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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Dennis Mountjoy (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick D. Smith (D) by 26.8 points.

Dennis MountjoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%65,439
36.6%37,788
103,227 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+16.81996R+13.31998R+5.12000R+26.82002R+20.52004R+18.12006

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