2002Final results
2002 election for California Senate District 28
California State Senate · California
Debra Bowen (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jo Ann Hill (R) by 26.8 points.
Debra BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%114,145
Jo Ann HillRepublican
35.0%64,627
Peter DebaetsLibertarian
3.3%6,041
184,813 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