2002Final results
2002 election for California's 51st District
U.S. House · California
Bob Filner (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Maria Guadalupe Garcia (R) by 18.6 points.
Bob FilnerDemocrat · winner
57.9%59,541
Maria Guadalupe GarciaRepublican
39.3%40,430
Jeffrey S. KeupLibertarian
2.7%2,816
102,787 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.
Bob FilnerMaria Guadalupe Garcia
$632.4K
Raised by the campaign
$227.2K
$905.1K
Spent by the campaign
$227.2K
$111.6K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002