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The2002California State Controller election was on November 5, 2002. Theprimary elections took place on March 5, 2002. BusinessmanSteve Westly, theDemocratic nominee, narrowly defeated theRepublican nominee,SenatorTom McClintock, for the office previously held byKathleen Connell, who was term-limited.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available athttps://web.archive.org/web/20080905210455/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Steve Westly, Venture Capitalist
Johan Klehs, Member of The State Board of Equalization
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Westly | 1,137,396 | 56.51 | |
| Johan Klehs | 875,463 | 43.49 | |
| Total votes | 2,012,859 | 100.00 | |
Tom McClintock, State Senator, nominee forCA-24 in1992 and nominee for Controller in1994
Dean Andal, Former Assemblyman
W. Snow Hume
Nancy Beecham
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McClintock | 948,539 | 45.73 | |
| Dean Andal | 736,317 | 35.50 | |
| W. Snow Hume | 194,883 | 9.40 | |
| Nancy Beecham | 194,583 | 9.38 | |
| Total votes | 2,074,322 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wells | 29,457 | 84.12 | |
| David Delano Blanco | 5,561 | 15.88 | |
| Total votes | 35,018 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | Ernest F. Vance | 25,677 | 100.00 | |
| Natural Law | J. Carlos Aguirre | 4,464 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Westly | 3,289,839 | 45.32 | |
| Republican | Tom McClintock | 3,273,028 | 45.09 | |
| Green | Laura Wells | 419,873 | 5.78 | |
| Natural Law | J. Carlos Aguirre | 179,999 | 2.48 | |
| American Independent | Ernest F. Vance | 96,019 | 1.32 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 480,063 | 6.20 | ||
| Total votes | 7,258,758 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 36.05 | |||
| Democratichold | ||||
Results from theSecretary of State of California:[1]
| County | Westly | Votes | McClintock | Votes | Wells | Votes | Aguirre | Votes | Vance | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 64.26% | 129,048 | 22.26% | 44,700 | 10.52% | 21,124 | 2.17% | 4,357 | 0.79% | 1,579 |
| Alameda | 59.36% | 196,859 | 28.37% | 94,072 | 9.64% | 31,972 | 1.71% | 5,677 | 0.92% | 3,058 |
| Marin | 54.50% | 47,017 | 34.25% | 29,546 | 9.77% | 8,430 | 0.77% | 661 | 0.71% | 611 |
| Los Angeles | 54.18% | 898,440 | 36.10% | 598,694 | 5.08% | 84,270 | 3.47% | 57,542 | 1.17% | 19,356 |
| Santa Cruz | 53.23% | 40,292 | 30.49% | 23,084 | 12.91% | 9,775 | 2.08% | 1,578 | 1.28% | 972 |
| Santa Clara | 52.76% | 184,012 | 38.03% | 132,638 | 5.98% | 20,866 | 1.99% | 6,946 | 1.23% | 4,280 |
| San Mateo | 52.39% | 87,063 | 37.07% | 61,611 | 7.38% | 12,261 | 2.22% | 3,689 | 0.94% | 1,566 |
| Sonoma | 50.67% | 71,927 | 35.32% | 50,129 | 10.99% | 15,595 | 1.49% | 2,119 | 1.53% | 2,176 |
| Monterey | 49.88% | 42,049 | 40.13% | 33,828 | 5.47% | 4,607 | 3.23% | 2,721 | 1.29% | 1,087 |
| Solano | 49.62% | 43,080 | 41.45% | 35,989 | 5.03% | 4,369 | 2.13% | 1,851 | 1.77% | 1,537 |
| Yolo | 48.92% | 22,004 | 39.07% | 17,571 | 8.46% | 3,807 | 2.27% | 1,019 | 1.28% | 574 |
| Contra Costa | 47.77% | 119,554 | 43.02% | 107,656 | 6.44% | 16,109 | 1.67% | 4,171 | 1.11% | 2,781 |
| Napa | 47.21% | 16,823 | 42.57% | 15,169 | 6.99% | 2,490 | 1.60% | 570 | 1.62% | 579 |
| Lake | 46.33% | 7,283 | 43.49% | 6,836 | 6.76% | 1,063 | 1.58% | 248 | 1.84% | 290 |
| San Benito | 44.98% | 5,402 | 45.24% | 5,433 | 4.84% | 581 | 3.80% | 456 | 1.14% | 137 |
| Mendocino | 44.39% | 10,839 | 35.99% | 8,789 | 16.41% | 4,007 | 1.42% | 346 | 1.80% | 439 |
| Imperial | 44.04% | 9,217 | 41.95% | 8,781 | 4.16% | 871 | 8.33% | 1,744 | 1.51% | 317 |
| Sacramento | 43.72% | 135,970 | 47.11% | 146,538 | 6.03% | 18,769 | 1.77% | 5,502 | 1.37% | 4,255 |
| Merced | 42.56% | 17,025 | 49.52% | 19,809 | 3.28% | 1,312 | 3.21% | 1,286 | 1.43% | 571 |
| Humboldt | 42.45% | 17,661 | 40.00% | 16,645 | 15.43% | 6,420 | 1.16% | 483 | 0.96% | 399 |
| Santa Barbara | 40.84% | 45,146 | 48.66% | 53,799 | 7.01% | 7,751 | 2.32% | 2,561 | 1.18% | 1,300 |
| Alpine | 40.56% | 219 | 42.96% | 232 | 10.93% | 59 | 2.22% | 12 | 3.33% | 18 |
| San Joaquin | 40.42% | 48,617 | 51.12% | 61,490 | 4.21% | 5,065 | 2.77% | 3,330 | 1.48% | 1,775 |
| San Diego | 40.02% | 254,818 | 51.63% | 328,780 | 4.57% | 29,121 | 2.36% | 15,008 | 1.42% | 9,051 |
| Stanislaus | 40.02% | 37,470 | 51.93% | 48,619 | 4.28% | 4,005 | 2.28% | 2,139 | 1.49% | 1,396 |
| Del Norte | 39.70% | 2,596 | 49.99% | 3,269 | 6.32% | 413 | 1.44% | 94 | 2.55% | 167 |
| San Bernardino | 38.76% | 107,444 | 52.25% | 144,853 | 4.17% | 11,560 | 3.15% | 8,731 | 1.68% | 4,650 |
| Riverside | 37.77% | 112,833 | 54.77% | 163,626 | 3.75% | 11,189 | 2.29% | 6,839 | 1.43% | 4,264 |
| Fresno | 37.60% | 57,443 | 54.28% | 82,924 | 4.35% | 6,643 | 2.68% | 4,101 | 1.08% | 1,650 |
| Ventura | 37.43% | 70,613 | 53.74% | 101,384 | 4.68% | 8,821 | 2.81% | 5,297 | 1.34% | 2,524 |
| San Luis Obispo | 36.59% | 29,232 | 53.39% | 42,653 | 7.01% | 5,598 | 1.35% | 1,077 | 1.67% | 1,335 |
| Tuolumne | 36.26% | 6,463 | 55.08% | 9,819 | 5.92% | 1,056 | 1.07% | 190 | 1.67% | 298 |
| Kings | 36.14% | 7,592 | 56.61% | 11,893 | 3.46% | 727 | 2.51% | 527 | 1.28% | 268 |
| Amador | 35.31% | 4,524 | 55.84% | 7,155 | 5.88% | 753 | 1.24% | 159 | 1.74% | 223 |
| Trinity | 34.51% | 1,651 | 52.40% | 2,507 | 8.88% | 425 | 1.46% | 70 | 2.74% | 131 |
| Tehama | 34.41% | 5,186 | 57.44% | 8,656 | 3.80% | 573 | 1.55% | 233 | 2.80% | 422 |
| Butte | 33.96% | 20,391 | 54.23% | 32,564 | 8.32% | 4,996 | 1.59% | 953 | 1.90% | 1,142 |
| Tulare | 33.07% | 20,542 | 59.69% | 37,075 | 3.22% | 2,000 | 2.77% | 1,722 | 1.25% | 776 |
| Mono | 32.97% | 960 | 54.70% | 1,593 | 9.00% | 262 | 1.61% | 47 | 1.72% | 50 |
| Nevada | 32.45% | 12,508 | 54.83% | 21,134 | 9.61% | 3,703 | 1.47% | 566 | 1.65% | 637 |
| Calaveras | 32.36% | 4,794 | 56.52% | 8,374 | 7.45% | 1,103 | 1.35% | 200 | 2.32% | 344 |
| Madera | 32.39% | 8,340 | 60.29% | 15,524 | 3.84% | 988 | 2.09% | 538 | 1.39% | 359 |
| Yuba | 32.23% | 3,656 | 58.84% | 6,674 | 4.59% | 521 | 2.00% | 227 | 2.34% | 265 |
| Shasta | 32.12% | 15,456 | 60.54% | 29,135 | 3.92% | 1,886 | 1.10% | 531 | 2.31% | 1,114 |
| Kern | 31.71% | 42,263 | 59.98% | 79,936 | 3.25% | 4,336 | 3.02% | 4,030 | 2.04% | 2,715 |
| Orange | 31.78% | 197,416 | 60.15% | 373,701 | 4.23% | 26,292 | 2.41% | 14,978 | 1.43% | 8,867 |
| Plumas | 31.69% | 2,456 | 58.01% | 4,495 | 6.36% | 493 | 1.74% | 135 | 2.19% | 170 |
| Placer | 31.34% | 29,701 | 61.62% | 58,396 | 4.88% | 4,626 | 0.98% | 932 | 1.17% | 1,106 |
| Siskiyou | 31.30% | 4,741 | 59.01% | 8,937 | 5.45% | 826 | 1.58% | 240 | 2.65% | 401 |
| El Dorado | 31.25% | 16,934 | 60.15% | 32,598 | 5.86% | 3,175 | 1.14% | 618 | 1.60% | 867 |
| Inyo | 31.13% | 1,905 | 59.49% | 3,641 | 5.59% | 342 | 1.62% | 99 | 2.17% | 133 |
| Mariposa | 30.71% | 1,952 | 59.29% | 3,769 | 6.89% | 438 | 1.18% | 75 | 1.93% | 123 |
| Lassen | 30.43% | 2,312 | 61.19% | 4,649 | 4.11% | 312 | 1.42% | 108 | 2.86% | 217 |
| Sierra | 30.04% | 419 | 57.99% | 809 | 6.16% | 86 | 2.08% | 29 | 3.73% | 52 |
| Sutter | 30.06% | 5,629 | 63.20% | 11,834 | 3.07% | 574 | 1.99% | 373 | 1.68% | 314 |
| Colusa | 29.75% | 1,322 | 63.22% | 2,809 | 3.04% | 135 | 2.09% | 93 | 1.89% | 84 |
| Glenn | 29.26% | 1,863 | 63.37% | 4,035 | 3.00% | 191 | 2.12% | 135 | 2.25% | 143 |
| Modoc | 26.22% | 867 | 65.59% | 2,169 | 3.96% | 131 | 1.09% | 36 | 3.14% | 104 |
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