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2002Final results

2002 election for California Assembly District 78

California State Assembly · California

Shirley Horton (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Vince Hall (D) by 1.7 points.

Shirley HortonRepublican · winner
49.3%45,826
Vince HallDemocrat
47.6%44,247
Mark ManannoLibertarian
3.0%2,819
92,892 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+2.91996D+18.21998D+14.52000R+1.72002R+1.32004R+5.02006

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

The candidates

Shirley Horton (R)Vince Hall (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark Mananno (Libertarian), 3.0%