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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 42

California State Assembly · California

Paul Koretz (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey A. Bissiri (R) by 48.6 points.

Paul KoretzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%84,012
25.7%29,049
113,061 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+37.11996D+52.01998D+47.92000D+48.62002D+50.82004D+52.32006

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