2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 2
California State Assembly · California
Richard Dickerson (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Virgil Parks (D) by 43.4 points.
Richard DickersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%104,614
Virgil ParksDemocrat
25.1%38,281
Pete BretLibertarian
3.2%4,924
Patrice ThiessenNatural Law
3.2%4,863
152,682 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Richard Dickerson (R)Virgil Parks (D)
Also on the ballot: Pete Bret (Libertarian), 3.2%; Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law), 3.2%