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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Rudy Bermudez (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Brantuk Sr. (R) by 23.0 points.

Rudy BermudezDemocrat · winner
61.5%39,519
38.5%24,751
64,270 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+1.91996D+8.61998D+21.22000D+23.02002D+20.32004D+15.42006

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