2002Final results
2002 election for California Senate District 4
California State Senate · California
Samuel M. Aanestad (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Marianne Smith (D) by 21.7 points.
Samuel M. AanestadRepublican · winner
58.0%148,023
Marianne SmithDemocrat
36.4%92,786
Robert H. UnderwoodLibertarian
5.6%14,325
255,134 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