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2002 California U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 39 Election?

Linda T. S_nchez won the 2002 California U.S. House District 39 Election. Linda T. S_nchez received 52,256 popular votes (54.81%). The main challenger was Tim Escobar (40.82%).

See the full head-to-head between S_nchez and Escobar

S_nchez +14.0 pts · won by 13,331 votes
Linda T. S_nchezDemocraticWINNER54.81%
52,256 votes
Tim EscobarRepublican40.82%
38,925 votes
Richard G. NewhouseLibertarian4.37%
4,165 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.