2002Final results
2002 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Dean Florez (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Blair Knox (R) by 40.1 points.
Dean FlorezDemocrat · winner
70.0%69,503
Blair KnoxRepublican
30.0%29,747
99,250 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