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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 41

California State Assembly · California

Fran Pavley (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Wissot (R) by 26.5 points.

Fran PavleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%71,614
34.9%40,708
Brian KellyLibertarian
3.6%4,244
116,566 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+17.51996D+28.11998D+25.52000D+26.52002D+23.92004D+26.72006

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

The candidates

Fran Pavley (D)Michael J. Wissot (R)

Also on the ballot: Brian Kelly (Libertarian), 3.6%