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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 3

California State Assembly · California

Rick Keene (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Stuart R. King (D) by 27.6 points.

Rick KeeneRepublican · winner
61.4%78,225
33.9%43,096
Jon PetersenLibertarian
4.7%5,987
127,308 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+23.11996R+21.81998R+28.62000R+27.62002R+22.12004R+22.02006

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

The candidates

Rick Keene (R)Stuart R. King (D)

Also on the ballot: Jon Petersen (Libertarian), 4.7%