2002Final results
2002 election for California's 11th District
U.S. House · California
Richard Pombo (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Elaine Shaw (D) by 20.6 points.
Richard PomboRepublican · winner
60.3%104,921
Elaine ShawDemocrat
39.7%69,035
173,956 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.
Elaine ShawRichard Pombo
$853.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$715K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$9.2K
Cash on hand
$18.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002