2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Wilma Chan (D) won with 84.2% of the vote, defeating George Nugent (R) by 71.6 points.
Wilma ChanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.2%77,744
George NugentRepublican
12.6%11,634
Richard E. ArmstrongLibertarian
3.2%2,976
92,354 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