2002Final results
2002 election for California's 50th District
U.S. House · California
Randall Cunningham (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Del G. Stewart (D) by 32.0 points.
Randall CunninghamRepublican · winner
64.3%111,095
Del G. StewartDemocrat
32.3%55,855
Richard M. FontanesiLibertarian
3.3%5,751
172,701 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.
Del G. StewartRandall Cunningham
$19.6K
Raised by the campaign
$796.3K
$19.7K
Spent by the campaign
$770.7K
-$133
Cash on hand
$663.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Randall Cunningham (R)Del G. Stewart (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard M. Fontanesi (Libertarian), 3.3%