2002Final results
2002 election for California Assembly District 9
California State Assembly · California
Darrell Steinberg (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating David A. Pegos (R) by 43.6 points.
Darrell SteinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%58,883
David A. PegosRepublican
26.3%22,146
Douglas M. PostonLibertarian
3.9%3,322
84,351 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