2002 California State Assembly election

none July 2026 September 2023 2002 California State Assembly election California legislative no 2000 California State Assembly election 2000 2004 California State Assembly election 2004 All 80 seats in the California State Assembly 41 2002 11 02 Herb Wesson, 2001.jpg Herb Wesson California Democratic Party 47th–Los Angeles 50 seats, 57.05% 48 2 3,686,124 53.41% 3.64pp Dave Cox, 2008.jpg Dave Cox California Republican Party 5th–Fair Oaks 30 seats, 38.69% 32 2 3,018,783 43.74% 400px#CA0120 Republican gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Results by gains and holds 400px #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%#FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Results by winning party vote share Speaker Elected Speaker Herb Wesson California Democratic Party Herb Wesson California Democratic Party The 2002 California State Assembly elections were held on 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. 2 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 10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0 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 Overview California State Assembly elections, 2002PartyVotesPercentageIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/– Democratic 3,686,124 53.41% 32 18 50 48 -2 Republican 3,018,783 43.74% 16 14 30 32 +2 Libertarian 162,472 2.35% 0 0 0 0 0 Green 30,160 0.44% 0 0 0 0 0 Reform 3,806 0.06% 0 0 0 0 0 Invalid or blank votes 486,319 6.58% — — — — — Totals 7,387,664 100.00% 48 32 80 80 — Midpoint4832 Democratic Republican Results Final results from the California Secretary of State:http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/state_assemb.pdf Archived copy 2008-03-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080320010516/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/state_assemb.pdf 2008-03-20 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 __NOTOC__ District 1 California's 1st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Patty Berg 64,065 48.6 California Republican Party Robert K. "Bob" Brown 52,659 39.9 Green Party of California Doug Riley Thron 15,315 11.5 6,906 5.0 138,945 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Doug LaMalfa 79,361 67.4 California Democratic Party Doug Kinyon 34,524 29.3 Libertarian Party of California Pete Bret 3,996 3.3 8,414 6.7 125,295 100.0 California Republican Party District 3 California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Rick Keene 78,225 61.5 California Democratic Party Stuart Randall King 43,096 33.8 Libertarian Party of California Jon Petersen 5,987 4.7 2,863 2.2 130,171 100.0 California Republican Party District 4 California's 4th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Tim Leslie (incumbent) 91,022 66.6 California Democratic Party Scott Warren 45,722 33.4 9,295 6.4 146,039 100.0 California Republican Party District 5 California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Dave Cox (incumbent) 79,527 65.2 California Democratic Party Eric Ulis 37,277 30.5 Libertarian Party of California Roberto Liebman 5,336 4.3 502 0.4 122,642 100.0 California Republican Party District 6 California's 6th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Joe Nation (incumbent) 96,157 69.3 California Republican Party Kenneth Hitt 37,375 26.8 Libertarian Party of California Richard Olmstead 5,423 3.9 9,622 6.5 148,577 100.0 California Democratic Party District 7 California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Pat Wiggins (incumbent) 77,401 76.1 Libertarian Party of California David J. Kozlowski 24,386 23.9 15,926 13.5 117,713 100.0 California Democratic Party District 8 California's 8th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Lois Wolk 57,360 58.1 California Republican Party John R. Munn 41,482 41.9 5,207 5.0 104,049 100.0 California Democratic Party District 9 California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Darrell Steinberg 58,883 69.9 California Republican Party David A. Pegos 22,146 26.2 Libertarian Party of California Douglas M. Poston 3,322 3.9 0 0.0 84,351 100.0 California Democratic Party District 10 California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Alan Nakanishi 72,302 60.2 California Democratic Party Katherine E. Maestas 47,904 39.8 4,087 3.3 124,293 100.0 California Republican Party District 11 California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Joe Cancimalla (incumbent) 61,969 65.0 California Republican Party Jan Leslie Denny 29,741 31.1 Libertarian Party of California Frank Manske 3,752 3.9 6,809 6.7 102,271 100.0 California Democratic Party District 12 California's 12th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Leland Yee 72,166 77.8 California Republican Party Howard Epstein 14,699 15.8 Libertarian Party of California Michael Denny 5,985 6.4 0 0.0 92,850 100.0 California Democratic Party District 13 California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Mark Leno 89,921 81.5 California Republican Party Gail E. Neira 15,278 13.9 Libertarian Party of California Christopher R. Maden 5,134 4.6 0 0.0 110,333 100.0 California Democratic Party District 14 California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Loni Hancock 102,373 100.0 38,671 27.4 141,044 100.0 California Democratic Party District 15 California's 15th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Guy Houston 73,322 53.7 California Democratic Party Donna Gerber 63,349 46.3 5,330 3.8 142,001 100.0 California Republican Party District 16 California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Wilma Chan (incumbent) 77,744 84.2 California Republican Party George J. Nugent 11,634 12.6 Libertarian Party of California Richard E. Armstrong 2,976 3.2 7,902 7.9 100,256 100.0 California Democratic Party District 17 California's 17th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent) 42,504 56.5 California Republican Party Brian McCabe 32,726 43.5 4,123 5.2 79,353 100.0 California Democratic Party District 18 California's 18th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Ellen M. Corbett (incumbent) 60,627 71.7 California Republican Party Jack Hovingh 24,028 28.3 7,280 7.9 91,935 100.0 California Democratic Party District 19 California's 19th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Gene Mullin 62,972 62.7 California Republican Party David Kawas 25,668 25.6 Green Party of California Jo Chamberlain 9,992 9.9 Libertarian Party of California Robert Giedt 1,856 1.8 0 0.0 100,488 100.0 California Democratic Party District 20 California's 20th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party John A. Dutra (incumbent) 53,304 66.6 California Republican Party Daniel L. Dow 23,108 28.9 Libertarian Party of California Keith Lyon 3,663 4.5 6,853 7.9 86,928 100.0 California Democratic Party District 21 California's 21st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Joe Simitian (incumbent) 72,104 60.5 California Republican Party James A. Russell 42,808 36.0 Libertarian Party of California Raymond M. Bell, Jr. 4,286 3.5 6,201 4.9 125,399 100.0 California Democratic Party District 22 California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Sally Lieber 48,543 58.5 California Republican Party Stan Kawczynski 30,555 36.7 Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 4,003 4.8 7,833 8.6 90,934 100.0 California Democratic Party District 23 California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Manny Diaz (incumbent) 42,461 81.6 Green Party of California Warner S. Bloomberg III 9,610 18.4 8,220 13.6 60,291 100.0 California Democratic Party District 24 California's 24th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Rebecca Cohn 69,992 100.0 37,411 34.8 107,403 100.0 California Democratic Party District 25 California's 25th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Dave Cogdill (incumbent) 68,949 62.2 California Democratic Party E. Denise Smith 42,034 37.8 7,380 6.2 118,363 100.0 California Republican Party District 26 California's 26th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Greg Aghazarian 48,540 57.4 California Democratic Party Tom Hallinan 36,069 42.6 7,019 7.7 91,628 100.0 California Republican Party California Democratic Party District 27 California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party John Laird 77,212 61.4 California Republican Party Charles Clayton Carter 44,444 35.2 Libertarian Party of California Gordon Donald Sachtjen 4,294 3.4 5,525 4.2 131,475 100.0 California Democratic Party District 28 California's 28th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Simon Salinas (incumbent) 43,555 61.0 California Republican Party Jane Howard 27,945 39.0 4,504 5.9 76,004 100.0 California Democratic Party District 29 California's 29th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Steven N. Samuelian 63,011 60.9 California Democratic Party Richard Martinez, Jr. 36,977 35.7 Libertarian Party of California Jonathan Zwickel 3,613 3.4 6,967 6.3 110,568 100.0 California Republican Party District 30 California's 30th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Nicole Parra 26,586 50.3 California Republican Party Dean Gardner 26,320 49.7 901 1.7 53,807 100.0 California Democratic Party District 31 California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) 41,050 100.0 15,931 28.0 56,981 100.0 California Democratic Party District 32 California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Kevin McCarthy 78,229 75.9 California Democratic Party Michael A. Shea, III 24,912 24.1 32 0.0 103,173 100.0 California Republican Party District 33 California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Abel Maldonado (incumbent) 76,590 62.7 California Democratic Party Laurence D. Houlgate 45,598 37.3 2,550 2.0 124,738 100.0 California Republican Party District 34 California's 34th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Bill Maze 48,625 65.3 California Democratic Party Virginia R. Gurrola 25,671 34.5 Joshua Miller (write-in) 221 0.2 2,533 3.3 77,050 100.0 California Republican Party District 35 California's 35th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) 72,394 61.7 California Republican Party Bob Pohl 37,026 31.6 Reform Party (United States) Cary Savitch 3,827 3.3 Libertarian Party of California Craig Warren Thomas 3,051 2.5 Christina Carreno Martin (write-in) 1,095 0.9 2,799 2.3 120,192 100.0 California Democratic Party District 36 California's 36th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Sharon Runner 46,438 64.0 California Democratic Party Robert Davenport 26,230 36.0 4,344 5.6 84,667 100.0 California Republican Party District 37 California's 37th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Tony Strickland (incumbent) 74,876 63.1 California Democratic Party Bruce James Thomas, Jr. 43,806 36.9 5,771 4.6 124,453 100.0 California Republican Party District 38 California's 38th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Keith Richman (incumbent) 64,757 60.9 California Democratic Party Paula L. Calderon 37,626 35.3 Libertarian Party of California Karl Lembke 4,099 3.8 8,216 7.2 114,698 100.0 California Republican Party District 39 California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Cindy Montañez 36,449 76.1 California Republican Party Ely De La Cruz Ayao 11,449 23.9 4,834 9.2 52,732 100.0 California Democratic Party District 40 California's 40th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Lloyd E. Levine 44,191 56.5 California Republican Party Connie Friedman 34,038 43.5 8,269 9.6 86,498 100.0 California Democratic Party District 41 California's 41st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Fran Pavley (incumbent) 71,614 61.5 California Republican Party Michael J. Wissot 40,708 34.9 Libertarian Party of California Brian "Max" Kelly 4,244 3.6 8,358 6.7 124,924 100.0 California Democratic Party District 42 California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Paul Koretz (incumbent) 84,012 74.4 California Republican Party Jeffrey A. Bissiri 29,049 25.6 10,264 8.3 123,325 100.0 California Democratic Party District 43 California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Dario Frommer (incumbent) 46,458 61.0 California Republican Party Ingrid Geyer 26,590 34.8 Libertarian Party of California Sandor J. Woren 3,209 4.2 5,736 7.0 81,993 100.0 California Democratic Party District 44 California's 44th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Carol Liu (incumbent) 60,570 60.2 California Republican Party Dan O'Connell 37,112 36.9 Libertarian Party of California Bob New 3,015 2.9 5,466 5.1 106,163 100.0 California Democratic Party District 45 California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) 40,341 85.6 Libertarian Party of California Judy Chau Phuong Cook 6,799 14.4 6,289 11.8 53,429 100.0 California Democratic Party District 46 California's 46th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Fabian Núñez 27,227 85.6 California Republican Party Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr. 6,799 14.4 3,463 11.8 37,489 100.0 California Democratic Party District 47 California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Herb Wesson (incumbent) 72,792 81.9 California Republican Party Jonathan Leonard 13,395 15.1 Libertarian Party of California Keith Clemens 2,757 3.0 7,519 7.8 96,463 100.0 California Democratic Party District 48 California's 48th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Mark Ridley-Thomas 41,280 87.6 California Republican Party Gerard Toussaint Robinson 4,427 9.4 Libertarian Party of California Nolayan O. Herdegen 1,421 3.0 4,386 8.5 51,514 100.0 California Democratic Party District 49 California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Judy Chu (incumbent) 37,680 67.2 California Republican Party George C. Shen 18,461 32.8 4,803 7.9 60,944 100.0 California Democratic Party District 50 California's 50th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.) 31,281 73.2 California Republican Party Gladys O. Miller 11,499 26.8 3,964 8.5 46,744 100.0 California Democratic Party District 51 California's 51st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Jerome Horton (incumbent) 50,191 100.0 19,910 28.4 70,101 100.0 California Democratic Party District 52 California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Mervyn M. Dymally 36,282 89.6 California Republican Party Mark Anthony Iles 4,244 10.4 3,380 7.7 43,906 100.0 California Democratic Party District 53 California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party George Nakano (incumbent) 69,135 61.4 California Republican Party Linda P. Wilson 43,589 38.6 6,254 5.3 118,978 100.0 California Democratic Party District 54 California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 59,726 60.1 California Republican Party Cesar N. Castellanos 39,714 39.9 5,873 5.6 105,313 100.0 California Democratic Party District 55 California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) 48,299 79.9 Libertarian Party of California Guy Wilson 11,693 19.3 Margherita Underhill (write-in) 525 0.8 8,816 12.7 69,333 100.0 California Democratic Party District 56 California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Rudy Bermudez 39,519 61.5 California Republican Party John Brantuk 24,751 38.5 3,991 5.8 68,261 100.0 California Democratic Party District 57 California's 57th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Ed Chavez (incumbent) 39,341 65.0 California Republican Party Anne M. Moll 19,677 32.5 Libertarian Party of California Leland Thomas Faegre 1,520 2.5 3,870 6.0 64,408 100.0 California Democratic Party District 58 California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Ronald S. Calderon 44,997 63.5 California Republican Party Dave Butler 25,903 36.5 5,520 7.2 76,420 100.0 California Democratic Party District 59 California's 59th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) 65,439 63.4 California Democratic Party Patrick D. Smith 37,788 36.6 7,761 7.0 110,988 100.0 California Republican Party District 60 California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Robert Pacheco (incumbent) 62,260 68.1 California Democratic Party Adrian Lincoln Martinez 27,964 31.9 3,829 4.1 94,053 100.0 California Republican Party District 61 California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) 31,084 62.5 California Republican Party Matthew Munson 18,679 37.5 3,955 7.4 53,718 100.0 California Democratic Party District 62 California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party John Longville (incumbent) 28,744 69.3 California Republican Party G. Edward Scott 12,761 30.7 3,633 8.0 45,138 100.0 California Democratic Party District 63 California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Robert Dutton 49,480 61.0 California Democratic Party Doris Wallace 31,759 39.0 7,650 8.6 88,889 100.0 California Republican Party District 64 California's 64th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party John J. Benoit 55,351 63.3 California Democratic Party Robert Melsh 32,118 36.7 0 0.0 87,469 100.0 California Republican Party District 65 California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Russ Bogh (incumbent) 56,598 63.4 California Democratic Party Darrel R. Scholes 32,749 36.6 2,555 2.8 91,902 100.0 California Republican Party District 66 California's 66th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Ray Haynes (incumbent) 55,205 68.1 California Democratic Party David G. Brostrom 25,930 31.9 2,246 2.7 83,381 100.0 California Republican Party District 67 California's 67th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Tom Harman (incumbent) 69,420 68.8 California Democratic Party William R. "Bill" Orton 31,593 31.2 0 0.0 101,013 100.0 California Republican Party District 68 California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Ken Maddox (incumbent) 51,316 65.1 California Democratic Party Al Snook 23,721 30.1 Libertarian Party of California Douglas J. Scribner 3,810 4.8 0 0.0 78,847 100.0 California Republican Party District 69 California's 69th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Lou Correa (incumbent) 25,392 65.4 California Republican Party Reuben Ross 13,487 34.6 0 0.0 38,879 100.0 California Democratic Party District 70 California's 70th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party John Campbell (incumbent) 73,880 66.9 California Democratic Party John Kane 33,449 30.2 Libertarian Party of California Paul L. Studier 3,215 2.9 0 0.0 110,544 100.0 California Republican Party District 71 California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Todd Spitzer 69,764 73.1 California Democratic Party Bea Foster 25,770 26.9 0 0.0 95,534 100.0 California Republican Party District 72 California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Lynn Daucher (incumbent) 54,505 68.1 California Democratic Party G. Nanjundappa 22,236 27.8 Libertarian Party of California Brian Lee Cross 3,300 4.1 0 0.0 80,041 100.0 California Republican Party District 73 California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Patricia Bates (incumbent) 64,271 67.6 California Democratic Party Kathleen Calzada 27,104 28.5 Libertarian Party of California Bob Vondruska 3,721 3.9 3,000 3.1 98,096 100.0 California Republican Party District 74 California's 74th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Mark Wyland (incumbent) 66,276 61.0 California Democratic Party John Herrera 36,315 33.3 Libertarian Party of California Kristi Stone 6,203 5.7 9,294 7.9 118,088 100.0 California Republican Party District 75 California's 75th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party George A. Plescia 64,452 58.6 California Democratic Party Connie Witt 42,557 38.6 Libertarian Party of California Richard J. Senecal 3,147 2.8 11,153 9.2 121,309 100.0 California Republican Party District 76 California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Christine Kehoe (incumbent) 63,682 62.4 California Republican Party Bob Divine 34,872 34.1 Libertarian Party of California Sarah N. Baker 3,580 3.5 6,159 5.7 108,293 100.0 California Democratic Party District 77 California's 77th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Jay La Suer (incumbent) 70,315 66.5 California Democratic Party Sarah Lowery 30,270 28.6 Libertarian Party of California Virgil (Randy) Hall II 5,247 4.9 9,200 8.0 115,032 100.0 California Republican Party District 78 California's 78th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Shirley Horton 45,826 49.4 California Democratic Party Vincent Hall 44,247 47.6 Libertarian Party of California Mark Menanno 2,819 3.0 5,429 5.5 98,321 100.0 California Republican Party California Democratic Party District 79 California's 79th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Democratic Party Juan Vargas (incumbent) 37,479 65.9 California Republican Party Mark W. Fast 17,195 30.2 Libertarian Party of California Joshua Castro 2,268 3.9 3,388 5.6 60,330 100.0 California Democratic Party District 80 California's 80th State Assembly district election, 2002 California Republican Party Bonnie Garcia 36,254 51.8 California Democratic Party Joey Acuna, Jr. 33,757 48.2 2,175 3.0 72,186 100.0 California Republican Party 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 References External links California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present) RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions State Assembly 2002 California State Assembly