2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 27
California State Assembly · California
John Laird (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Carter (R) by 26.0 points.
John LairdDemocrat · winner
61.3%77,212
Charles CarterRepublican
35.3%44,444
Gordon D. SachtjenLibertarian
3.4%4,294
125,950 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