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