2002Final results
2002 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Linda Sánchez (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Escobar (R) by 14.0 points.
Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
54.8%52,256
Tim EscobarRepublican
40.8%38,925
Richard G. NewhouseLibertarian
4.4%4,165
95,346 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.
Linda SánchezTim Escobar
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$218.6K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$218.2K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$348
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002