2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Lynn Daucher (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Gangadharappa Nanjundappa (D) by 40.3 points.
Lynn DaucherRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%54,505
Gangadharappa NanjundappaDemocrat
27.8%22,236
Brian Lee CrossLibertarian
4.1%3,300
80,041 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
The candidates
Lynn Daucher (R)Gangadharappa Nanjundappa (D)
Also on the ballot: Brian Lee Cross (Libertarian), 4.1%