Editing Darrell Issa (section)

====2002====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002#District 49}}
After redistricting, Issa's district was renumbered the 49th and lost its share of Orange County. Like its predecessor, the district was still overwhelmingly Republican; it had a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index|Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI)]] of R+10. No Democrat filed against Issa that year. He was reelected, defeating Libertarian nominee Karl Dietrich, 77%–22%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1140 |title=CA District 49 Race|date=November 5, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>