2002Final results
2002 election for California's 19th District
U.S. House · California
George Radanovich (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John Veen (D) by 37.3 points.
George RadanovichRepublican · winner
67.3%106,209
John VeenDemocrat
30.0%47,403
Patrick Lee McHargueLibertarian
2.7%4,190
157,802 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.
No DemocratGeorge Radanovich
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Raised by the campaign
$686.7K
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Spent by the campaign
$647K
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Cash on hand
$235.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002