2002Final results
2002 election for California's 20th District
U.S. House · California
Calvin Dooley (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Andre Minuth (R) by 29.4 points.
Calvin DooleyDemocrat · winner
63.7%47,627
Andre MinuthRepublican
34.3%25,628
Varrin SwearingenLibertarian
2.0%1,515
74,770 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.
Calvin DooleyAndre Minuth
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$507.6K
$908.6K
Spent by the campaign
$503.2K
$378.5K
Cash on hand
$4.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002