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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 71

California State Assembly · California

Todd Spitzer (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Bea Foster (D) by 46.1 points.

Todd SpitzerRepublican · winner
73.0%69,764
Bea FosterDemocrat
27.0%25,770
95,534 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+41.21996R+41.01998R+37.92000R+46.12002R+38.12004R+43.32006

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