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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 5

California State Assembly · California

Dave Cox (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Eric Ulis (D) by 34.6 points.

Dave CoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%79,527
Eric UlisDemocrat
30.5%37,277
Roberto LeibmanLibertarian
4.4%5,336
122,140 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+20.71994R+23.11996R+17.91998R+34.62002R+24.22004R+26.32006

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

The candidates

Dave Cox (R)Eric Ulis (D)

Also on the ballot: Roberto Leibman (Libertarian), 4.4%