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The 2002 California Attorney General election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Lockyer, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman.
In March 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that, while Lockyer's first term had drawn criticism from the left and right, his extensive fundraising deterred many prospective challengers from running against him. [1] The California Republican Party eventually recruited State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman after struggling to find other candidates. [1] In the Democratic primary, Lockyer faced a minor challenge from attorney Mike Schmier. [1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lockyer | 1,715,460 | 82.93 | |
| Mike Schmier | 353,228 | 17.07 | |
| Total votes | 2,068,688 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Ackerman | 1,838,007 | 100.00 | |
| Green | Glen Freeman Mowrer | 35,253 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 27,135 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Kuwatch | 19,089 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer (incumbent) | 3,716,282 | 51.32 | |
| Republican | Dick Ackerman | 2,920,752 | 40.33 | |
| Green | Glen Freeman Mowrer | 283,173 | 3.91 | |
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 194,358 | 2.68 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Kuwatch | 127,152 | 1.76 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 497,104 | 6.42 | ||
| Total votes | 7,241,717 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 36.05 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results from the Secretary of State of California. [2]
| County | Lockyer | Votes | Ackerman | Votes | Mowrer | Votes | Templin | Votes | Kuwatch | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 73.75% | 150,730 | 14.88% | 30,419 | 7.77% | 15,882 | 1.97% | 4,026 | 1.62% | 3,316 |
| Alameda | 68.98% | 232,180 | 20.96% | 70,550 | 6.85% | 23,072 | 1.83% | 6,161 | 1.38% | 4,639 |
| Marin | 63.27% | 55,164 | 26.40% | 23,015 | 7.34% | 6,403 | 1.55% | 1,350 | 1.44% | 1,257 |
| San Mateo | 62.35% | 104,457 | 28.39% | 47,553 | 4.89% | 8,191 | 2.72% | 4,553 | 1.65% | 2,766 |
| Los Angeles | 59.67% | 978,010 | 32.21% | 527,970 | 3.60% | 59,008 | 2.72% | 44,611 | 1.80% | 29,450 |
| Santa Clara | 58.74% | 203,254 | 32.45% | 112,292 | 4.15% | 14,345 | 2.62% | 9,065 | 2.05% | 7,081 |
| Santa Cruz | 58.60% | 44,484 | 25.97% | 19,712 | 10.36% | 7,863 | 2.37% | 1,797 | 2.71% | 2,060 |
| Contra Costa | 57.34% | 144,312 | 34.64% | 87,169 | 3.89% | 9,789 | 2.58% | 6,486 | 1.56% | 3,915 |
| Sonoma | 56.59% | 80,404 | 29.71% | 42,216 | 8.73% | 12,406 | 2.91% | 4,141 | 2.06% | 2,925 |
| Monterey | 56.47% | 48,391 | 35.02% | 30,009 | 3.59% | 3,077 | 2.77% | 2,377 | 2.15% | 1,840 |
| Solano | 55.46% | 48,085 | 37.00% | 32,080 | 3.09% | 2,683 | 2.93% | 2,543 | 1.51% | 1,308 |
| Imperial | 55.28% | 11,916 | 37.23% | 8,024 | 2.45% | 528 | 3.63% | 783 | 1.41% | 304 |
| Napa | 54.28% | 19,688 | 36.33% | 13,175 | 4.83% | 1,751 | 2.65% | 962 | 1.91% | 693 |
| Yolo | 54.06% | 24,841 | 35.49% | 16,307 | 6.51% | 2,993 | 2.25% | 1,032 | 1.68% | 774 |
| San Benito | 53.17% | 6,500 | 39.47% | 4,826 | 2.68% | 328 | 2.91% | 356 | 1.77% | 216 |
| Lake | 51.97% | 8,236 | 38.60% | 6,117 | 4.67% | 740 | 2.78% | 440 | 1.99% | 315 |
| Mendocino | 50.66% | 12,323 | 30.69% | 7,465 | 12.48% | 3,036 | 2.72% | 661 | 3.45% | 838 |
| Sacramento | 49.55% | 154,010 | 42.31% | 131,519 | 3.73% | 11,607 | 2.97% | 9,230 | 1.44% | 4,474 |
| Merced | 49.14% | 19,577 | 44.32% | 17,657 | 2.12% | 845 | 3.01% | 1,201 | 1.40% | 556 |
| Humboldt | 48.22% | 20,219 | 34.86% | 14,616 | 12.36% | 5,184 | 1.99% | 836 | 2.57% | 1,076 |
| San Joaquin | 48.12% | 57,712 | 44.94% | 53,902 | 2.63% | 3,152 | 2.86% | 3,426 | 1.45% | 1,739 |
| Stanislaus | 47.56% | 45,227 | 45.88% | 43,632 | 2.47% | 2,353 | 2.85% | 2,709 | 1.24% | 1,180 |
| Alpine | 46.81% | 257 | 37.70% | 207 | 7.10% | 39 | 5.83% | 32 | 2.55% | 14 |
| Santa Barbara | 46.47% | 51,671 | 44.31% | 49,272 | 5.32% | 5,918 | 2.25% | 2,499 | 1.66% | 1,842 |
| Ventura | 45.25% | 84,750 | 46.72% | 87,496 | 3.29% | 6,165 | 2.78% | 5,203 | 1.95% | 3,661 |
| Del Norte | 44.80% | 2,980 | 45.04% | 2,996 | 3.52% | 234 | 3.92% | 261 | 2.72% | 181 |
| San Bernardino | 44.40% | 120,704 | 48.27% | 131,235 | 2.32% | 6,302 | 3.30% | 8,980 | 1.71% | 4,652 |
| San Diego | 44.30% | 278,746 | 47.99% | 301,980 | 2.95% | 18,536 | 2.84% | 17,901 | 1.92% | 12,056 |
| Kings | 43.88% | 9,184 | 51.14% | 10,703 | 1.29% | 270 | 2.74% | 573 | 0.96% | 200 |
| Fresno | 43.80% | 66,829 | 50.02% | 76,307 | 2.16% | 3,298 | 2.73% | 4,169 | 1.28% | 1,959 |
| Riverside | 43.37% | 129,958 | 50.35% | 150,867 | 2.01% | 6,013 | 2.85% | 8,538 | 1.42% | 4,252 |
| Amador | 42.70% | 5,499 | 49.80% | 6,413 | 2.98% | 384 | 2.98% | 384 | 1.53% | 197 |
| Tuolumne | 42.38% | 7,545 | 49.58% | 8,827 | 3.56% | 633 | 2.99% | 532 | 1.49% | 265 |
| Trinity | 41.43% | 1,988 | 45.24% | 2,171 | 5.58% | 268 | 4.04% | 194 | 3.71% | 178 |
| San Luis Obispo | 40.46% | 32,382 | 50.17% | 40,153 | 4.84% | 3,875 | 2.51% | 2,010 | 2.02% | 1,616 |
| Mono | 39.54% | 1,155 | 49.81% | 1,455 | 5.27% | 154 | 2.77% | 81 | 2.60% | 76 |
| Calaveras | 39.41% | 5,913 | 50.42% | 7,564 | 4.58% | 687 | 3.37% | 505 | 2.23% | 334 |
| Tulare | 37.81% | 23,457 | 56.62% | 35,121 | 1.67% | 1,033 | 2.72% | 1,687 | 1.18% | 735 |
| Nevada | 37.80% | 14,613 | 50.87% | 19,665 | 6.90% | 2,669 | 2.51% | 969 | 1.92% | 744 |
| Tehama | 37.62% | 5,749 | 53.84% | 8,228 | 2.76% | 422 | 3.28% | 502 | 2.50% | 382 |
| Butte | 37.32% | 22,400 | 51.38% | 30,842 | 6.54% | 3,926 | 2.89% | 1,734 | 1.87% | 1,121 |
| Mariposa | 37.27% | 2,367 | 53.14% | 3,375 | 4.02% | 255 | 3.90% | 248 | 1.67% | 106 |
| Plumas | 37.20% | 2,880 | 53.36% | 4,131 | 3.77% | 292 | 3.62% | 280 | 2.05% | 159 |
| Madera | 36.99% | 9,624 | 56.83% | 14,785 | 1.89% | 492 | 2.84% | 738 | 1.45% | 377 |
| Kern | 36.66% | 48,802 | 56.98% | 75,851 | 1.72% | 2,296 | 2.83% | 3,761 | 1.81% | 2,409 |
| Siskiyou | 36.44% | 5,577 | 53.81% | 8,235 | 3.54% | 542 | 3.02% | 462 | 3.20% | 489 |
| Placer | 36.28% | 34,531 | 57.14% | 54,387 | 2.82% | 2,684 | 2.40% | 2,288 | 1.35% | 1,286 |
| El Dorado | 36.00% | 19,821 | 55.32% | 30,464 | 3.97% | 2,188 | 2.89% | 1,594 | 1.81% | 998 |
| Sierra | 35.77% | 509 | 53.27% | 758 | 3.51% | 50 | 3.87% | 55 | 3.58% | 51 |
| Orange | 35.52% | 219,839 | 57.40% | 355,234 | 2.54% | 15,718 | 2.60% | 16,082 | 1.94% | 12,009 |
| Inyo | 35.54% | 2,195 | 55.17% | 3,408 | 3.71% | 229 | 3.22% | 199 | 2.36% | 146 |
| Shasta | 35.29% | 16,974 | 57.07% | 27,451 | 2.27% | 1,094 | 3.16% | 1,522 | 2.20% | 1,059 |
| Lassen | 34.92% | 2,661 | 56.86% | 4,333 | 2.09% | 159 | 4.03% | 307 | 2.10% | 160 |
| Yuba | 34.90% | 4,006 | 56.50% | 6,486 | 3.36% | 386 | 3.65% | 419 | 1.59% | 182 |
| Colusa | 34.49% | 1,546 | 59.74% | 2,678 | 1.87% | 84 | 2.23% | 100 | 1.67% | 75 |
| Sutter | 33.53% | 6,390 | 60.65% | 11,558 | 1.95% | 372 | 2.59% | 494 | 1.28% | 243 |
| Glenn | 31.72% | 2,042 | 60.44% | 3,891 | 2.87% | 185 | 2.94% | 189 | 2.03% | 131 |
| Modoc | 30.77% | 1,018 | 60.46% | 2,000 | 2.57% | 85 | 3.63% | 120 | 2.57% | 85 |
