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.

2002 California State Senate election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →
20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Burton Jim Brulte Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 3rd–San Francisco 31st–Rancho Cucamonga Seats before 26 14 Seats after 25 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,635,495 1,323,777 Percentage 53.78% 43.53%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election held
President pro tempore before election John L. Burton Democratic President pro tempore-designate John L. Burton Democratic

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2002
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

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 4th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 6th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 8th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 10th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 12th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 14th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 16th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 18th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 20th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 24th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 26th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 28th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 30th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 34th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 36th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 38th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 40th State Senate district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1. "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.