United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002 was an election 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 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.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California: [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/congress.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Thompson (incumbent)
votes = 118,669
percentage = 64.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lawrence R. Wiesner
votes = 60,013
percentage = 32.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Bastian
votes = 6,376
percentage = 2.65Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,178
percentage = 3.73Election box total no change
votes = 192,236
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wally Herger (incumbent)
votes = 117,747
percentage = 65.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Johnson
votes = 52,455
percentage = 29.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Patrice Thiessen
votes = 4,860
percentage = 2.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles R. Martin
votes = 3,923
percentage = 2.19Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,498
percentage = 4.02Election box total no change
votes = 186,483
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Ose (incumbent)
votes = 121,732
percentage = 62.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Beeman
votes = 67,136
percentage = 34.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas Arthur Tuma
votes = 6,050
percentage = 3.10Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,052
percentage = 1.04Election box total no change
votes = 196,970
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Doolittle (incumbent)
votes = 147,997
percentage = 64.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark A. Norberg
votes = 72,860
percentage = 31.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Allen M. Roberts
votes = 7,247
percentage = 3.17Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Bill Kirby (write-in)
votes = 401
percentage = 0.18Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Philip James Parisius (write-in)
votes = 1
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,518
percentage = 3.19Election box total no change
votes = 236,024
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Matsui (incumbent)
votes = 92,726
percentage = 70.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Frankhuizen
votes = 34,749
percentage = 26.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Timothy E. Roloff
votes = 4,103
percentage = 3.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 131,578
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lynn Woolsey (incumbent)
votes = 139,750
percentage = 66.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Paul L. Erickson
votes = 62,052
percentage = 29.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard O. Barton
votes = 4,936
percentage = 2.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Rainforth
votes = 2,825
percentage = 1.35Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,890
percentage = 3.63Election box total no change
votes = 217,453
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Miller (incumbent)
votes = 97,849
percentage = 70.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles R. Hargrave
votes = 36,584
percentage = 26.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Scott A. Wilson
votes = 3,943
percentage = 2.85Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,463
percentage = 5.12Election box total no change
votes = 145,839
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
votes = 127,684
percentage = 79.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = G. Michael German
votes = 20,063
percentage = 12.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Jay Pond
votes = 10,033
percentage = 6.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ira Spivack
votes = 2,659
percentage = 1.66Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Deborah Liatos (write-in)
votes = 2
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 160,441
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Lee (incumbent)
votes = 135,893
percentage = 81.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerald Udinsky
votes = 25,333
percentage = 15.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = James M. Eyer
votes = 5,685
percentage = 3.41Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Hector Reyna (write-in)
votes = 6
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,935
percentage = 5.62Election box total no change
votes = 176,852
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellen Tauscher (incumbent)
votes = 126,390
percentage = 75.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sonia E. Alonso Harden
votes = 40,807
percentage = 24.41Election box invalid no change
votes = 24,148
percentage = 12.62Election box total no change
votes = 191,345
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Pombo (incumbent)
votes = 104,921
percentage = 60.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Elaine Shaw
votes = 69,035
percentage = 39.69Election box invalid no change
votes = 103,414
percentage = 37.28Election box total no change
votes = 277,370
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Lantos (incumbent)
votes = 105,597
percentage = 68.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Michael J. Moloney
votes = 38,381
percentage = 24.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Maad Abu-Ghazalah
votes = 11,006
percentage = 7.10Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 154,984
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pete Stark (incumbent)
votes = 86,495
percentage = 62.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Syed R. Mahmood
votes = 44,499
percentage = 31.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mark W. Stroberg
votes = 3,703
percentage = 2.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Don J. Grundmann
votes = 2,772
percentage = 1.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = John J. Bambey
votes = 1,901
percentage = 1.36Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,191
percentage = 5.55Election box total no change
votes = 147,561
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anna Eshoo (incumbent)
votes = 117,055
percentage = 68.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Nixon
votes = 48,346
percentage = 28.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Andrew B. Carver
votes = 6,277
percentage = 3.66Election box invalid no change
votes = 43,430
percentage = 20.19Election box total no change
votes = 215,108
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Honda (incumbent)
votes = 87,482
percentage = 65.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Rae Hermann
votes = 41,251
percentage = 31.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Landauer
votes = 4,289
percentage = 3.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,231
percentage = 6.49Election box total no change
votes = 142,253
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 72,370
percentage = 67.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas Adams McNea
votes = 32,182
percentage = 29.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Michael Umphress
votes = 3,434
percentage = 3.18Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,357
percentage = 7.18Election box total no change
votes = 116,353
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 101,632
percentage = 68.07Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clint Engler
votes = 40,334
percentage = 27.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Glock-Grueneich
votes = 4,885
percentage = 3.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jascha Lee
votes = 2,418
percentage = 1.62Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Alan Shugart (write-in)
votes = 27
percentage = 0.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,967
percentage = 3.84Election box total no change
votes = 155,263
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Cardoza
votes = 56,181
percentage = 51.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Monteith
votes = 47,528
percentage = 43.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Kevin H. Cripe
votes = 3,641
percentage = 3.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Linda De Groat
votes = 2,194
percentage = 2.00Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Donna Crowder (write-in)
votes = 49
percentage = 0.04Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,879
percentage = 4.26Election box total no change
votes = 114,472
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George Radanovich (incumbent)
votes = 106,209
percentage = 67.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Veen
votes = 47,403
percentage = 30.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick Lee McHargue
votes = 4,190
percentage = 2.66Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,296
percentage = 4.99Election box total no change
votes = 166,098
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cal Dooley (incumbent)
votes = 47,627
percentage = 63.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Andre Minuth
votes = 25,628
percentage = 34.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Varrin Swearingen
votes = 1,515
percentage = 2.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 1,796
percentage = 2.35Election box total no change
votes = 76,566
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Devin Nunes
votes = 87,544
percentage = 70.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David G. LaPere
votes = 32,584
percentage = 26.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jonathan Richter
votes = 4,070
percentage = 3.28Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,223
percentage = 4.04Election box total no change
votes = 129,421
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Template:Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Thomas (incumbent)
votes = 120,473
percentage = 73.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jaime A. Corvera
votes = 38,988
percentage = 23.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Coates
votes = 4,824
percentage = 2.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,495
percentage = 1.50Election box total no change
votes = 166,780
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lois Capps (incumbent)
votes = 95,752
percentage = 59.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Beth Rogers
votes = 62,604
percentage = 38.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = James E. Hill
votes = 3,866
percentage = 2.38Election box invalid no change
votes = 2,415
percentage = 1.47Election box total no change
votes = 164,637
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
votes = 120,585
percentage = 65.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fern Rudin
votes = 58,755
percentage = 31.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Harber
votes = 5,666
percentage = 3.06Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,819
percentage = 4.05Election box total no change
votes = 192,825
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Howard McKeon (incumbent)
votes = 80,775
percentage = 64.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Conaway
votes = 38,674
percentage = 31.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Frank M. Consolo, Jr.
votes = 4,887
percentage = 3.93Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,105
percentage = 4.68Election box total no change
votes = 130,441
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 95,360
percentage = 63.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Marjorie Musser Mikels
votes = 50,081
percentage = 33.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Randall Weissbuch
votes = 4,089
percentage = 2.73Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,816
percentage = 6.16Election box total no change
votes = 159,346
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 79,815
percentage = 61.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Levy
votes = 48,996
percentage = 38.04Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,561
percentage = 7.58Election box total no change
votes = 139,372
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 73,771
percentage = 71.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David R. Hernandez, Jr.
votes = 23,926
percentage = 23.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kelley L. Ross
votes = 5,629
percentage = 5.45Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,947
percentage = 7.14Election box total no change
votes = 111,273
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Adam Schiff (incumbent)
votes = 76,036
percentage = 62.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Scileppi
votes = 40,616
percentage = 33.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Brown
votes = 4,889
percentage = 4.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,774
percentage = 6.73Election box total no change
votes = 130,315
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 130,604
percentage = 70.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tony D. Goss
votes = 54,989
percentage = 29.63Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,684
percentage = 6.40Election box total no change
votes = 198,277
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
votes = 54,569
percentage = 81.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Luis Vega
votes = 12,674
percentage = 18.85Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,635
percentage = 7.73Election box total no change
votes = 72,878
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hilda Solis (incumbent)
votes = 58,530
percentage = 68.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Emma E. Fischbeck
votes = 23,366
percentage = 27.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael "Mick" McGuire
votes = 3,183
percentage = 3.74Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,580
percentage = 6.15Election box total no change
votes = 90,659
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Diane Watson (incumbent)
votes = 97,779
percentage = 82.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Andrew Kim
votes = 16,699
percentage = 14.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Tate
votes = 3,971
percentage = 3.35Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,726
percentage = 6.12Election box total no change
votes = 126,175
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)
votes = 48,734
percentage = 74.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 17,090
percentage = 25.96Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,663
percentage = 7.92Election box total no change
votes = 71,487
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 72,401
percentage = 77.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ross Moen
votes = 18,094
percentage = 19.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 2,912
percentage = 3.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,724
percentage = 5.77Election box total no change
votes = 99,131
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jane Harman (incumbent)
votes = 88,198
percentage = 61.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Stuart Johnson
votes = 50,328
percentage = 35.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mark McSpadden
votes = 5,225
percentage = 3.63Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,647
percentage = 5.05Election box total no change
votes = 151,398
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.)
votes = 63,445
percentage = 72.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Oscar A. Velasco
votes = 20,154
percentage = 23.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 3,413
percentage = 3.92Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,412
percentage = 6.86Election box total no change
votes = 93,424
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grace Napolitano (incumbent)
votes = 62,600
percentage = 71.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alex A. Burrola
votes = 23,126
percentage = 26.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Al Cuperus
votes = 2,301
percentage = 2.61Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,225
percentage = 6.60Election box total no change
votes = 94,252
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Sánchez
votes = 52,256
percentage = 54.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tim Escobar
votes = 38,925
percentage = 40.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard G. Newhouse
votes = 4,165
percentage = 4.37Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,625
percentage = 5.57Election box total no change
votes = 100,971
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Royce (incumbent)
votes = 92,422
percentage = 67.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Christina Avalos
votes = 40,265
percentage = 29.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles R. "Chuck" McGlawn
votes = 3,955
percentage = 2.89Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 136,642
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 91,326
percentage = 67.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Keith A. Johnson
votes = 40,155
percentage = 29.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Craig
votes = 4,052
percentage = 2.99Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,214
percentage = 5.71Election box total no change
votes = 143,747
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Miller (incumbent)
votes = 98,476
percentage = 67.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Waldron
votes = 42,090
percentage = 28.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Donald Yee
votes = 4,680
percentage = 3.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,507
percentage = 2.36Election box total no change
votes = 148,753
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Baca (incumbent)
votes = 45,374
percentage = 66.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wendy C. Neighbor
votes = 20,821
percentage = 30.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ethel M. Mohler
votes = 2,145
percentage = 3.14Election box invalid no change
votes = 5,273
percentage = 7.16Election box total no change
votes = 73,613
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 44

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 76,686
percentage = 63.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Vandenburg
votes = 38,021
percentage = 31.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Phill Courtney
votes = 5,756
percentage = 4.78Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 120,463
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 45

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Bono (incumbent)
votes = 87,101
percentage = 65.23Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Elle K. Kurpiewski
votes = 43,692
percentage = 32.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Rod Miller-Boyer
votes = 2,740
percentage = 2.05Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 133,533
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 46

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)
votes = 108,807
percentage = 61.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gerrie Schipske
votes = 60,890
percentage = 34.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Keith Gann
votes = 6,488
percentage = 3.68Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Thomas Lash (write-in)
votes = 80
percentage = 0.05Election box invalid no change
votes = 3,310
percentage = 1.84Election box total no change
votes = 179,575
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 47

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)
votes = 42,501
percentage = 60.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Chavez
votes = 24,346
percentage = 34.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Marsden
votes = 2,944
percentage = 4.20Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Kenneth Valenzuela Fisher (write-in)
votes = 382
percentage = 0.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Michael J. Monge (write-in)
votes = 5
percentage = 0.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 70,178
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 48

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Cox (incumbent)
votes = 122,884
percentage = 68.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Graham
votes = 51,058
percentage = 28.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Michael Cobb
votes = 5,607
percentage = 3.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 179,549
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 49

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Darrell Issa (incumbent)
votes = 94,594
percentage = 77.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Karl W. Dietrich
votes = 26,891
percentage = 21.95Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Michael P. Byron (write-in)
votes = 1,012
percentage = 0.83Election box invalid no change
votes = 13,345
percentage = 9.82Election box total no change
votes = 135,842
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 50

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duke Cunningham (incumbent)
votes = 111,095
percentage = 64.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George "Jorge" Barraza
votes = 55,855
percentage = 32.34Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Fontanesi
votes = 5,751
percentage = 3.33Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,568
percentage = 7.78Election box total no change
votes = 187,269
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 51

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Filner (incumbent)
votes = 59,541
percentage = 57.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Maria Guadalupe Garcia
votes = 40,430
percentage = 39.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeffrey S. Keup
votes = 2,816
percentage = 2.74Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,763
percentage = 7.02Election box total no change
votes = 110,549
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 52

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duncan Hunter (incumbent)
votes = 118,561
percentage = 70.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Moore-Kochlacs
votes = 43,526
percentage = 25.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Benoit
votes = 6,923
percentage = 4.10Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,916
percentage = 7.10Election box total no change
votes = 181,926
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 53

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Susan Davis (incumbent)
votes = 72,252
percentage = 62.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill VanDeWeghe
votes = 43,891
percentage = 37.78Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Jim Dorenkott (write-in)
votes = 37
percentage = 0.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 17,166
percentage = 12.87Election box total no change
votes = 133,346
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

References

* [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/congress.pdf 2002 General Election Returns for United States Congress]
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/2002-11-05 California Elections Page]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]

ee also

*108th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states