California State Assembly elections, 2002

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The 2002 California State Assembly election was 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.

[edit] Composition

2002 pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	50
	Republican-Held	30

2002 Elections		Seats
	Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested	32
	Republican Incumbent and Uncontested	16
	Contested, Open Seats	32

2002 Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	48
	Republican-Held	32
Total		80

[edit] Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[1]

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

[edit] District 1

2002 State Assembly District 1 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patty Berg	59,112	48.3	-18.2
	Republican	Robert K. "Bob" Brown	49,215	40.1	+9.2
	Green	Doug Riley Thron	10,817	11.6	+11.6
Total votes			119,144	100.0
Majority			9,897	8.2	-27.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-27.4

[edit] District 2

2002 State Assembly District 2 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa	78,471	67.3	-1.3
	Democratic	Doug Kinyon	34,275	29.4	+4.3
	Libertarian	Pete Bret	3,962	3.3	+0.1
Total votes			116,708	100.0
Majority			44,196	37.9	-5.6
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-5.6

[edit] District 3

2002 State Assembly District 3 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Keene	72,203	61.3	-0.1
	Democratic	Stuart Randall King	40,087	34.0	+1.3
	Libertarian	Jon Petersen	5,562	4.7	-1.2
Total votes			117,852	100.0
Majority			32,116	27.3	-1.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-1.4

[edit] District 4

2002 State Assembly District 4 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tim Leslie (incumbent)	84,301	66.3	-0.7
	Democratic	Scott Warren	42,884	33.7	+0.7
Total votes			127,185	100.0
Majority			41,417	32.6	-1.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-1.4

[edit] District 5

2002 State Assembly District 5 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dave Cox (incumbent)	76,694	64.9	-11.1
	Democratic	Eric Ulis	36,432	30.8	+30.8
	Libertarian	Roberto Liebman	5,174	4.3	-19.7
Total votes			118,300	100.0
Majority			40,262	34.1	-17.9
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-17.9

[edit] District 6

2002 State Assembly District 6 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Nation (incumbent)	83,214	69.0	+5.0
	Republican	Kenneth Hitt	32,676	27.1	-0.1
	Libertarian	Richard Olmstead	4,750	3.9	+1.2
Total votes			120,640	100.0
Majority			50,538	41.9	+5.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+5.1

[edit] District 7

2002 State Assembly District 7 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Pat Wiggins (incumbent)	71,463	76.0	+9.5
	Libertarian	David J. Kozlowski	22,585	24.0	-5.6
Total votes			94,048	100.0
Majority			48,878	52.0	+15.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+15.1

[edit] District 8

2002 State Assembly District 8 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lois Wolk	57,360	58.1	-4.1
	Republican	John R. Munn	41,482	41.9	+7.1
Total votes			98,842	100.0
Majority			15,878	16.2	-11.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-11.2

[edit] District 9

2002 State Assembly District 9 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Darrell Steinberg	57,610	70.2	0.0
	Republican	David A. Pegos	21,242	25.9	+3.1
	Libertarian	Douglas M. Poston	3,230	3.9	+3.9
Total votes			82,082	100.0
Majority			36,368	44.3	-3.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-3.1

[edit] District 10

2002 State Assembly District 10 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Alan Nakanishi	69,470	60.2	+6.6
	Democratic	Katherine E. Maestas	45,977	39.8	-2.8
Total votes			115,447	100.0
Majority			23,493	20.4	+9.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+9.4

[edit] District 11

2002 State Assembly District 11 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Cancimalla (incumbent)	60,067	65.0	-2.0
	Republican	Jan Leslie Denny	28,837	31.1	+2.3
	Libertarian	Frank Manske	3,633	3.9	-0.3
Total votes			92,537	100.0
Majority			32,230	33.9	+0.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.7

[edit] District 12

2002 State Assembly District 12 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Leland Yee	71,879	77.8	-4.5
	Republican	Howard Epstein	14,621	15.8	-1.9
	Libertarian	Michael Denny	5,950	6.4	+6.4
Total votes			92,450	100.0
Majority			57,258	62.0	-2.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-2.6

[edit] District 13

2002 State Assembly District 13 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Leno	89,832	81.5	+2.9
	Republican	Gail E. Neira	15,264	13.9	-1.1
	Libertarian	Christopher R. Maden	5,130	4.6	-1.8
Total votes			110,226	100.0
Majority			74,568	67.6	+4.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.0

[edit] District 14

2002 State Assembly District 14 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Loni Hancock	100,017	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 15

2002 State Assembly District 15 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Guy S. Houston	71,345	53.6	-7.8
	Democratic	Donna C. Gerber	61,813	46.4	+7.8
Total votes			133,158	100.0
Majority			9,532	7.2	-15.6
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-15.6

[edit] District 16

2002 State Assembly District 16 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wilma Chan (incumbent)	77,042	84.2	-16.9
	Republican	George J. Nugent	11,549	12.6	+4.0
	Libertarian	Richard E. Armstrong	2,948	3.2	+1.2
Total votes			91,539	100.0
Majority			65,493	71.6	0.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	0.0

[edit] District 17

2002 State Assembly District 17 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara S. Matthews (inc.)	41,997	56.4	+3.3
	Republican	Brian McCabe	32,474	43.6	-0.9
Total votes			74,471	100.0
Majority			9,523	12.8	+4.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.2

[edit] District 18

2002 State Assembly District 18 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ellen M. Corbett (incumbent)	60,025	71.6	-3.9
	Republican	Jack Hovingh	23,851	28.4	+3.9
Total votes			83,876	100.0
Majority			36,174	48.2	-7.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+7.8

[edit] District 19

2002 State Assembly District 19 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gene Mullin	61,423	62.7	-7.7
	Republican	David Kawas	25,080	25.6	+2.2
	Green	Jo Chamberlain	9,745	9.9	+9.9
	Libertarian	Robert Giedt	1,819	1.8	-1.8
Total votes			98,067	100.0
Majority			36,343	37.1	-9.9
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-9.9

[edit] District 20

2002 State Assembly District 20 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John A. Dutra (incumbent)	53,000	66.7	+2.2
	Republican	Daniel L. Dow	22,936	28.8	-1.9
	Libertarian	Keith Lyon	3,638	4.5	-0.3
Total votes			79,574	100.0
Majority			30,064	37.9	+4.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.1

[edit] District 21

2002 State Assembly District 21 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Simitian (incumbent)	71,110	60.6	+5.7
	Republican	James A. Russell	42,164	35.9	+0.5
	Libertarian	Raymond M. Bell, Jr.	4,210	3.5	+3.5
Total votes			117,484	100.0
Majority			28,946	24.7	+5.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+5.2

[edit] District 22

2002 State Assembly District 22 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sally Lieber	48,144	58.4	-9.2
	Republican	Stan Kawczynski	30,331	36.8	+4.4
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	3,972	4.8	+4.8
Total votes			82,447	100.0
Majority			17,813	21.6	-14.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-14.4

[edit] District 23

2002 State Assembly District 23 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Manny Diaz (incumbent)	42,428	81.6	-9.9
	Green	Warner S. Bloomberg III	9,598	18.4	+18.4
Total votes			52,026	100.0
Majority			32,830	63.2	+13.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.1

[edit] District 24

2002 State Assembly District 24 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rebecca Cohn	69,787	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 25

2002 State Assembly District 25 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dave Cogdill (incumbent)	66,262	62.1	+1.4
	Democratic	E. Denise Smith	40,611	37.9	+1.1
Total votes			106,873	100.0
Majority			25,651	24.2	+0.3
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+0.3

[edit] District 26

2002 State Assembly District 26 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Greg Aghazarian	47,561	57.4	+23.1
	Democratic	Tom Hallinan	35,307	42.6	-23.1
Total votes			82,868	100.0
Majority			12,254	14.8	-16.6
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+46.2

[edit] District 27

2002 State Assembly District 27 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Laird	76,044	61.3	-3.5
	Republican	Charles Clayton Carter	43,892	35.4	+6.7
	Libertarian	Gordon Donald Sachtjen	4,209	3.3	0.0
Total votes			124,145	100.0
Majority			32,152	25.9	-10.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-10.2

[edit] District 28

2002 State Assembly District 28 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Simon Salinas (incumbent)	41,964	61.1	+8.6
	Republican	Jane Howard	26,812	38.9	-4.7
Total votes			68,776	100.0
Majority			15,152	22.2	+13.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.3

[edit] District 29

2002 State Assembly District 29 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Samuelian	60,894	60.9	-9.5
	Democratic	Richard Martinez, Jr.	35,754	35.7	+9.1
	Libertarian	Jonathan Zwickel	3,485	3.4	+0.4
Total votes			100,133	100.0
Majority			25,140	25.2	+17.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+17.4

[edit] District 30

2002 State Assembly District 30 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nicole Parra	26,203	50.2	-15.6
	Republican	Dean Gardner	26,016	49.8	+15.6
Total votes			52,219	100.0
Majority			187	0.4	-31.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-31.2

[edit] District 31

2002 State Assembly District 31 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)	39,727	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 32

2002 State Assembly District 32 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	77,227	75.9	+5.6
	Democratic	Michael A. Shea, III	24,613	24.1	-2.6
Total votes			101,840	100.0
Majority			52,614	51.8	+8.2
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+8.2

[edit] District 33

2002 State Assembly District 33 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Abel Maldonado (incumbent)	76,237	63.1	-1.4
	Democratic	Laurence D. Houlgate	44,678	36.9	+1.4
Total votes			120,915	100.0
Majority			31,559	26.2	-2.8
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-2.8

[edit] District 34

2002 State Assembly District 34 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Maze	47,176	65.4	-0.4
	Democratic	Virginia R. Gurrola	24,986	34.6	+0.4
Total votes			72,162	100.0
Majority			22,190	30.8	-0.8
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-0.8

[edit] District 35

2002 State Assembly District 35 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson (inc.)	71,600	62.3	+0.6
	Republican	Bob Pohl	36,670	31.8	-3.9
	Reform	Cary Savitch	3,806	3.3	+3.3
	Libertarian	Craig Warren Thomas	3,004	2.6	+2.6
Total votes			115,080	100.0
Majority			34,930	30.5	-5.5
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-5.5

[edit] District 36

2002 State Assembly District 36 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sharon Runner	46,155	64.0	+0.9
	Democratic	Robert Davenport	26,056	36.0	+2.9
Total votes			72,211	100.0
Majority			20,099	28.0	-2.0
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-2.0

[edit] District 37

2002 State Assembly District 37 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tony Strickland (incumbent)	74,785	63.1	+11.8
	Democratic	Bruce James Thomas, Jr.	43,739	36.9	-9.5
Total votes			118,524	100.0
Majority			31,046	26.2	+21.3
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+21.3

[edit] District 38

2002 State Assembly District 38 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Keith Richman (incumbent)	64,340	60.9	+9.9
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	37,376	35.3	-8.9
	Libertarian	Karl Lembke	4,074	3.8	-1.0
Total votes			105,790	100.0
Majority			26,964	25.6	+18.8
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+18.8

[edit] District 39

2002 State Assembly District 39 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cindy Montanez	36,175	76.1	-2.0
	Republican	Ely De La Cruz Ayao	11,371	23.9	+6.3
Total votes			47,546	100.0
Majority			24,804	52.2	-8.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-8.3

[edit] District 40

2002 State Assembly District 40 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lloyd E. Levine	43,800	56.5	-13.8
	Republican	Connie Friedman	33,797	43.5	+20.8
Total votes			77,597	100.0
Majority			10,003	13.0	-34.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-34.6

[edit] District 41

2002 State Assembly District 41 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fran Pavley (incumbent)	71,036	61.4	+0.9
	Republican	Michael J. Wissot	40,478	35.0	0.0
	Libertarian	Brian "Max" Kelly	4,206	3.6	-0.9
Total votes			115,720	100.0
Majority			30,558	26.4	+1.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+1.4

[edit] District 42

2002 State Assembly District 42 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Koretz (incumbent)	83,025	74.3	+7.6
	Republican	Jeffrey A. Bissiri	28,737	25.7	+6.9
Total votes			111,762	100.0
Majority			55,288	48.6	+0.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.7

[edit] District 43

2002 State Assembly District 43 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dario Frommer (incumbent)	46,052	61.0	+2.2
	Republican	Ingrid Geyer	26,381	34.8	-6.4
	Libertarian	Sandor J. Woren	3,181	4.2	+4.2
Total votes			75,614	100.0
Majority			19,671	26.2	+8.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+8.6

[edit] District 44

2002 State Assembly District 44 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	60,025	60.2	-2.1
	Republican	Dan O'Connell	36,839	36.9	+3.8
	Libertarian	Bob New	2,976	2.9	-1.7
Total votes			99,840	100.0
Majority			23,186	23.3	-5.9
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-5.9

[edit] District 45

2002 State Assembly District 45 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jackie Goldberg (incumbent)	39,952	85.6	-3.4
	Libertarian	Judy Chau Phuong Cook	6,731	14.4	+3.4
Total votes			46,683	100.0
Majority			33,221	71.2	-6.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+6.8

[edit] District 46

2002 State Assembly District 46 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fabian Núñez	27,041	86.4	+2.6
	Republican	Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.	4,283	13.6	-2.6
Total votes			31,324	100.0
Majority			22,858	72.8	+5.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+5.2

[edit] District 47

2002 State Assembly District 47 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson (incumbent)	72,063	81.9	-1.4
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	13,287	15.1	+1.7
	Libertarian	Keith Clemens	2,729	3.0	-0.3
Total votes			88,079	100.0
Majority			58,776	66.8	-3.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-3.1

[edit] District 48

2002 State Assembly District 48 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Ridley-Thomas	40,890	87.6	-6.7
	Republican	Gerard Toussaint Robinson	4,389	9.4	+3.7
	Libertarian	Nolayan O. Herdegen	1,407	3.0	+3.0
Total votes			46,686	100.0
Majority			36,501	78.2	-10.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-10.4

[edit] District 49

2002 State Assembly District 49 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	37,396	67.2	-5.0
	Republican	George C. Shen	18,333	32.8	+6.7
Total votes			55,729	100.0
Majority			19,063	34.4	-11.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-11.7

[edit] District 50

2002 State Assembly District 50 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marco Antonio Firebaugh (I)	30,985	73.2	-12.1
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	11,397	26.8	+12.1
Total votes			42,382	100.0
Majority			19,588	46.4	-24.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-24.2

[edit] District 51

2002 State Assembly District 51 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	49,718	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 52

2002 State Assembly District 52 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mervyn M. Dymally	35,883	89.6	+2.4
	Republican	Mark Anthony Iles	4,201	10.4	-2.4
Total votes			40,084	100.0
Majority			31,682	79.2	+4.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.8

[edit] District 53

2002 State Assembly District 53 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Nakano (incumbent)	68,412	61.3	-3.1
	Republican	Linda P. Wilson	43,212	38.7	+6.0
Total votes			111,624	100.0
Majority			25,200	22.6	-9.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-9.1

[edit] District 54

2002 State Assembly District 54 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (inc.)	59,106	60.1	+1.5
	Republican	Cesar N. Castellanos	39,310	39.9	+1.1
Total votes			98,416	100.0
Majority			19,796	20.2	+0.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.4

[edit] District 55

2002 State Assembly District 55 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)	47,874	80.5	+5.8
	Libertarian	Guy Wilson	11,614	19.5	-0.9
Total votes			59,488	100.0
Majority			36,260	61.0	+6.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+6.7

[edit] District 56

2002 State Assembly District 56 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez (incumbent)	39,032	61.5	+0.9
	Republican	John Brantuk	24,440	38.5	-0.9
Total votes			63,472	100.0
Majority			14,592	23.0	+1.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+1.8

[edit] District 57

2002 State Assembly District 57 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ed Chavez (incumbent)	39,092	65.0	-8.3
	Republican	Anne M. Moll	19,552	32.5	+5.8
	Libertarian	Leland Thomas Faegre	1,510	2.5	+2.5
Total votes			60,154	100.0
Majority			19,540	32.5	-14.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-14.1

[edit] District 58

2002 State Assembly District 58 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ronald S. Calderon	44,607	63.5	-11.8
	Republican	Dave Butler	25,739	36.5	+11.8
Total votes			70,346	100.0
Majority			18,868	27.0	-23.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-23.6

[edit] District 59

2002 State Assembly District 59 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis L. Mountjoy (inc.)	65,183	63.4	+15.1
	Democratic	Patrick D. Smith	25,739	36.6	-6.7
Total votes			90,922	100.0
Majority			40,444	26.8	+21.8
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+21.8

[edit] District 60

2002 State Assembly District 60 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Pacheco (incumbent)	61,560	69.0	+9.6
	Democratic	Adrian Lincoln Martinez	27,684	31.0	-5.6
Total votes			89,244	100.0
Majority			33,876	38.0	+16.2
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+16.2

[edit] District 61

2002 State Assembly District 61 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	30,953	62.5	+8.4
	Republican	Matthew Munson	18,619	37.5	-5.4
Total votes			49,572	100.0
Majority			12,334	25.0	-13.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-13.8

[edit] District 62

2002 State Assembly District 62 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Longville (incumbent)	28,731	69.3	+5.9
	Republican	G. Edward Scott	12,748	30.7	-2.4
Total votes			41,479	100.0
Majority			15,983	38.6	-8.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-8.3

[edit] District 63

2002 State Assembly District 63 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Dutton	49,440	61.0	+2.7
	Democratic	Doris Wallace	31,727	39.0	+1.3
Total votes			81,167	100.0
Majority			17,713	22.0	+1.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+1.4

[edit] District 64

2002 State Assembly District 64 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Benoit	55,351	63.3	+9.0
	Democratic	Robert Melsh	32,118	36.7	-2.6
Total votes			87,469	100.0
Majority			23,233	26.6	+11.6
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+11.6

[edit] District 65

2002 State Assembly District 65 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Russ Bogh (incumbent)	56,575	63.4	+16.3
	Democratic	Darrel R. Scholes	32,740	36.6	-6.2
Total votes			89,315	100.0
Majority			23,835	26.8	+22.5
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+22.5

[edit] District 66

2002 State Assembly District 66 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ray Haynes (incumbent)	55,161	68.1	+4.1
	Democratic	David G. Brostrom	25,917	31.9	+0.4
Total votes			81,078	100.0
Majority			29,244	36.2	+3.7
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+3.7

[edit] District 67

2002 State Assembly District 67 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Harman (incumbent)	68,303	68.8	-6.7
	Democratic	William R. "Bill" Orton	30,988	31.2	+0.7
Total votes			99,291	100.0
Majority			37,315	37.6	+6.0
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+6.0

[edit] District 68

2002 State Assembly District 68 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ken Maddox (incumbent)	50,077	65.1	0.0
	Democratic	Al Snook	23,149	30.1	-4.2
	Libertarian	Douglas J. Scribner	3,706	4.8	+1.1
Total votes			76,932	100.0
Majority			26,928	35.0	-12.5
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-12.5

[edit] District 69

2002 State Assembly District 69 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	24,894	65.4	+2.0
	Republican	Reuben Ross	13,228	34.6	+4.6
Total votes			38,122	100.0
Majority			11,666	30.8	-2.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-2.6

[edit] District 70

2002 State Assembly District 70 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	72,463	66.9	-7.3
	Democratic	John Kane	32,822	30.3	-2.6
	Libertarian	Paul L. Studier	3,135	2.8	-0.5
Total votes			108,420	100.0
Majority			39,641	36.6	+10.7
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+10.7

[edit] District 71

2002 State Assembly District 71 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Spitzer	69,039	73.0	+6.5
	Democratic	Bea Foster	25,546	27.0	-1.6
Total votes			94,585	100.0
Majority			43,493	46.0	+8.1
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+8.1

[edit] District 72

2002 State Assembly District 72 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	51,845	67.9	+0.2
	Democratic	G. Nanjundappa	21,473	28.0	+1.1
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	3,147	4.1	+4.1
Total votes			76,465	100.0
Majority			30,372	39.9	+3.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+3.4

[edit] District 73

2002 State Assembly District 73 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat Bates (incumbent)	60,549	67.3	+2.4
	Democratic	Kathleen Calzada	25,955	28.8	+0.4
	Libertarian	Bob Vondruska	3,570	3.9	-0.6
Total votes			90,074	100.0
Majority			34,594	38.5	+2.0
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+2.0

[edit] District 74

2002 State Assembly District 74 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Wyland (incumbent)	66,111	61.0	+3.6
	Democratic	John Herrera	36,233	33.3	-0.7
	Libertarian	Kristi Stone	6,188	5.7	+1.9
Total votes			108,532	100.0
Majority			29,878	27.7	+4.3
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+4.3

[edit] District 75

2002 State Assembly District 75 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George A. Plescia	64,306	58.5	+4.6
	Democratic	Connie Witt	42,485	38.7	+7.8
	Libertarian	Richard J. Senecal	3,139	2.8	-2.2
Total votes			109,930	100.0
Majority			21,821	19.8	-13.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-13.4

[edit] District 76

2002 State Assembly District 76 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Christine Kehoe (incumbent)	63,590	62.4	+1.3
	Republican	Bob Divine	34,805	34.1	+0.8
	Libertarian	Sarah N. Baker	3,576	3.5	-0.5
Total votes			101,971	100.0
Majority			28,785	28.3	+2.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+2.1

[edit] District 77

2002 State Assembly District 77 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jay La Suer (incumbent)	70,191	66.5	+14.2
	Democratic	Sarah Lowery	30,221	28.6	-12.6
	Libertarian	Virgil (Randy) Hall II	5,235	4.9	-1.6
Total votes			105,647	100.0
Majority			39,970	37.9	+26.8
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+26.8

[edit] District 78

2002 State Assembly District 78 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shirley Horton	45,844	49.4	+10.9
	Democratic	Vincent Hall	44,215	47.6	-8.5
	Libertarian	Mark Menanno	2,823	3.0	-1.2
Total votes			92,882	100.0
Majority			1,629	1.8	-15.8
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+19.4

[edit] District 79

2002 State Assembly District 79 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	37,387	65.9	-11.5
	Republican	Mark W. Fast	17,152	30.2	+11.1
	Libertarian	Joshua Castro	2,264	3.9	+0.4
Total votes			56,803	100.0
Majority			20,235	35.7	-12.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-12.6

[edit] District 80

2002 State Assembly District 80 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bonnie Garcia	36,254	51.8	-0.4
	Democratic	Joey Acuna, Jr.	33,757	48.2	+4.2
Total votes			70,011	100.0
Majority			2,497	3.6	-4.6
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-4.6

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions

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