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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.
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 | — |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |