2002 California Secretary of State election

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2002 California Secretary of State election
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  1998 November 5, 2002 2006  
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Nominee Kevin Shelley Keith Olberg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote3,357,1733,070,879
Percentage46.26%42.31%

2002 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Olberg:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Sec. of State before election

Bill Jones
Republican

Elected Sec. of State

Kevin Shelley
Democratic

The 2002 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2002. State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco), the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican, former State Assemblyman Keith Olberg (R-Hesperia). Shelley’s victory gave Democrats complete control of state government for the first time since before the Civil War.

Contents

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State. [1]

Democratic

Candidates

California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2002
CandidateVotes %
Kevin Shelley 737,74833.81
March Fong Eu 633,36929.03
Michela Alioto 613,80228.13
Carl Henley115,2555.28
Shawn Casey O'Brien 81,5903.74
Total votes1,567,932 100.00

Republican

Candidates

  • Keith Olberg, former State Assemblyman (R-Hesperia)
  • Mike Schaefer
  • Barbara Jean Marr
California Secretary of State Republican primary, 2002
CandidateVotes %
Keith Olberg1,227,88062.05
Mike Schaefer 409,21520.68
Barbara Jean Marr341,85617.27
Total votes1,978,951 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2002 (Others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Larry Shoup 35,435 100.00
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 19,566 100.00
American Independent Edward C. Noonan 26,613 100.00
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 7,240 100.00
Natural Law Louise Marie Allison 4,774 100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [2] [3]

2002 Secretary of State election, California
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Shelley 3,357,173 46.26
Republican Keith Olberg3,070,87942.31
Green Larry Shoup282,3403.89
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot204,5272.82
Natural Law Louise Marie Allison176,7922.44
American Independent Edward C. Noonan 87,6101.21
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler78,5651.08
Invalid or blank votes480,9356.21
Total votes7,257,886 100.00
Turnout  36.05
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

County Shelley VotesOlbergVotesShoupVotesLightfootVotesAllisonVotesOthersVotes
San Francisco 73.67%151,08712.91%26,4677.72%15,8412.37%4,8511.74%3,5641.59%3,271
Alameda 63.29%208,28022.59%74,3567.72%25,3992.46%8,1092.02%6,6341.92%6,312
Marin 58.44%44,24028.04%21,2248.18%6,1932.46%1,8661.32%9971.56%1,184
San Mateo 57.78%93,45729.02%46,9425.24%8,4823.12%5,0492.44%3,9542.38%3,850
Los Angeles 54.68%887,98634.12%554,1353.40%55,2582.72%44,1522.75%44,6102.33%37,761
Santa Clara 54.32%188,17934.29%118,7984.15%14,3812.63%9,0942.12%7,3332.49%8,620
Contra Costa 51.93%130,24837.34%93,6433.83%9,6002.85%7,1461.98%4,9712.08%5,210
Santa Cruz 51.66%38,59128.84%21,54011.08%8,2763.81%2,8472.36%1,7612.26%1,685
Sonoma 51.06%61,08230.88%36,9418.85%10,5833.98%4,7652.37%2,8412.86%3,424
Monterey 50.78%42,03337.19%30,7863.66%3,0273.18%2,6352.78%2,3002.42%2,001
Solano 50.76%44,13438.11%33,1302.91%2,5282.98%2,5892.34%2,0372.90%2,521
Imperial 50.27%10,51940.16%8,4021.48%3092.33%4883.51%7352.25%470
Yolo 48.90%21,98337.37%16,7996.94%3,1192.33%1,0472.37%1,0642.10%946
Napa 48.58%17,27538.06%13,5345.39%1,9153.44%1,2252.22%7892.31%823
Lake 46.67%7,24940.19%6,2434.92%7643.10%4822.30%3572.82%438
San Benito 45.99%4,61441.65%4,1793.20%3213.62%3633.08%3092.46%247
Merced 44.01%17,51447.42%18,8711.63%6492.45%9742.49%9892.00%795
Mendocino 43.58%10,58632.73%7,95014.29%3,4703.89%9452.48%6023.04%738
Sacramento 43.11%129,61845.62%137,1423.91%11,7462.64%7,9352.43%7,3062.29%6,887
San Joaquin 42.14%49,96848.16%57,1092.24%2,6542.67%3,1702.54%3,0072.26%2,676
Stanislaus 41.88%37,75149.08%44,2402.18%1,9672.64%2,3792.05%1,8512.17%1,957
Humboldt 41.36%16,24036.31%14,25812.43%4,8814.18%1,6403.10%1,2162.62%1,029
Santa Barbara 40.39%43,62846.80%50,5505.51%5,9553.25%3,5062.15%2,3211.90%2,052
Alpine 40.11%21541.23%2216.72%365.97%322.80%153.17%17
Del Norte 39.56%2,44846.56%2,8813.65%2264.25%2633.02%1872.96%183
Ventura 39.37%74,77849.01%93,0813.14%5,9563.22%6,1172.90%5,5112.37%4,492
San Diego 38.61%244,27250.92%322,1902.87%18,1822.89%18,2852.40%15,1552.31%14,610
San Bernardino 38.55%106,74651.48%142,5582.12%5,8722.90%8,0442.57%7,1302.38%6,580
Riverside 38.12%113,77853.14%158,5951.76%5,2632.33%6,9552.48%7,4042.17%6,478
Fresno 37.76%55,91153.60%79,3751.84%2,7252.38%3,5252.40%3,5482.03%3,004
Tuolumne 37.25%6,62551.63%9,1813.76%6693.05%5431.65%2942.65%471
Kings 37.15%7,78053.88%11,2831.21%2532.16%4523.48%7292.12%444
Trinity 34.87%1,65947.14%2,2435.76%2745.74%2732.96%1413.53%168
Amador 34.41%4,38154.22%6,9043.46%4403.24%4132.25%2872.42%308
San Luis Obispo 34.18%27,12452.25%41,4635.35%4,2494.04%3,2082.01%1,5992.16%1,712
Mono 33.84%98252.38%1,5206.06%1763.65%1061.41%412.65%77
Kern 33.66%44,75857.47%76,4261.35%1,7982.72%3,6112.44%3,2442.36%3,142
Calaveras 33.42%4,77453.68%7,6684.42%6313.86%5521.90%2722.71%387
Tulare 32.93%19,76658.12%34,8871.58%9502.47%1,4832.40%1,4412.49%1,494
Butte 32.88%16,95752.52%27,0917.03%3,6243.11%1,6052.09%1,0792.37%1,222
Nevada 32.60%12,56152.80%20,3467.45%2,8723.03%1,1662.03%7822.09%806
Orange 32.53%198,52557.38%350,2272.33%14,1912.78%16,9722.59%15,8062.40%14,632
Madera 32.49%7,65958.86%13,8751.63%3842.87%6771.98%4672.16%510
Mariposa 31.83%1,93854.95%3,3464.14%2523.51%2142.43%1483.14%191
Siskiyou 31.68%4,80054.77%8,2993.10%4704.16%6313.29%4983.00%454
Plumas 31.26%2,41955.23%4,2743.75%2903.93%3042.87%2222.96%229
Placer 31.16%25,98759.72%49,8073.02%2,5162.61%2,1771.58%1,3141.92%1,601
Tehama 31.14%4,69156.48%8,5082.37%3573.49%5263.34%5033.19%480
El Dorado 30.89%16,74458.31%31,6074.01%2,1722.97%1,6101.69%9172.14%1,159
Yuba 30.67%3,28457.68%6,1772.96%3173.04%3262.33%2493.32%356
Sierra 29.82%41956.01%7873.91%554.91%691.71%243.63%51
Shasta 29.78%14,20159.06%28,1652.28%1,0853.06%1,4613.03%1,4442.79%1,329
Lassen 29.30%2,22158.91%4,4662.04%1554.09%3102.52%1913.14%238
Sutter 29.08%5,41762.36%11,6181.69%3142.05%3822.62%4892.20%410
Colusa 28.84%1,24961.51%2,6641.99%862.33%1012.63%1142.70%117
Glenn 27.20%1,73062.74%3,9902.09%1333.05%1942.47%1572.45%156
Inyo 27.18%1,52062.77%3,5112.97%1662.91%1631.73%972.43%136
Modoc 24.70%81662.53%2,0662.00%664.21%1392.78%923.78%125

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References

  1. "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 2002 Primary Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  2. "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 16, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  3. "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.

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