California State Controller election, 2002

Infobox Election
election_name = California State Controller election, 2002
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California State Controller election, 1998
previous_year = 1998
next_election = California State Controller election, 2006
next_year = 2006
election_date = November 5 2002

nominee1 = Steve Westly
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 3,289,839
percentage1 = 45.32

nominee2 = Tom McClintock
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,273,028
percentage2 = 45.09
map_

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map_size = 250px
map_caption = Election results by county

title = Controller
before_election = Kathleen Connell
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = Steve Westly
after_party = California Democratic Party

The 2002 California State Controller election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman Steve Westly, the Democratic nominee, barely defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Tom McClintock, for the office previously held by Kathleen Connell, who was term-limited.

Primary results

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

Results by county are available [http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm#cty here] and [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/controller.pdf here] .

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Steve Westly
votes = 1,137,396
percentage = 56.51Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Johan Klehs
votes = 875,463
percentage = 43.49Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,012,859
percentage = 100.00

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Tom McClintock
votes = 948,539
percentage = 45.73Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Dean Andal
votes = 736,317
percentage = 35.50Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = W. Snow Hume
votes = 194,883
percentage = 9.40Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Nancy Beecham
votes = 194,583
percentage = 9.38Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,074,322
percentage = 100.00

Green

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Laura Wells
votes = 29,457
percentage = 84.12Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = David Delano Blanco
votes = 5,561
percentage = 15.88Election box total no party no change
votes = 35,018
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Ernest F. Vance
votes = 25,677
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = J. Carlos Aguirre
votes = 4,464
percentage = 100.00

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Steve Westly
votes = 3,289,839
percentage = 45.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom McClintock
votes = 3,273,028
percentage = 45.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Laura Wells
votes = 419,873
percentage = 5.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = J. Carlos Aguirre
votes = 179,999
percentage = 2.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Ernest F. Vance
votes = 96,019
percentage = 1.32Election box invalid no change
votes = 480,063
percentage = 6.20Election box total no change
votes = 7,738,821
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 36.05Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

ee also

*California state elections, 2002
*State of California
*California State Controller

References

External links

* [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
* [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]
* [http://www.sco.ca.gov/ Official Homepage of the California State Controller]