2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

Election Name:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Country:	California
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Previous Year:	2000
Next Election:	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Next Year:	2004
Seats For Election:	All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	32
Seats1:	33
Seat Change1:	1
Popular Vote1:	3,731,081
Percentage1:	51.28%
Swing1:	0.51%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	20
Seats2:	20
Popular Vote2:	3,284,120
Percentage2:	45.14%
Swing2:	2.54%

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 2002. California gained 1 seat because of Congressional apportionment following the 2000 census, which Republicans won. Democrats gained the open 39th district. In the 18th district, Democrat Gary Condit, under fire from the Chandra Levy scandal, lost in the primary to his former chief of staff, Dennis Cardoza.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002
Party	Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	3,731,081	51.28%	32	33	+1
	Republican	3,284,120	45.14%	20	20	0
	Libertarian	219,118	3.01%	0	0	0
	Green	20,674	0.28%	0	0	0
	American Independent	9,325	0.13%	0	0	0
	Natural Law	4,860	0.07%	0	0	0
	Reform	4,726	0.06%	0	0	0
	Write-ins	2,002	0.03%	0	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		484,381	6.20%	—	—	—
Totals		7,760,287	100.00%	52	53	+1

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