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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

John A. Dutra (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel L. Dow (R) by 37.7 points.

John A. DutraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%53,304
Daniel L. DowRepublican
28.9%23,108
Keith LyonLibertarian
4.6%3,663
80,075 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+22.61996D+15.41998D+33.82000D+37.72002D+37.22004D+30.62006

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

The candidates

John A. Dutra (D)Daniel L. Dow (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith Lyon (Libertarian), 4.6%