2002Final results
2002 election for California's 1st District
U.S. House · California
Mike Thompson (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence R. Wiesner (R) by 31.7 points.
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · winner
64.1%118,669
Lawrence R. WiesnerRepublican
32.4%60,013
Kevin BastianLibertarian
3.5%6,534
185,216 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mike ThompsonLawrence R. Wiesner
$964.7K
Raised by the campaign
$82.5K
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$85.4K
$236.8K
Cash on hand
$77
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002