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2002Final results

2002 election for California Senate District 38

California State Senate · California

Bill Morrow (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Philip G. Hanneman (D) by 36.1 points.

Bill MorrowRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%132,577
30.0%60,182
3.9%7,819
200,578 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

EvenR+32.61982R+39.91994R+27.41998R+36.12002R+25.92010R+37.82014

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

The candidates

Bill Morrow (R)Philip G. Hanneman (D)

Also on the ballot: Lars R. Grossmith (Libertarian), 3.9%