2002 California State Senate election explained

Election Name:2002 California State Senate election
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 California State Senate election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 California State Senate election
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:John Burton
Party1:California Democratic Party
Leaders Seat1:3rd–San Francisco
Seats Before1:26
Seats After1:25
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:1,635,495
Percentage1:53.78%
Leader2:Jim Brulte
Party2:California Republican Party
Leaders Seat2:31st–Rancho Cucamonga
Seats Before2:14
Seats After2:15
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:1,323,777
Percentage2:43.53%
Map Size:450px
President pro tempore
Posttitle:President pro tempore-designate
Before Election:John L. Burton
Before Party:California Democratic Party
After Election:John L. Burton
After Party:California Democratic Party

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
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic1,635,49553.78%121132625-1
Republican1,323,77743.53%8331415+1
Libertarian76,2432.51%000000
Independent5,6350.19%000000
Invalid or blank votes310,3799.26%
Totals3,351,529100.00%201464040

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:[1]

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District 40

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate All Districts. 2008-03-18. 2008-03-18. California Secretary of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120090816/http://vote2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm. 2008-11-20. dead.