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2002Final results

2002 election for California Senate District 10

California State Senate · California

Liz Figueroa (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating James G. Gunther (R) by 37.1 points.

Liz FigueroaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%103,247
29.8%46,056
Ervan DarnellLibertarian
3.2%4,997
154,300 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+21.21990D+25.91994D+37.31998D+37.12002D+46.82006D+38.82010

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

The candidates

Liz Figueroa (D)James G. Gunther (R)

Also on the ballot: Ervan Darnell (Libertarian), 3.2%