2002 California State Senate election

none September 2023 2002 California State Senate election California legislative no 2000 California State Senate election 2000 2004 California State Senate election 2004 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 2002 11 05 File:John Burton, 1997.jpg 150x150px John Burton California Democratic Party 3rd–San Francisco 26 25 1 1,635,495 53.78% 2.49pp File:James L. Brulte.jpg Jim Brulte California Republican Party 31st–Rancho Cucamonga 14 15 1 1,323,777 43.53% 0.67pp 2002 California State Senate election.svg 450px Results: #CA0120 Republican gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #404040 No election held President pro tempore President pro tempore-designate John L. Burton California Democratic Party John L. Burton California Democratic Party 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. 2 Overview California State Senate elections, 2002PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/– Democratic 1,635,495 53.78% 12 11 3 26 25 -1 Republican 1,323,777 43.53% 8 3 3 14 15 +1 Libertarian 76,243 2.51% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 5,635 0.19% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invalid or blank votes 310,379 9.26% — — — — — — Totals 3,351,529 100.00% 20 14 6 40 40 — Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250118164903/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 January 18, 2025 Harvard Dataverse March 1, 2025 | Safe D October 4, 2002 Results Final results from the California Secretary of State:State Senate All Districts http://vote2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm 2008-03-18 2008-03-18 California Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20081120090816/http://vote2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm 2008-11-20 dead 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 __NOTOC__ District 2 California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 156,755 63.45 California Republican Party Peggy Redfearn 80,079 32.41 Libertarian Party of California Laura Jean Likover 10,210 4.13 12,214 4.71 259,258 100.00 California Democratic Party District 4 California's 4th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Samuel Aanestad 148,023 58.02 California Democratic Party Marianne Smith 92,786 36.37 Libertarian Party of California Robert H. Underwood 14,325 5.61 13,850 5.15 268,984 100.00 California Republican Party District 6 California's 6th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) 122,126 70.70 California Republican Party Jason A. Swewll 44,972 26.04 Independent (politician) Yolanda Knaak (write-in) 5,635 3.26 0 0.00 172,733 100.00 California Democratic Party District 8 California's 8th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Jackie Speier (incumbent) 158,999 78.16 California Republican Party Dennis Zell 38,881 19.11 Libertarian Party of California Robert Fliegler 5,540 2.72 0 0.00 203,420 100.00 California Democratic Party District 10 California's 10th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Liz Figueroa (incumbent) 103,247 66.91 California Republican Party James G. Gunther 46,056 29.85 Libertarian Party of California Ervan Darnell 4,997 3.24 13,638 8.12 167,938 100.00 California Democratic Party District 12 California's 12th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Jeff Denham 73,877 48.02 California Democratic Party Rusty Areias 73,034 47.47 Libertarian Party of California David Eaton 6,950 4.52 9,160 5.62 163,021 100.00 California Republican Party District 14 California's 14th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Chuck Poochigian (incumbent) 175,369 100.00 62,422 26.25 237,791 100.00 California Republican Party District 16 California's 16th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Dean Florez 69,503 70.03 California Republican Party Blair Knox 29,747 29.97 3,811 3.70 103,061 100.00 California Democratic Party District 18 California's 18th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Roy Ashburn (incumbent) 153,878 100.00 20,830 11.92 174,708 100.00 California Republican Party California Democratic Party District 20 California's 20th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Richard Alarcon (incumbent) 88,902 100.00 35,228 28.38 124,130 100.00 California Democratic Party District 22 California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Gilbert Cedillo 68,282 100.00 22,425 24.72 90,707 100.00 California Democratic Party District 24 California's 24th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Gloria Romero (incumbent) 79,227 71.32 California Republican Party Vince House 29,124 26.22 Libertarian Party of California Carl M. "Marty" Swinney 2,741 2.47 8,106 6.80 119,198 100.00 California Democratic Party District 26 California's 26th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Kevin Murray (incumbent) 123,814 100.00 33,620 21.35 157,434 100.00 California Democratic Party District 28 California's 28th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Debra Bowen (incumbent) 114,145 61.76 California Republican Party Jo Ann Hill 64,627 34.97 Libertarian Party of California Peter D. De Baets 6,041 3.27 12,580 6.37 197,393 100.00 California Democratic Party District 30 California's 30th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Martha M. Escutia (incumbent) 80,562 67.10 California Republican Party John O. Robertson 39,498 32.90 8,905 6.90 128,965 100.00 California Democratic Party District 32 California's 32nd State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Nell Soto (incumbent) 60,761 67.62 California Republican Party Ken Robertson 29,101 32.38 8,484 8.63 98,346 100.00 California Democratic Party District 34 California's 34th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Joe Dunn (incumbent) 63,485 61.93 California Republican Party Araceli Gonzalez 39,025 38.07 0 0.00 102,510 100.00 California Democratic Party District 36 California's 36th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Dennis Hollingsworth 151,856 69.53 California Democratic Party Adrienne Westall 53,280 24.40 Libertarian Party of California Michael S. Metti 13,258 6.07 19,373 8.15 237,767 100.00 California Republican Party District 38 California's 38th State Senate district election, 2002 California Republican Party Bill Morrow (incumbent) 132,577 66.10 California Democratic Party Philip G. Hanneman 60,182 30.00 Libertarian Party of California Lars R. Grossmith 7,819 3.90 16,899 7.77 217,477 100.00 California Republican Party District 40 California's 40th State Senate district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Denise Moreno Ducheny 66,405 56.35 California Republican Party Michael S. Giorgino 47,087 39.95 Libertarian Party of California Felix Jeremiah Miranda 4,362 3.70 8,834 6.97 126,688 100.00 California Democratic Party 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 References Senate California 2002