316 65.1
Democratic Al Snook23,72130.1
Libertarian Douglas J. Scribner3,8104.8
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes78,847 100.0
Republican hold

District 69

California's 69th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lou Correa (incumbent) 25,392 65.4
Republican Reuben Ross13,48734.6
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes38,879 100.0
Democratic hold

District 70

California's 70th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Campbell (incumbent) 73,880 66.9
Democratic John Kane33,44930.2
Libertarian Paul L. Studier3,2152.9
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes110,544 100.0
Republican hold

District 71

California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Spitzer 69,764 73.1
Democratic Bea Foster25,77026.9
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes95,534 100.0
Republican hold

District 72

California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Daucher (incumbent) 54,505 68.1
Democratic G. Nanjundappa22,23627.8
Libertarian Brian Lee Cross3,3004.1
Invalid or blank votes00.0
Total votes80,041 100.0
Republican hold

District 73

California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 64,271 67.6
Democratic Kathleen Calzada27,10428.5
Libertarian Bob Vondruska3,7213.9
Invalid or blank votes3,0003.1
Total votes98,096 100.0
Republican hold

District 74

California's 74th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Wyland (incumbent) 66,276 61.0
Democratic John Herrera36,31533.3
Libertarian Kristi Stone6,2035.7
Invalid or blank votes9,2947.9
Total votes118,088 100.0
Republican hold

District 75

California's 75th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George A. Plescia 64,452 58.6
Democratic Connie Witt42,55738.6
Libertarian Richard J. Senecal3,1472.8
Invalid or blank votes11,1539.2
Total votes121,309 100.0
Republican hold

District 76

California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Kehoe (incumbent) 63,682 62.4
Republican Bob Divine34,87234.1
Libertarian Sarah N. Baker3,5803.5
Invalid or blank votes6,1595.7
Total votes108,293 100.0
Democratic hold

District 77

California's 77th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay La Suer (incumbent) 70,315 66.5
Democratic Sarah Lowery30,27028.6
Libertarian Virgil (Randy) Hall II5,2474.9
Invalid or blank votes9,2008.0
Total votes115,032 100.0
Republican hold

District 78

California's 78th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shirley Horton 45,826 49.4
Democratic Vincent Hall44,24747.6
Libertarian Mark Menanno2,8193.0
Invalid or blank votes5,4295.5
Total votes98,321 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 79

California's 79th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 37,479 65.9
Republican Mark W. Fast17,19530.2
Libertarian Joshua Castro2,2683.9
Invalid or blank votes3,3885.6
Total votes60,330 100.0
Democratic hold

District 80

California's 80th State Assembly district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bonnie Garcia 36,254 51.8
Democratic Joey Acuna, Jr.33,75748.2
Invalid or blank votes2,1753.0
Total votes72,186 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. doi:10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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