2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 73
California State Assembly · California
Patricia C. Bates (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Calzada (D) by 39.1 points.
Patricia C. BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%64,271
Kathleen CalzadaDemocrat
28.5%27,104
Bob VondruskaLibertarian
3.9%3,721
95,096 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