2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Juan Vargas (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Mark W. Fast (R) by 35.6 points.
Juan VargasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%37,479
Mark W. FastRepublican
30.2%17,195
Joshua CastroLibertarian
4.0%2,268
56,942 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