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2002Final results

2002 election for California Senate District 24

California State Senate · California

Gloria Romero (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Vince House (R) by 45.1 points.

Gloria RomeroDemocrat · winner
71.3%79,227
Vince HouseRepublican
26.2%29,124
Carl M. SwinneyLibertarian
2.5%2,741
111,092 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+44.31990D+30.51994D+49.61998D+45.12002D+48.12006D+34.22022

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

The candidates

Gloria Romero (D)Vince House (R)

Also on the ballot: Carl M. Swinney (Libertarian), 2.5%