2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Leland Yee (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Howard Epstein (R) by 61.9 points.
Leland YeeDemocrat · winner
77.7%72,166
Howard EpsteinRepublican
15.8%14,699
Michael F. DennyLibertarian
6.4%5,985
92,850 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET