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2002 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 2002 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 92,726 popular votes (70.47%). The main challenger was Richard Frankhuizen (26.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Frankhuizen

Matsui +44.1 pts · won by 57,977 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER70.47%
92,726 votes
Richard FrankhuizenRepublican26.41%
34,749 votes
Timothy E. RoloffLibertarian3.12%
4,103 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.