2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California 2004 All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 2002 11 05 Democratic Party (United States) 32 33 1 3,731,081 51.28% 0.51% Republican Party (United States) 20 20 3,284,120 45.14% 2.54% 291px Party gains 291px County results 1 Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% Winners #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 2002. California gained 1 seat because of Congressional apportionment following the 2000 census, which Republicans won. Democrats gained the open 39th district. In the 18th district, Democrat Gary Condit, under fire from the Chandra Levy scandal, lost in the primary to his former chief of staff, Dennis Cardoza. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– Democratic 3,731,081 51.28% 32 33 +1 Republican 3,284,120 45.14% 20 20 0 Libertarian 219,118 3.01% 0 0 0 Green 20,674 0.28% 0 0 0 American Independent 9,325 0.13% 0 0 0 Natural Law 4,860 0.07% 0 0 0 Reform 4,726 0.06% 0 0 0 Write-ins 2,002 0.03% 0 0 0 Invalid or blank votes 484,381 6.20% — — — Totals 7,760,287 100.00% 52 53 +1 Results Final results from the Secretary of State of California: 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 __NOTOC__ District 1 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball50 most competitive House races of 2002 http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2002 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20021106080608/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm 6 November 2002Safe D November 4, 2002 New York Times2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/elections.html The New York Times 14 October 2002 21 December 2023 Safe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 1st congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Thompson (incumbent) 118,669 64.07 Republican Party (United States) Lawrence R. Wiesner 60,013 32.40 Libertarian Party (United States) Kevin Bastian 6,534 3.53 7,178 3.73 192,236 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 2nd congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Wally Herger (incumbent) 117,747 65.79 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Johnson 52,455 29.31 Peace and Freedom Party Joshua Brown 16,281 8.93 186,483 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 3rd congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Doug Ose (incumbent) 121,732 62.45 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Beeman 67,136 34.44 Libertarian Party (United States) Douglas Arthur Tuma 6,050 3.10 2,052 1.04 196,970 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 4 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 4th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) John Doolittle (incumbent) 147,997 64.77 Democratic Party (United States) Mark A. Norberg 72,860 31.89 Libertarian Party (United States) Allen M. Roberts 7,247 3.17 Bill Kirby (write-in) 401 0.18 Phillip James Parisius (write-in) 1 0.00 7,518 3.19 236,024 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 5th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Matsui (incumbent) 92,726 70.47 Republican Party (United States) Richard Frankhuizen 34,749 26.41 Libertarian Party (United States) Timothy E. Roloff 4,103 3.12 0 0.00 131,578 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 6th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) 139,750 66.69 Republican Party (United States) Paul L. Erickson 62,052 29.61 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard O. Barton 4,936 2.36 Reform Party (United States) Jeff Rainforth 2,825 1.35 7,890 3.63 217,453 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 7th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) George Miller (incumbent) 97,849 70.71 Republican Party (United States) Charles R. Hargrave 36,584 26.44 Libertarian Party (United States) Scott A. Wilson 3,943 2.85 7,463 5.12 145,839 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 8th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 127,684 79.58 Republican Party (United States) G. Michael German 20,063 12.50 Green Party (United States) Jay Pond 10,033 6.25 Libertarian Party (United States) Ira Spivack 2,659 1.66 Deborah Liatos (write-in) 2 0.00 0 0.00 160,441 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 9th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Lee (incumbent) 135,893 81.41 Republican Party (United States) Jerald Udinsky 25,333 15.18 Libertarian Party (United States) James M. Eyer 5,685 3.41 Hector Reyna (write-in) 6 0.00 9,935 5.62 176,852 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 10th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) 126,390 75.59 Libertarian Party (United States) Sonia E. Alonso Harden 40,807 24.41 24,148 12.62 191,345 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 11th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Richard Pombo (incumbent) 104,921 60.31 Democratic Party (United States) Elaine Shaw 69,035 39.69 103,414 37.28 277,370 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 12th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Lantos (incumbent) 105,597 68.13 Republican Party (United States) Michael J. Moloney 38,381 24.76 Libertarian Party (United States) Maad Abu-Ghazalah 11,006 7.10 0 0.00 154,984 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 13th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Pete Stark (incumbent) 86,495 71.06 Republican Party (United States) Syed R. Mahmood 26,852 22.06 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark W. Stroberg 3,703 3.04 American Independent Party Don J. Grundmann 2,772 2.28 Reform Party (United States) John J. Bambey 1,901 1.56 8,191 5.55 147,561 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 14th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 117,055 68.18 Republican Party (United States) Joe Nixon 48,346 28.16 Libertarian Party (United States) Andrew B. Carver 6,277 3.66 43,430 20.19 215,108 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 15th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Honda (incumbent) 87,482 65.77 Republican Party (United States) Linda Rae Hermann 41,251 31.01 Libertarian Party (United States) Jeff Landauer 4,289 3.22 9,231 6.49 142,253 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 16th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 72,370 67.02 Republican Party (United States) Douglas Adams McNea 32,182 29.80 Libertarian Party (United States) Dennis Michael Umphress 3,434 3.18 8,357 7.18 116,353 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 17th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Farr (incumbent) 101,632 68.07 Republican Party (United States) Clint Engler 40,334 27.02 Green Party (United States) Ray Glock-Grueneich 4,885 3.27 Libertarian Party (United States) Jascha Lee 2,418 1.62 Alan Shugart (write-in) 27 0.02 5,967 3.84 155,263 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 4, 2002 New York TimesTossup October 14, 2002 Results California's 18th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Cardoza 56,181 51.26 Republican Party (United States) Dick Monteith 47,528 43.37 American Independent Party Kevin H. Cripe 3,641 3.32 Libertarian Party (United States) Linda De Groat 2,194 2.00 Donna Crowder (write-in) 49 0.04 4,879 4.26 114,472 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 19th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) George Radanovich (incumbent) 106,209 67.31 Democratic Party (United States) John Veen 47,403 30.04 Libertarian Party (United States) Patrick Lee McHargue 4,190 2.66 8,296 4.99 166,098 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 20 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 20th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Cal Dooley (incumbent) 47,627 63.70 Republican Party (United States) Andre Minuth 25,628 34.28 Libertarian Party (United States) Varrin Swearingen 1,515 2.03 1,796 2.35 76,566 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R flip November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R flip October 14, 2002 Results California's 21st congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Devin Nunes 87,544 70.49 Democratic Party (United States) David G. LaPere 32,584 26.24 Libertarian Party (United States) Jonathan Richter 4,070 3.28 5,223 4.04 129,421 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 22nd congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bill Thomas (incumbent) 120,473 73.33 Democratic Party (United States) Jaime A. Corvera 38,988 23.73 Libertarian Party (United States) Frank Coates 4,824 2.94 2,495 1.50 166,780 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 23rd congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Lois Capps (incumbent) 95,752 59.03 Republican Party (United States) Beth Rogers 62,604 38.59 Libertarian Party (United States) James E. Hill 3,866 2.38 2,415 1.47 164,637 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 24th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 120,585 65.18 Democratic Party (United States) Fern Rudin 58,755 31.76 Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Harber 5,666 3.06 7,819 4.05 192,825 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 25th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Howard McKeon (incumbent) 80,775 64.97 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Conaway 38,674 31.10 Libertarian Party (United States) Frank M. Consolo, Jr. 4,887 3.93 6,105 4.68 130,441 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 26 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 26th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) David Dreier (incumbent) 95,360 63.77 Democratic Party (United States) Marjorie Musser Mikels 50,081 33.49 Libertarian Party (United States) Randall Weissbuch 4,089 2.73 9,816 6.16 159,346 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 27 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 27th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Brad Sherman (incumbent) 79,815 61.96 Republican Party (United States) Robert M. Levy 48,996 38.04 10,561 7.58 139,372 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 28th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Berman (incumbent) 73,771 71.40 Republican Party (United States) David R. Hernandez, Jr. 23,926 23.16 Libertarian Party (United States) Kelley L. Ross 5,629 5.45 7,947 7.14 111,273 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 29th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Adam Schiff (incumbent) 76,036 62.56 Republican Party (United States) Jim Scileppi 40,616 33.42 Libertarian Party (United States) Ted Brown 4,889 4.02 8,774 6.73 130,315 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 30 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 30th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Waxman (incumbent) 130,604 70.37 Republican Party (United States) Tony D. Goss 54,989 29.63 12,684 6.40 198,277 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 31 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 31st congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 54,569 81.15 Republican Party (United States) Luis Vega 12,674 18.85 5,635 7.73 72,878 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 32 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 32nd congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Hilda Solis (incumbent) 58,530 68.79 Republican Party (United States) Emma E. Fischbeck 23,366 27.46 Libertarian Party (United States) Michael "Mick" McGuire 3,183 3.74 5,580 6.15 90,659 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 33 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 33rd congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Diane Watson (incumbent) 97,779 82.55 Republican Party (United States) Andrew Kim 16,699 14.10 Libertarian Party (United States) Charles Tate 3,971 3.35 7,726 6.12 126,175 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 34 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 34th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent) 48,734 74.04 Republican Party (United States) Wayne Miller 17,090 25.96 5,663 7.92 71,487 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 35 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 35th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Maxine Waters (incumbent) 72,401 77.51 Republican Party (United States) Ross Moen 18,094 19.37 American Independent Party Gordon Michael Mego 2,912 3.12 5,724 5.77 99,131 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 36 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 36th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Jane Harman (incumbent) 88,198 61.35 Republican Party (United States) Stuart Johnson 50,328 35.01 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark McSpadden 5,225 3.63 7,647 5.05 151,398 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 37th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) 63,445 72.92 Republican Party (United States) Oscar A. Velasco 20,154 23.16 Libertarian Party (United States) Herb Peters 3,413 3.92 6,412 6.86 93,424 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 38 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 38th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 62,600 71.11 Republican Party (United States) Alex A. Burrola 23,126 26.27 Libertarian Party (United States) Al Cuperus 2,301 2.61 6,225 6.60 94,252 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 39 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D flip November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D flip October 14, 2002 Results California's 39th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Sánchez 52,256 54.81 Republican Party (United States) Tim Escobar 38,925 40.82 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard G. Newhouse 4,165 4.37 5,625 5.57 100,971 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 40 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 40th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Ed Royce (incumbent) 92,422 67.64 Democratic Party (United States) Christina Avalos 40,265 29.47 Libertarian Party (United States) Charles R. "Chuck" McGlawn 3,955 2.89 0 0.00 136,642 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 41st congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 91,326 67.38 Democratic Party (United States) Keith A. Johnson 40,155 29.63 Libertarian Party (United States) Kevin Craig 4,052 2.99 8,214 5.71 143,747 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 42nd congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Gary Miller (incumbent) 98,476 67.80 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Waldron 42,090 28.98 Libertarian Party (United States) Donald Yee 4,680 3.22 3,507 2.36 148,753 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 43rd congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Baca 45,374 66.39 Republican Party (United States) Wendy C. Neighbor 20,821 30.47 Libertarian Party (United States) Ethel M. Mohler 2,145 3.14 5,273 7.16 73,613 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 44 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 44th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Ken Calvert (incumbent) 76,686 63.66 Democratic Party (United States) Louis Vandenberg 38,021 31.56 Green Party (United States) Phillip Courtney 5,756 4.78 0 0.00 120,463 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 45th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Mary Bono (incumbent) 87,101 65.23 Democratic Party (United States) Elle K. Kurpiewski 43,692 32.72 Libertarian Party (United States) Rod Miller-Boyer 2,740 2.05 0 0.00 133,533 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 46 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 46th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 108,807 61.73 Democratic Party (United States) Gerrie Schipske 60,890 34.54 Libertarian Party (United States) Keith Gann 6,488 3.68 Thomas Lash (write-in) 80 0.05 3,310 1.84 179,575 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 47 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 47th congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 42,501 60.56 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Chavez 24,346 34.69 Libertarian Party (United States) Paul Marsden 2,944 4.20 Kenneth Valenzuela Fisher (write-in) 382 0.54 Michael J. Monge (write-in) 5 0.01 0 0.00 70,178 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 48 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 48th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Christopher Cox (incumbent) 122,884 68.44 Democratic Party (United States) John Graham 51,058 28.44 Libertarian Party (United States) Joe Michael Cobb 5,607 3.12 0 0.00 179,549 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 49th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Darrell Issa (incumbent) 94,594 77.22 Libertarian Party (United States) Karl W. Dietrich 26,891 21.95 Michael P. Byron (write-in) 1,012 0.83 13,345 9.82 135,842 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 50 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 50th congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Duke Cunningham (incumbent) 111,095 64.33 Democratic Party (United States) Del G. Stewart 55,855 32.34 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard M. Fontanesi 5,751 3.33 14,568 7.78 187,269 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 51 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 51st congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Filner (incumbent) 59,541 57.93 Republican Party (United States) Maria Guadalupe Garcia 40,430 39.33 Libertarian Party (United States) Jeffrey S. Keup 2,816 2.74 7,763 7.02 110,549 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 52 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results California's 52nd congressional district election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 118,561 70.15 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Moore-Kochlacs 43,526 25.75 Libertarian Party (United States) Michael Benoit 6,923 4.10 12,916 7.10 181,926 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 53 Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results California's 53rd congressional district election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Susan Davis (incumbent) 72,252 62.19 Republican Party (United States) Bill VanDeWeghe 43,891 37.78 Jim Dorenkott (write-in) 37 0.03 17,166 12.87 133,346 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 108th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states References 2002 general election returns for United States Congress California elections page External links California legislative district maps (1911-present) RAND California election returns: district definitions 2002 California Category:2002 California elections