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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.
| 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. [1]
| 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 |
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