2002Final results
2002 election for California's 16th District
U.S. House · California
Zoe Lofgren (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Douglas Adams McNea (R) by 37.2 points.
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · winner
67.0%72,370
Douglas Adams McNeaRepublican
29.8%32,182
Dennis Michael UmphressLibertarian
3.2%3,434
107,986 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.
Zoe LofgrenDouglas Adams McNea
$553K
Raised by the campaign
$2K
$605.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8K
$211.4K
Cash on hand
$139
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Zoe Lofgren (D)Douglas Adams McNea (R)
Also on the ballot: Dennis Michael Umphress (Libertarian), 3.2%