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2002Final results

2002 election for California Senate District 2

California State Senate · California

Wesley Chesbro (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Peggy Redfearn (R) by 31.0 points.

Wesley ChesbroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%156,755
Peggy RedfearnRepublican
32.4%80,079
4.1%10,210
247,044 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+8.01990D+25.01994D+9.31998D+31.02002D+31.42006D+26.82010

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

The candidates

Wesley Chesbro (D)Peggy Redfearn (R)

Also on the ballot: Laura Jean Likover (Libertarian), 4.1%