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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 44

California State Assembly · California

Carol Liu (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Oconnell (R) by 23.3 points.

Carol LiuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%60,570
Dan OconnellRepublican
36.9%37,112
Bob NewLibertarian
3.0%3,015
100,697 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+9.11996D+16.31998D+29.12000D+23.32002D+31.22004D+25.12006

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

The candidates

Carol Liu (D)Dan Oconnell (R)

Also on the ballot: Bob New (Libertarian), 3.0%