2002Final results
2002 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
Jackie Speier (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Zell (R) by 59.0 points.
Jackie SpeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%158,999
Dennis ZellRepublican
19.1%38,881
Robert FlieglerLibertarian
2.7%5,540
203,420 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