2002 California State Senate election

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2002 California State Senate election
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20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  John Burton, 1997.jpg James L. Brulte.jpg
Leader John Burton Jim Brulte
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 3rd–San Francisco 31st–Rancho Cucamonga
Seats before2614
Seats after2515
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,635,4951,323,777
Percentage53.78%43.53%
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Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election held
President pro tempore before election

John L. Burton
Democratic

President pro tempore-designate

John L. Burton
Democratic

The 2002 California State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2002. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. As was expected, the Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost one.

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Overview

California State Senate elections, 2002
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 1,635,49553.78%121132625-1
Republican 1,323,77743.53%8331415+1
Libertarian 76,2432.51%000000
Independent 5,6350.19%000000
Invalid or blank votes310,3799.26%——————
Totals3,351,529100.00%201464040—

Predictions

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

Results

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

District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40

District 2

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 156,755 63.45
Republican Peggy Redfearn80,07932.41
Libertarian Laura Jean Likover10,2104.13
Invalid or blank votes12,2144.71
Total votes259,258 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel Aanestad 148,023 58.02
Democratic Marianne Smith92,78636.37
Libertarian Robert H. Underwood14,3255.61
Invalid or blank votes13,8505.15
Total votes268,984 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) 122,126 70.70
Republican Jason A. Swewll44,97226.04
Independent Yolanda Knaak (write-in)5,6353.26
Invalid or blank votes00.00
Total votes172,733 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jackie Speier (incumbent) 158,999 78.16
Republican Dennis Zell38,88119.11
Libertarian Robert Fliegler5,5402.72
Invalid or blank votes00.00
Total votes203,420 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Liz Figueroa (incumbent) 103,247 66.91
Republican James G. Gunther46,05629.85
Libertarian Ervan Darnell4,9973.24
Invalid or blank votes13,6388.12
Total votes167,938 100.00
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Denham 73,877 48.02
Democratic Rusty Areias 73,03447.47
Libertarian David Eaton6,9504.52
Invalid or blank votes9,1605.62
Total votes163,021 100.00
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Poochigian (incumbent) 175,369 100.00
Invalid or blank votes62,42226.25
Total votes237,791 100.00
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dean Florez 69,503 70.03
Republican Blair Knox29,74729.97
Invalid or blank votes3,8113.70
Total votes103,061 100.00
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roy Ashburn (incumbent) 153,878 100.00
Invalid or blank votes20,83011.92
Total votes174,708 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 20

California's 20th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Alarcon (incumbent) 88,902 100.00
Invalid or blank votes35,22828.38
Total votes124,130 100.00
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gilbert Cedillo 68,282 100.00
Invalid or blank votes22,42524.72
Total votes90,707 100.00
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 79,227 71.32
Republican Vince House29,12426.22
Libertarian Carl M. "Marty" Swinney2,7412.47
Invalid or blank votes8,1066.80
Total votes119,198 100.00
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Murray (incumbent) 123,814 100.00
Invalid or blank votes33,62021.35
Total votes157,434 100.00
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Bowen (incumbent) 114,145 61.76
Republican Jo Ann Hill64,62734.97
Libertarian Peter D. De Baets6,0413.27
Invalid or blank votes12,5806.37
Total votes197,393 100.00
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha M. Escutia (incumbent) 80,562 67.10
Republican John O. Robertson39,49832.90
Invalid or blank votes8,9056.90
Total votes128,965 100.00
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nell Soto (incumbent) 60,761 67.62
Republican Ken Robertson29,10132.38
Invalid or blank votes8,4848.63
Total votes98,346 100.00
Democratic hold

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Dunn (incumbent) 63,485 61.93
Republican Araceli Gonzalez39,02538.07
Invalid or blank votes00.00
Total votes102,510 100.00
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth 151,856 69.53
Democratic Adrienne Westall53,28024.40
Libertarian Michael S. Metti13,2586.07
Invalid or blank votes19,3738.15
Total votes237,767 100.00
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Morrow (incumbent) 132,577 66.10
Democratic Philip G. Hanneman60,18230.00
Libertarian Lars R. Grossmith7,8193.90
Invalid or blank votes16,8997.77
Total votes217,477 100.00
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denise Moreno Ducheny 66,405 56.35
Republican Michael S. Giorgino47,08739.95
Libertarian Felix Jeremiah Miranda4,3623.70
Invalid or blank votes8,8346.97
Total votes126,688 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  2. ↑ "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
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