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2002 California U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 18 Election?

Dennis A. Cardoza won the 2002 California U.S. House District 18 Election. Dennis A. Cardoza received 56,181 popular votes (51.26%). The main challenger was Dick Monteith (43.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Cardoza and Monteith

Cardoza +7.9 pts · won by 8,653 votes
Dennis A. CardozaDemocraticWINNER51.26%
56,181 votes
Dick MonteithRepublican43.37%
47,528 votes
Kevin CripeIndependent3.32%
3,641 votes
Linda De GroatLibertarian2%
2,194 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.