2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
George Nakano (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Linda P. Wilson (R) by 22.7 points.
George NakanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%69,135
Linda P. WilsonRepublican
38.7%43,589
112,724 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET