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2002 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Bob Filner won the 2002 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Bob Filner received 59,541 popular votes (57.93%). The main challenger was Maria Guadalupe Garcia (39.33%).

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Filner +18.6 pts · won by 19,111 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER57.93%
59,541 votes
Maria Guadalupe GarciaRepublican39.33%
40,430 votes
Jeffrey S. KeupLibertarian2.74%
2,816 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.