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2002 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 2002 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 101,632 popular votes (68.07%). The main challenger was Clint C. Engler (27.02%).

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Farr +41.0 pts · won by 61,298 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER68.07%
101,632 votes
Clint C. EnglerRepublican27.02%
40,334 votes
Ray Glock-GrueneichGreen3.27%
4,885 votes
Jascha LeeLibertarian1.62%
2,418 votes
Alan ShugartIndependent0.02%
27 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.