2002 California Secretary of State election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Kevin Shelley Keith Olberg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,357,173 3,070,879
Percentage 46.26% 42.31%
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.

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State.[1]

Democratic

Candidates

California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2002
Candidate Votes  %
Kevin Shelley 737,748 33.81
March Fong Eu 633,369 29.03
Michela Alioto 613,802 28.13
Carl Henley 115,255 5.28
Shawn Casey O'Brien 81,590 3.74
Total votes 1,567,932 100.00

Republican

Candidates

  • Keith Olberg, former State Assemblyman (R-Hesperia)
  • Mike Schaefer
  • Barbara Jean Marr
California Secretary of State Republican primary, 2002
Candidate Votes  %
Keith Olberg 1,227,880 62.05
Mike Schaefer 409,215 20.68
Barbara Jean Marr 341,856 17.27
Total votes 1,978,951 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2002 (Others)
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Shelley 3,357,173 46.26
Republican Keith Olberg 3,070,879 42.31
Green Larry Shoup 282,340 3.89
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 204,527 2.82
Natural Law Louise Marie Allison 176,792 2.44
American Independent Edward C. Noonan 87,610 1.21
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 78,565 1.08
Invalid or blank votes 480,935 6.21
Total votes 7,257,886 100.00
Turnout   36.05
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

County Shelley Votes Olberg Votes Shoup Votes Lightfoot Votes Allison Votes Others Votes
San Francisco 73.67% 151,087 12.91% 26,467 7.72% 15,841 2.37% 4,851 1.74% 3,564 1.59% 3,271
Alameda 63.29% 208,280 22.59% 74,356 7.72% 25,399 2.46% 8,109 2.02% 6,634 1.92% 6,312
Marin 58.44% 44,240 28.04% 21,224 8.18% 6,193 2.46% 1,866 1.32% 997 1.56% 1,184
San Mateo 57.78% 93,457 29.02% 46,942 5.24% 8,482 3.12% 5,049 2.44% 3,954 2.38% 3,850
Los Angeles 54.68% 887,986 34.12% 554,135 3.40% 55,258 2.72% 44,152 2.75% 44,610 2.33% 37,761
Santa Clara 54.32% 188,179 34.29% 118,798 4.15% 14,381 2.63% 9,094 2.12% 7,333 2.49% 8,620
Contra Costa 51.93% 130,248 37.34% 93,643 3.83% 9,600 2.85% 7,146 1.98% 4,971 2.08% 5,210
Santa Cruz 51.66% 38,591 28.84% 21,540 11.08% 8,276 3.81% 2,847 2.36% 1,761 2.26% 1,685
Sonoma 51.06% 61,082 30.88% 36,941 8.85% 10,583 3.98% 4,765 2.37% 2,841 2.86% 3,424
Monterey 50.78% 42,033 37.19% 30,786 3.66% 3,027 3.18% 2,635 2.78% 2,300 2.42% 2,001
Solano 50.76% 44,134 38.11% 33,130 2.91% 2,528 2.98% 2,589 2.34% 2,037 2.90% 2,521
Imperial 50.27% 10,519 40.16% 8,402 1.48% 309 2.33% 488 3.51% 735 2.25% 470
Yolo 48.90% 21,983 37.37% 16,799 6.94% 3,119 2.33% 1,047 2.37% 1,064 2.10% 946
Napa 48.58% 17,275 38.06% 13,534 5.39% 1,915 3.44% 1,225 2.22% 789 2.31% 823
Lake 46.67% 7,249 40.19% 6,243 4.92% 764 3.10% 482 2.30% 357 2.82% 438
San Benito 45.99% 4,614 41.65% 4,179 3.20% 321 3.62% 363 3.08% 309 2.46% 247
Merced 44.01% 17,514 47.42% 18,871 1.63% 649 2.45% 974 2.49% 989 2.00% 795
Mendocino 43.58% 10,586 32.73% 7,950 14.29% 3,470 3.89% 945 2.48% 602 3.04% 738
Sacramento 43.11% 129,618 45.62% 137,142 3.91% 11,746 2.64% 7,935 2.43% 7,306 2.29% 6,887
San Joaquin 42.14% 49,968 48.16% 57,109 2.24% 2,654 2.67% 3,170 2.54% 3,007 2.26% 2,676
Stanislaus 41.88% 37,751 49.08% 44,240 2.18% 1,967 2.64% 2,379 2.05% 1,851 2.17% 1,957
Humboldt 41.36% 16,240 36.31% 14,258 12.43% 4,881 4.18% 1,640 3.10% 1,216 2.62% 1,029
Santa Barbara 40.39% 43,628 46.80% 50,550 5.51% 5,955 3.25% 3,506 2.15% 2,321 1.90% 2,052
Alpine 40.11% 215 41.23% 221 6.72% 36 5.97% 32 2.80% 15 3.17% 17
Del Norte 39.56% 2,448 46.56% 2,881 3.65% 226 4.25% 263 3.02% 187 2.96% 183
Ventura 39.37% 74,778 49.01% 93,081 3.14% 5,956 3.22% 6,117 2.90% 5,511 2.37% 4,492
San Diego 38.61% 244,272 50.92% 322,190 2.87% 18,182 2.89% 18,285 2.40% 15,155 2.31% 14,610
San Bernardino 38.55% 106,746 51.48% 142,558 2.12% 5,872 2.90% 8,044 2.57% 7,130 2.38% 6,580
Riverside 38.12% 113,778 53.14% 158,595 1.76% 5,263 2.33% 6,955 2.48% 7,404 2.17% 6,478
Fresno 37.76% 55,911 53.60% 79,375 1.84% 2,725 2.38% 3,525 2.40% 3,548 2.03% 3,004
Tuolumne 37.25% 6,625 51.63% 9,181 3.76% 669 3.05% 543 1.65% 294 2.65% 471
Kings 37.15% 7,780 53.88% 11,283 1.21% 253 2.16% 452 3.48% 729 2.12% 444
Trinity 34.87% 1,659 47.14% 2,243 5.76% 274 5.74% 273 2.96% 141 3.53% 168
Amador 34.41% 4,381 54.22% 6,904 3.46% 440 3.24% 413 2.25% 287 2.42% 308
San Luis Obispo 34.18% 27,124 52.25% 41,463 5.35% 4,249 4.04% 3,208 2.01% 1,599 2.16% 1,712
Mono 33.84% 982 52.38% 1,520 6.06% 176 3.65% 106 1.41% 41 2.65% 77
Kern 33.66% 44,758 57.47% 76,426 1.35% 1,798 2.72% 3,611 2.44% 3,244 2.36% 3,142
Calaveras 33.42% 4,774 53.68% 7,668 4.42% 631 3.86% 552 1.90% 272 2.71% 387
Tulare 32.93% 19,766 58.12% 34,887 1.58% 950 2.47% 1,483 2.40% 1,441 2.49% 1,494
Butte 32.88% 16,957 52.52% 27,091 7.03% 3,624 3.11% 1,605 2.09% 1,079 2.37% 1,222
Nevada 32.60% 12,561 52.80% 20,346 7.45% 2,872 3.03% 1,166 2.03% 782 2.09% 806
Orange 32.53% 198,525 57.38% 350,227 2.33% 14,191 2.78% 16,972 2.59% 15,806 2.40% 14,632
Madera 32.49% 7,659 58.86% 13,875 1.63% 384 2.87% 677 1.98% 467 2.16% 510
Mariposa 31.83% 1,938 54.95% 3,346 4.14% 252 3.51% 214 2.43% 148 3.14% 191
Siskiyou 31.68% 4,800 54.77% 8,299 3.10% 470 4.16% 631 3.29% 498 3.00% 454
Plumas 31.26% 2,419 55.23% 4,274 3.75% 290 3.93% 304 2.87% 222 2.96% 229
Placer 31.16% 25,987 59.72% 49,807 3.02% 2,516 2.61% 2,177 1.58% 1,314 1.92% 1,601
Tehama 31.14% 4,691 56.48% 8,508 2.37% 357 3.49% 526 3.34% 503 3.19% 480
El Dorado 30.89% 16,744 58.31% 31,607 4.01% 2,172 2.97% 1,610 1.69% 917 2.14% 1,159
Yuba 30.67% 3,284 57.68% 6,177 2.96% 317 3.04% 326 2.33% 249 3.32% 356
Sierra 29.82% 419 56.01% 787 3.91% 55 4.91% 69 1.71% 24 3.63% 51
Shasta 29.78% 14,201 59.06% 28,165 2.28% 1,085 3.06% 1,461 3.03% 1,444 2.79% 1,329
Lassen 29.30% 2,221 58.91% 4,466 2.04% 155 4.09% 310 2.52% 191 3.14% 238
Sutter 29.08% 5,417 62.36% 11,618 1.69% 314 2.05% 382 2.62% 489 2.20% 410
Colusa 28.84% 1,249 61.51% 2,664 1.99% 86 2.33% 101 2.63% 114 2.70% 117
Glenn 27.20% 1,730 62.74% 3,990 2.09% 133 3.05% 194 2.47% 157 2.45% 156
Inyo 27.18% 1,520 62.77% 3,511 2.97% 166 2.91% 163 1.73% 97 2.43% 136
Modoc 24.70% 816 62.53% 2,066 2.00% 66 4.21% 139 2.78% 92 3.78% 125

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.

See also

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