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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 18

California State Assembly · California

Ellen M. Corbett (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Hovingh (R) by 43.2 points.

Ellen M. CorbettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%60,627
Jack HovinghRepublican
28.4%24,028
84,655 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

EvenD+39.51994D+31.51998D+50.92000D+43.22002D+35.72006D+55.02008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET