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2002 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Mary Bono won the 2002 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Mary Bono received 87,101 popular votes (65.23%). The main challenger was Elle K. Kurpiewski (32.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Bono and Kurpiewski

Bono +32.5 pts · won by 43,409 votes
Mary BonoRepublicanWINNER65.23%
87,101 votes
Elle K. KurpiewskiDemocratic32.72%
43,692 votes
Rodney Leon Miller-BoyerLibertarian2.05%
2,740 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.