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2002 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Wally Herger won the 2002 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Wally Herger received 117,747 popular votes (65.79%). The main challenger was Mike Johnson (29.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Herger and Johnson

Herger +36.5 pts · won by 65,292 votes
Wally HergerRepublicanWINNER65.79%
117,747 votes
Mike JohnsonDemocratic29.31%
52,455 votes
Patrice Thiessennatural law2.72%
4,860 votes
Charles R. MartinLibertarian2.19%
3,923 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.