California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2002

Infobox Election
election_name = California SPI election, 2002
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1998
previous_year = 1998
next_election = California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2006
next_year = 2006
election_date = March 5 2002

nominee1 = Jack O'Connell
party1 =
popular_vote1 = 1,756,762
percentage1 = 31.41

nominee2 = Katherine H. Smith
party2 =
popular_vote2 = 1,177,783
percentage2 = 21.06

nominee3 = Lynne C. Leach
party3 =
popular_vote3 = 1,101,489
percentage3 = 19.69
map_

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map_size = 250px
map_caption = Election results by county (O'Connell, Smith, Leach)

title = SPI
before_election = Delaine Eastin
before_party = Nonpartisan
after_election = Jack O'Connell
after_party = Nonpartisan

The 2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 5, 2002. Jack O'Connell, defeated Katherine H. Smith, Lynne C. Leach, and Joe Taylor to replace Delaine Eastin.

Results

Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = Jack O'Connell
votes = 1,756,762
percentage = 31.41Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Katherine H. Smith
votes = 1,177,783
percentage = 21.06Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Lynne C. Leach
votes = 1,101,489
percentage = 19.69Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Joe Taylor
votes = 157,736
percentage = 2.82Election box total no party no change
|votes = 5,593,770
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no party no change
|percentage = 26.01

Results by county

ee also

*California state elections, 2002
*State of California
*California Department of Education

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]