2002 California elections

2002 California elections

November 5, 2002
Registered	15,303,469
Turnout	50.57% ( 20.37 pp)

California's state elections were held on November 5, 2002. Necessary primary elections were held on March 5. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Seven ballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election.

The incumbent governor Gray Davis won reelection with less than 50% of the vote over his Republican challenger Bill Simon. [1] Democrats also won every other statewide office and maintained their majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

Constitutional Offices

Governor

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[2]

2002 California gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gray Davis (incumbent)	3,533,490	47.3
	Republican	Bill Simon	3,169,801	42.4
	Green	Peter Miguel Camejo	393,036	5.3
	Libertarian	Gary David Copeland	161,203	2.2
	American Independent	Reinhold Gulke	128,035	1.7
	Natural Law	Iris Adam	88,415	1.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Lieutenant governor

See also: California lieutenant governor election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[3]

2002 Lieutenant Governor of California election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)	3,589,804	49.5
	Republican	Bruce McPherson	3,031,571	41.8
	Green	Donna J. Warren	298,951	4.1
	Libertarian	Pat Wright	104,920	1.4
	American Independent	James D. King	91,015	1.2
	Reform	Paul Jerry Hanosh	80,307	1.1
	Natural Law	Kalee Przybylak	66,847	0.9
Total votes			7,263,415	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Secretary of State

See also: California Secretary of State election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[4]

2002 California Secretary of State election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Shelley	3,295,397	46.4
	Republican	Keith Olberg	3,008,539	42.3
	Green	Lawrence H. Shoup	274,523	3.9
	Libertarian	Gail Lightfoot	200,146	2.8
	Natural Law	Louise Marie Allison	173,139	2.4
	American Independent	Edward C. Noonan	85,791	1.2
	Reform	Valli Sharpe-Geisler	76,875	1.0
Total votes			7,114,410	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

Controller

See also: California State Controller election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[5]

2002 California State Controller election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Westly	3,228,908	45.4
	Republican	Tom McClintock	3,206,178	45.1
	Green	Laura Wells	409,172	5.8
	Natural Law	J. Carlos Aguirre	176,791	2.4
	American Independent	Ernest F. Vance	94,088	1.3
Total votes			7,115,137	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Treasurer

See also: California State Treasurer election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[6]

2002 California State Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Angelides (incumbent)	3,481,146	49.4
	Republican	Phillip Gregory Conlon	2,853,997	40.5
	Green	Jeanne-Marie Rosenmeier	346,423	5.0
	Libertarian	Marian Smithson	165,040	2.3
	Natural Law	Sylvia Valentine	109,259	1.5
	American Independent	Nathan E. Johnson	94,974	1.3
Total votes			7,050,839	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Attorney general

See also: California Attorney General election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[7]

2002 California Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Lockyer (incumbent)	3,646,829	51.4
	Republican	Dick Ackerman	2,860,542	40.4
	Green	Glen Freeman Mowrer	275,475	3.9
	American Independent	Diane B. Templin	190,187	2.6
	Libertarian	Ed Kuwatch	124,504	1.7
Total votes			7,097,447	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Insurance Commissioner

See also: California Insurance Commissioner election, 2002

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[8]

2002 California Insurance Commissioner election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi	3,283,367	46.6
	Republican	Gary Mendoza	2,937,820	41.7
	Green	David Ishmael Sheidlower	270,295	3.9
	Libertarian	Dale F. Ogden	232,182	3.2
	Natural Law	Raul Calderon	188,283	2.6
	American Independent	Steven A. Klein	146,200	2.0
Total votes			7,058,147	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Board of Equalization

Overview

California Board of Equalization elections, 2002
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	3,391,313	50.28%	2	0
	Republican	3,092,030	45.84%	2	0
	Libertarian	262,083	3.89%	0	0
Totals		6,745,426	100.00%	4	—

District 1

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[9]

2002 State Board of Equalization District 1 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Migden	1,171,688	60.64
	Republican	David J. Neighbors	648,849	33.59
	Libertarian	Elizabeth C. Brierly	111,386	5.77
Total votes			1,931,923	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[10]

2002 State Board of Equalization District 2 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard	1,027,716	58.54
	Democratic	Tim Raboy	728,061	41.46
Total votes			1,755,777	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[11]

2002 State Board of Equalization District 3 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claude Parrish (incumbent)	1,008,170	58.93
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	636,300	37.20
	Libertarian	J. R. Graham	66,171	3.87
Total votes			1,710,641	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[12]

2002 State Board of Equalization District 4 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Chiang (incumbent)	855,264	63.49
	Republican	Glen R. Forsch	407,295	30.24
	Libertarian	Kenneth A. Weissman	84,526	6.27
Total votes			1,347,085	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Judicial system

Supreme Court of California

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[13]

Associate Justice Marvin Baxter, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	3,455,084	71.6%
No	1,373,645	28.4%
Total votes	4,828,729	100.0%
Majority	2,081,439	43.2%
Turnout

Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	3,704,040	74.2%
No	1,294,277	25.8%
Total votes	4,998,317	100.0%
Majority	2,409,763	48.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Carlos Moreno, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	3,628,632	72.6%
No	1,370,685	27.4%
Total votes	4,999,317	100.0%
Majority	2,257,947	45.2%
Turnout

California Courts of Appeal

See California Courts of Appeal elections, 2002.

California State Legislature elections

State Senate

For individual races, see 2002 California State Senate election.

There are 40 seats in the State Senate. For this election, candidates running in odd-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.

California State Senate - 2002		Seats
	Democratic-Held	25
	Republican-Held	15
2002 Elections
	Democratic Held and Uncontested	11
	Contested	15
	Republican Held and Uncontested	14
Total		40

State Assembly

For individual races, see 2002 California State Assembly election.

All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly.

California State Assembly - 2002		Seats
	Democratic-Held	48
	Republican-Held	32
2002 Elections
	Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested	32
	Contested, Open Seats	32
	Republican Incumbent and Uncontested	16
Total		80

Statewide ballot propositions

Seven propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Five of them passed.

Proposition 46

Proposition 46 would create a trust fund by selling $2.1 billion in general obligation funds to fund 21 types of housing programs, including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing. Proposition 46 passed with 57.5% approval. [14]

Proposition 47

The state would sell $13 billion in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities. Proposition 47 passed with 59% approval. [15]

Proposition 48

Would amend the Constitution to delete references to the municipal courts. Proposition 48 passed with 72.8% approval. [16]

Proposition 49

Would substantially increase funding for before and after-school programs, and make general funds permanently earmarked for the programs beginning in the 2004–2005 school year. Proposition 49 passed with 56.6% approval. [17]

Proposition 50

The state would borrow $3.4 billion through the sale of general obligation bonds for water projects. Proposition 50 passed with 55.4% approval. [18]

Proposition 51

Would permanently allocate sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles to specific transportation projects. Proposition 51 failed with 41.4% approval. [19]

Proposition 52

Would allow legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence to register to vote on Election Day (same-day voter registration). Proposition 52 failed with 40.6% approval. [20]

See also

• California State Legislature
• California State Assembly, California State Assembly elections, 2002
• California State Senate, California State Senate elections, 2002
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California
• Elections in California

External links

• "A directory of California state propositions"
• Official election results form the California Secretary of State