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2002Final results

2002 election for California Senate District 36

California State Senate · California

Dennis Hollingsworth (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Adrienne Westall (D) by 45.1 points.

Dennis HollingsworthRepublican · winner
69.5%151,856
24.4%53,280
Michael S. MettiLibertarian
6.1%13,258
218,394 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+7.11990R+13.51994R+20.21998R+45.12002R+30.32006R+30.22010

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