2002Final results
2002 election for California's 45th District
U.S. House · California
Mary Bono (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Elle K. Kurpiewski (D) by 32.5 points.
Mary BonoRepublican · winner
65.2%87,101
Elle K. KurpiewskiDemocrat
32.7%43,692
Rodney Leon Miller-BoyerLibertarian
2.1%2,740
133,533 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.
Elle K. KurpiewskiMary Bono
$312.9K
Raised by the campaign
$529.7K
$312.4K
Spent by the campaign
$584.2K
$518
Cash on hand
$80.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002