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2002Final results

2002 election for California's 30th District

U.S. House · California

Henry A. Waxman (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Tony D. Goss (R) by 40.7 points.

Henry A. WaxmanDemocrat · winner
70.4%130,604
Tony D. GossRepublican
29.6%54,989
185,593 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

EvenD+53.61996D+64.81998D+71.52000D+40.72002D+42.52004D+45.02006

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.

Henry A. WaxmanNo Republican
$469.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$509.7K
Spent by the campaign
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$447.2K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002