2002_California_State_Senate_election
The 2002 California State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2002. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. As was expected, the Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost one.
Quick Facts 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate, Majority party ...
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More information California State Senate elections, 2002, Party ...
California State Senate elections, 2002 | |||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,635,495 | 53.78% | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 25 | -1 | |
Republican | 1,323,777 | 43.53% | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | +1 | |
Libertarian | 76,243 | 2.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 5,635 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 310,379 | 9.26% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Totals | 3,351,529 | 100.00% | 20 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 40 | — |
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Final results from the California Secretary of State:[1]
District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 |
District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) | 156,755 | 63.45 | |
Republican | Peggy Redfearn | 80,079 | 32.41 | |
Libertarian | Laura Jean Likover | 10,210 | 4.13 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,214 | 4.71 | ||
Total votes | 259,258 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 4
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel Aanestad | 148,023 | 58.02 | |
Democratic | Marianne Smith | 92,786 | 36.37 | |
Libertarian | Robert H. Underwood | 14,325 | 5.61 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,850 | 5.15 | ||
Total votes | 268,984 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) | 122,126 | 70.70 | |
Republican | Jason A. Swewll | 44,972 | 26.04 | |
Independent | Yolanda Knaak (write-in) | 5,635 | 3.26 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 172,733 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 8
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 158,999 | 78.16 | |
Republican | Dennis Zell | 38,881 | 19.11 | |
Libertarian | Robert Fliegler | 5,540 | 2.72 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 203,420 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 10
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Liz Figueroa (incumbent) | 103,247 | 66.91 | |
Republican | James G. Gunther | 46,056 | 29.85 | |
Libertarian | Ervan Darnell | 4,997 | 3.24 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,638 | 8.12 | ||
Total votes | 167,938 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 12
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Denham | 73,877 | 48.02 | |
Democratic | Rusty Areias | 73,034 | 47.47 | |
Libertarian | David Eaton | 6,950 | 4.52 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,160 | 5.62 | ||
Total votes | 163,021 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 14
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Poochigian (incumbent) | 175,369 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 62,422 | 26.25 | ||
Total votes | 237,791 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 16
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez | 69,503 | 70.03 | |
Republican | Blair Knox | 29,747 | 29.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 3,811 | 3.70 | ||
Total votes | 103,061 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 18
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Ashburn (incumbent) | 153,878 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 20,830 | 11.92 | ||
Total votes | 174,708 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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District 20
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Alarcon (incumbent) | 88,902 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 35,228 | 28.38 | ||
Total votes | 124,130 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 22
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo | 68,282 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 22,425 | 24.72 | ||
Total votes | 90,707 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 24
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 79,227 | 71.32 | |
Republican | Vince House | 29,124 | 26.22 | |
Libertarian | Carl M. "Marty" Swinney | 2,741 | 2.47 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,106 | 6.80 | ||
Total votes | 119,198 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 26
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Murray (incumbent) | 123,814 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 33,620 | 21.35 | ||
Total votes | 157,434 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 28
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 114,145 | 61.76 | |
Republican | Jo Ann Hill | 64,627 | 34.97 | |
Libertarian | Peter D. De Baets | 6,041 | 3.27 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,580 | 6.37 | ||
Total votes | 197,393 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 30
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martha M. Escutia (incumbent) | 80,562 | 67.10 | |
Republican | John O. Robertson | 39,498 | 32.90 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,905 | 6.90 | ||
Total votes | 128,965 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 32
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nell Soto (incumbent) | 60,761 | 67.62 | |
Republican | Ken Robertson | 29,101 | 32.38 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,484 | 8.63 | ||
Total votes | 98,346 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 34
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Dunn (incumbent) | 63,485 | 61.93 | |
Republican | Araceli Gonzalez | 39,025 | 38.07 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 102,510 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 36
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Hollingsworth | 151,856 | 69.53 | |
Democratic | Adrienne Westall | 53,280 | 24.40 | |
Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 13,258 | 6.07 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,373 | 8.15 | ||
Total votes | 237,767 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 38
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Morrow (incumbent) | 132,577 | 66.10 | |
Democratic | Philip G. Hanneman | 60,182 | 30.00 | |
Libertarian | Lars R. Grossmith | 7,819 | 3.90 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,899 | 7.77 | ||
Total votes | 217,477 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 40
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny | 66,405 | 56.35 | |
Republican | Michael S. Giorgino | 47,087 | 39.95 | |
Libertarian | Felix Jeremiah Miranda | 4,362 | 3.70 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,834 | 6.97 | ||
Total votes | 126,688 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.