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2002 California State Assembly election

2002 California State Assembly election

← 2000 November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) 2004 →

All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Herb Wesson Dave Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 47th–Los Angeles 5th–Fair Oaks
Last election 50 seats, 57.05% 30 seats, 38.69%
Seats won 48 32
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 3,686,124 3,018,783
Percentage 53.41% 43.74%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Speaker before election

Herb Wesson
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Herb Wesson
Democratic

The 2002 California State Assembly elections were held on November 5, 2002. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. Democrats retained control of the Assembly, though they lost two seats.


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