2002Final results
2002 election for California's 24th District
U.S. House · California
Elton Gallegly (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Fern Rudin (D) by 33.4 points.
Elton GalleglyRepublican · winner
65.2%120,585
Fern RudinDemocrat
31.8%58,755
Gary HarberLibertarian
3.1%5,666
185,006 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 DemocratElton Gallegly
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Raised by the campaign
$721.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$427.5K
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Cash on hand
$966.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002