California State Senate elections, 2002

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The 2002 California State Senate election was 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.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Results 2.1 District 2 2.2 District 4 2.3 District 6 2.4 District 8 2.5 District 10 2.6 District 12 2.7 District 14 2.8 District 16 2.9 District 18 2.10 District 20 2.11 District 22 2.12 District 24 2.13 District 26 2.14 District 28 2.15 District 30 2.16 District 32 2.17 District 34 2.18 District 36 2.19 District 38 2.20 District 40 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Composition

State Senate: pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	26
	Republican-held	14
Total		40

2002 Elections
	Democratic held and uncontested	14
	Contested	15
	Republican held and uncontested	11
Total		40

State Senate: post-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	25
	Republican-held	15
Total		40

[edit] Results

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

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

[edit] District 2

2002 State Senate District 2 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro (incumbent)	156,755	63.3	+12.1
	Republican	Peggy Redfearn	80,079	32.6	-9.3
	Libertarian	Laura Jean Likover	12,214	4.1	+4.1
Total votes			249,048	100.0
Majority			76,676	31.1	+21.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+21.4

[edit] District 4

2002 State Senate District 4 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel Aanestad	148,023	58.1	+1.4
	Democratic	Marianne Smith	92,786	36.3	-7.0
	Libertarian	Robert H. Underwood	14,325	5.6	+5.6
Total votes			255,134	100.0
Majority			55,237	21.8	+8.4
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+8.4

[edit] District 6

2002 State Senate District 6 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Deborah Ortiz (incumbent)	122,126	70.8	+15.3
	Republican	Jason A. Swewll	44,972	26.0	-15.2
	Independent	Yolanda Knaak (write-in)	5,635	3.2	+3.2
Total votes			172,733	100.0
Majority			77,154	44.8	+30.5
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+30.5

[edit] District 8

2002 State Senate District 8 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	158,999	78.2	-1.0
	Republican	Dennis Zell	38,881	19.1	-1.7
	Libertarian	Robert Fliegler	5,540	2.7	+2.7
Total votes			203,420	100.0
Majority			80,118	59.1	+0.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.7

[edit] District 10

2002 State Senate District 10 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Liz Figueroa (incumbent)	103,247	67.0	-1.7
	Republican	James G. Gunther	46,056	29.8	+1.7
	Libertarian	Ervan Darnell	4,997	3.2	+3.2
Total votes			154,300	100.0
Majority			57,191	37.2	-3.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-3.4

[edit] District 12

2002 State Senate District 12 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Denham	73,877	48.4	-4.7
	Democratic	Rusty Areias	73,034	47.1	+3.2
	Libertarian	David Eaton	6,950	4.5	+4.5
Total votes			153,861	100.0
Majority			843	1.3	-7.9
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	-7.9

[edit] District 14

2002 State Senate District 14 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Poochigian (inc.)	175,369	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 16

2002 State Senate District 16 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dean Florez	69,503	70.1	-1.9
	Republican	Blair Knox	29,747	29.9	+1.9
Total votes			99,250	100.0
Majority			39,756	30.2	-3.8
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-3.8

[edit] District 18

2002 State Senate District 18 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Ashburn (incumbent)	153,878	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 20

2002 State Senate District 20 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Alarcon (incumbent)	88,902	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 22

2002 State Senate District 22 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gilbert Cedillo	68,282	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 24

2002 State Senate District 24 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gloria Romero (incumbent)	79,227	71.4	-2.2
	Republican	Vince House	29,124	26.2	+2.4
	Libertarian	Carl M. "Marty" Swinney	2,741	2.4	-0.2
Total votes			111,092	100.0
Majority			50,103	45.2	-4.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-4.6

[edit] District 26

2002 State Senate District 26 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kevin Murray (incumbent)	123,814	100.0	N/A
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] District 28

2002 State Senate District 28 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	114,145	61.8	+2.7
	Republican	Jo Ann Hill	64,627	35.0	-3.0
	Libertarian	Peter D. De Baets	6,041	3.2	+3.2
Total votes			184,813	100.0
Majority			49,518	26.8	+5.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+5.7

[edit] District 30

2002 State Senate District 30 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Martha M. Escutia (inc.)	80,562	67.2	-6.8
	Republican	John O. Robertson	39,498	32.8	+10.5
Total votes			120,060	100.0
Majority			40,064	34.4	-17.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-17.3

[edit] District 32

2002 State Senate District 32 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nell Soto (incumbent)	60,761	67.7	+9.1
	Republican	Ken Robertson	29,101	32.3	-5.8
Total votes			89,862	100.0
Majority			31,660	35.4	+14.9
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+14.9

[edit] District 34

2002 State Senate District 34 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Dunn (incumbent)	63,485	62.0	+10.7
	Republican	Araceli Gonzalez	39,025	38.0	-10.7
Total votes			102,510	100.0
Majority			24,460	24.0	+21.4
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+21.4

[edit] District 36

2002 State Senate District 36 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Hollingsworth	151,856	69.6	+9.5
	Democratic	Adrienne Westall	53,280	24.4	-8.5
	Libertarian	Michael S. Metti	13,258	6.0	+4.2
Total votes			218,394	100.0
Majority			98,576	45.2	+18.0
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+18.0

[edit] District 38

2002 State Senate District 38 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Morrow (incumbent)	132,577	66.1	+5.8
	Democratic	Philip G. Hanneman	60,182	30.1	-2.8
	Libertarian	Lars. R. Grossmith	7,819	3.8	+2.0
Total votes			200,578	100.0
Majority			72,395	36.0	+8.6
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing	+8.6

[edit] District 40

2002 State Senate District 40 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Denise Ducheny	66,405	56.4	-10.0
	Republican	Michael S. Giorgino	47,087	39.9	+9.6
	Libertarian	Felix Jeremiah Miranda	4,362	3.7	+0.4
Total votes			117,854	100.0
Majority			19,318	16.5	-19.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-19.6

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ State Senate All Districts. California Secretary of State (2008-03-18). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

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