2002 California State Senate election
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20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in California |
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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.
Overview
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 | — |
Results
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
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 |
District 4
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 |
District 6
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 |
District 8
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 |
District 10
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 |
District 12
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 |
District 14
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 |
District 16
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 |
District 18
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 |
District 20
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 |
District 22
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 |
District 24
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 |
District 26
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 |
District 28
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 |
District 30
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 |
District 32
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 |
District 34
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 |
District 36
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 |
District 38
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 |
District 40
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 |
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2002
- California state elections, 2002
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate Districts
- Districts in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
References
- ^ "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.