2002Final results
2002 election for California's 3rd District
U.S. House · California
Doug Ose (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Howard Beeman (D) by 28.0 points.
Doug OseRepublican · winner
62.5%121,732
Howard BeemanDemocrat
34.4%67,136
Douglas Arthur TumaLibertarian
3.1%6,050
194,918 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.
Howard BeemanDoug Ose
$74.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$63.7K
Spent by the campaign
$798.6K
$12.4K
Cash on hand
$499.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Douglas Arthur Tuma $2.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002