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2002 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Richard W. Pombo won the 2002 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Richard W. Pombo received 104,921 popular votes (60.31%). The main challenger was Elaine Shaw (39.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Pombo and Shaw

Pombo +20.6 pts · won by 35,886 votes
Richard W. PomboRepublicanWINNER60.31%
104,921 votes
Elaine ShawDemocratic39.69%
69,035 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.