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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Doug LaMalfa (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Doug Kinyon (D) by 38.0 points.

Doug LaMalfaRepublican · winner
67.3%79,361
Doug KinyonDemocrat
29.3%34,524
Pete BretLibertarian
3.4%3,996
117,881 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

EvenR+10.11996R+16.81998R+43.42000R+38.02002R+29.72004R+38.62006

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

The candidates

Doug LaMalfa (R)Doug Kinyon (D)

Also on the ballot: Pete Bret (Libertarian), 3.4%