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2002 California U.S. House District 53 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 53 Election?

Susan A. Davis won the 2002 California U.S. House District 53 Election. Susan A. Davis received 72,252 popular votes (62.19%). The main challenger was Bill VanDeWeghe (37.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and VanDeWeghe

Davis +24.4 pts · won by 28,361 votes
Susan A. DavisDemocraticWINNER62.19%
72,252 votes
Bill VanDeWegheRepublican37.78%
43,891 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.