California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2002

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California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2002

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  1998 November 5, 2002 2006  

  Cruz-Bustamante.jpg BruceMcPherson.jpg
Nominee Cruz Bustamante Bruce McPherson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote3,589,8043,031,571
Percentage49.42%41.74%

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Election results by county

Lt. Governor before election

Cruz Bustamante
Democratic

Elected Lt. Governor

Cruz Bustamante
Democratic

The 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Cruz Bustamante, defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Bruce McPherson.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Lieutenant Governor of California statewide constitutional officer and vice-executive of the U.S. state of California

The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer and vice-executive of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to basically ceremonial roles, serving as acting governor in the absence of the Governor of California and as President of the California State Senate, the lieutenant governor either sits on many of California's regulatory commissions and executive agencies.

The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of California. The party is headquartered in Sacramento, and is led by acting-Chair Alex Gallardo-Rooker.

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Primary results

A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.

Results by county are available at http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm#cty.

Democratic

California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 2002
CandidateVotes%
Cruz Bustamante 1,937,21399.97
Ronald J. Like24,5430.03
Total votes2,141,756100.00

Republican

California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 2002
CandidateVotes%
Bruce McPherson 1,836,14486.22
Ellie Michaels293,28313.77
Ronald J. Like1,1190.01
Total votes2,130,546100.00

Others

California Lt. Governor primary, 2002 (Others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Donna Warren35,847100.00
American Independent Jim King25,250100.00
Libertarian Pat Wright18,506100.00
Reform Paul Jerry Hannosh7,440100.00
Natural Law Kaylee Przybylak4,143100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California:

2002 Lieutenant Governor of California election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)3,589,80449.42
Republican Bruce McPherson 3,031,57141.74
Green Donna Warren298,9514.12
Libertarian Pat Wright104,9201.44
American Independent Jim King91,0151.25
Reform Paul Jerry Hanosh80,3071.11
Natural Law Kalee Przybylak66,8470.92
Invalid or blank votes475,4066.14
Total votes7,263,415100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}36.05
Democratic hold

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

County Bustamante Votes McPherson VotesWarrenVotesOthersVotes
San Francisco 65.82%136,41616.47%34,13314.00%29,0193.71%7,690
Alameda 64.72%217,35023.07%77,4718.26%27,7343.96%13,294
Marin 59.89%53,10928.84%25,5747.94%7,0423.34%2,959
Los Angeles 58.81%987,48333.20%557,4593.39%56,9544.60%77,287
San Mateo 58.13%98,70431.28%53,1066.16%10,4604.43%7,515
Imperial 57.58%12,50135.99%7,8131.88%4084.55%988
Sonoma 54.79%79,69130.70%44,6559.04%13,1475.46%7,948
Solano 54.03%47,59237.61%33,1343.34%2,9395.02%4,426
Santa Clara 53.58%191,16037.44%133,5654.15%14,8204.83%17,246
Contra Costa 53.40%141,28538.00%100,5404.46%11,8044.14%10,948
Napa 52.65%19,35736.95%13,5864.91%1,8075.49%2,017
Yolo 52.16%24,23136.97%17,1766.72%3,1224.15%1,926
Merced 50.46%20,44443.60%17,6651.86%7524.09%1,656
Lake 49.95%7,97439.75%6,3464.80%7675.49%876
Humboldt 49.29%20,93433.05%14,03611.83%5,0245.84%2,479
Mendocino 48.71%12,00431.76%7,82713.12%3,2346.41%1,579
Santa Barbara 47.42%53,65443.60%49,3254.60%5,2044.38%4,957
San Joaquin 47.09%58,15145.62%56,3362.86%3,5274.43%5,467
Stanislaus 46.18%44,39546.56%44,7542.50%2,4084.76%4,571
Sacramento 45.97%145,68745.27%143,4754.20%13,3074.57%14,476
San Benito 45.89%5,72848.14%6,0092.41%3013.56%445
Alpine 45.64%25141.64%2295.27%297.45%41
Fresno 45.48%71,22449.46%77,4562.02%3,1643.03%4,747
Monterey 44.25%38,86349.70%43,6492.82%2,4813.23%2,835
Ventura 44.11%85,23647.57%91,9243.18%6,1465.14%9,929
Del Norte 43.81%2,95044.87%3,0214.19%2827.13%480
San Bernardino 43.82%123,25047.62%133,9512.49%7,0096.07%17,080
Kings 43.78%9,33051.52%10,9791.32%2823.37%718
Riverside 42.63%128,66450.45%152,2482.02%6,0874.90%14,784
San Diego 42.24%273,96650.18%325,5212.82%18,3154.76%30,855
Santa Cruz 41.82%32,91746.34%36,4738.15%6,4143.68%2,898
San Luis Obispo 41.33%33,64249.01%39,8934.87%3,9644.79%3,897
Tuolumne 40.97%7,38350.08%9,0253.73%6725.23%942
Trinity 40.75%1,97044.97%2,1745.83%2828.44%408
Tulare 40.25%25,32054.43%34,2421.61%1,0143.71%2,337
Kern 39.70%54,42754.21%74,3281.69%2,3124.41%6,040
Amador 39.28%5,09751.84%6,7273.44%4465.44%706
Tehama 38.57%5,94352.89%8,1502.37%3656.17%950
Mono 38.30%1,13449.98%1,4805.61%1666.11%181
Butte 38.16%23,30249.72%30,3626.64%4,0545.49%3,351
Madera 37.68%9,91855.93%14,7221.91%5034.48%1,179
Calaveras 37.55%5,71851.12%7,7854.68%7126.66%1,014
Plumas 37.08%2,89752.07%4,0684.10%3206.75%527
Mariposa 36.63%2,35053.51%3,4333.57%2296.30%404
Nevada 36.44%14,28751.73%20,2846.93%2,7194.89%1,918
Lassen 36.00%2,76053.55%4,1062.40%1848.05%617
Sierra 35.64%51051.64%7393.98%578.74%125
Shasta 35.60%17,27855.68%27,0272.35%1,1426.37%3,093
Orange 35.40%226,41156.15%359,1392.60%16,6335.85%37,385
Yuba 34.67%4,00055.45%6,3983.50%4046.38%736
Inyo 34.66%2,17255.67%3,4893.80%2385.87%368
Siskiyou 34.66%5,34454.53%8,4073.29%5077.52%1,159
El Dorado 34.04%18,97356.78%31,6504.34%2,4224.84%2,700
Glenn 33.98%2,21159.36%3,8621.84%1204.81%313
Placer 33.70%32,58259.09%57,1283.34%3,2323.87%3,739
Sutter 33.15%6,36560.13%11,5452.12%4074.60%883
Colusa 32.72%1,48760.70%2,7591.78%814.80%218
Modoc 28.75%96060.92%2,0342.40%807.94%265

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