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County results Bustamante: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% McPherson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2002Californialieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. Theprimary elections took place on March 5, 2002. TheDemocraticincumbent,Cruz Bustamante, defeated theRepublican nominee,State SenatorBruce McPherson.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available athttps://web.archive.org/web/20080905210433/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.
Results by county are available athttps://web.archive.org/web/20080905210433/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm#cty.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Bustamante | 1,937,213 | 99.97 | |
| Ronald J. Like | 24,543 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 2,141,756 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce McPherson | 1,836,144 | 86.22 | |
| Ellie Michaels | 293,283 | 13.77 | |
| Ronald J. Like | 1,119 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 2,130,546 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Donna Warren | 35,847 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 25,250 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Pat Wright | 18,506 | 100.00 | |
| Reform | Paul Jerry Hannosh | 7,440 | 100.00 | |
| Natural Law | Kaylee Przybylak | 4,143 | 100.00 | |
Final results from theSecretary of State of California:[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) | 3,589,804 | 49.42% | |
| Republican | Bruce McPherson | 3,031,571 | 41.74% | |
| Green | Donna Warren | 298,951 | 4.12% | |
| Libertarian | Pat Wright | 104,920 | 1.44% | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 91,015 | 1.25% | |
| Reform | Paul Jerry Hanosh | 80,307 | 1.11% | |
| Natural Law | Kalee Przybylak | 66,847 | 0.92% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 475,406 | 6.14% | ||
| Total votes | 7,263,415 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 36.05% | |||
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Results from theSecretary of State of California:[2]
| County | Bustamante | Votes | McPherson | Votes | Warren | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 65.82% | 136,416 | 16.47% | 34,133 | 14.00% | 29,019 | 3.71% | 7,690 |
| Alameda | 64.72% | 217,350 | 23.07% | 77,471 | 8.26% | 27,734 | 3.96% | 13,294 |
| Marin | 59.89% | 53,109 | 28.84% | 25,574 | 7.94% | 7,042 | 3.34% | 2,959 |
| Los Angeles | 58.81% | 987,483 | 33.20% | 557,459 | 3.39% | 56,954 | 4.60% | 77,287 |
| San Mateo | 58.13% | 98,704 | 31.28% | 53,106 | 6.16% | 10,460 | 4.43% | 7,515 |
| Imperial | 57.58% | 12,501 | 35.99% | 7,813 | 1.88% | 408 | 4.55% | 988 |
| Sonoma | 54.79% | 79,691 | 30.70% | 44,655 | 9.04% | 13,147 | 5.46% | 7,948 |
| Solano | 54.03% | 47,592 | 37.61% | 33,134 | 3.34% | 2,939 | 5.02% | 4,426 |
| Santa Clara | 53.58% | 191,160 | 37.44% | 133,565 | 4.15% | 14,820 | 4.83% | 17,246 |
| Contra Costa | 53.40% | 141,285 | 38.00% | 100,540 | 4.46% | 11,804 | 4.14% | 10,948 |
| Napa | 52.65% | 19,357 | 36.95% | 13,586 | 4.91% | 1,807 | 5.49% | 2,017 |
| Yolo | 52.16% | 24,231 | 36.97% | 17,176 | 6.72% | 3,122 | 4.15% | 1,926 |
| Merced | 50.46% | 20,444 | 43.60% | 17,665 | 1.86% | 752 | 4.09% | 1,656 |
| Lake | 49.95% | 7,974 | 39.75% | 6,346 | 4.80% | 767 | 5.49% | 876 |
| Humboldt | 49.29% | 20,934 | 33.05% | 14,036 | 11.83% | 5,024 | 5.84% | 2,479 |
| Mendocino | 48.71% | 12,004 | 31.76% | 7,827 | 13.12% | 3,234 | 6.41% | 1,579 |
| Santa Barbara | 47.42% | 53,654 | 43.60% | 49,325 | 4.60% | 5,204 | 4.38% | 4,957 |
| San Joaquin | 47.09% | 58,151 | 45.62% | 56,336 | 2.86% | 3,527 | 4.43% | 5,467 |
| Stanislaus | 46.18% | 44,395 | 46.56% | 44,754 | 2.50% | 2,408 | 4.76% | 4,571 |
| Sacramento | 45.97% | 145,687 | 45.27% | 143,475 | 4.20% | 13,307 | 4.57% | 14,476 |
| San Benito | 45.89% | 5,728 | 48.14% | 6,009 | 2.41% | 301 | 3.56% | 445 |
| Alpine | 45.64% | 251 | 41.64% | 229 | 5.27% | 29 | 7.45% | 41 |
| Fresno | 45.48% | 71,224 | 49.46% | 77,456 | 2.02% | 3,164 | 3.03% | 4,747 |
| Monterey | 44.25% | 38,863 | 49.70% | 43,649 | 2.82% | 2,481 | 3.23% | 2,835 |
| Ventura | 44.11% | 85,236 | 47.57% | 91,924 | 3.18% | 6,146 | 5.14% | 9,929 |
| Del Norte | 43.81% | 2,950 | 44.87% | 3,021 | 4.19% | 282 | 7.13% | 480 |
| San Bernardino | 43.82% | 123,250 | 47.62% | 133,951 | 2.49% | 7,009 | 6.07% | 17,080 |
| Kings | 43.78% | 9,330 | 51.52% | 10,979 | 1.32% | 282 | 3.37% | 718 |
| Riverside | 42.63% | 128,664 | 50.45% | 152,248 | 2.02% | 6,087 | 4.90% | 14,784 |
| San Diego | 42.24% | 273,966 | 50.18% | 325,521 | 2.82% | 18,315 | 4.76% | 30,855 |
| Santa Cruz | 41.82% | 32,917 | 46.34% | 36,473 | 8.15% | 6,414 | 3.68% | 2,898 |
| San Luis Obispo | 41.33% | 33,642 | 49.01% | 39,893 | 4.87% | 3,964 | 4.79% | 3,897 |
| Tuolumne | 40.97% | 7,383 | 50.08% | 9,025 | 3.73% | 672 | 5.23% | 942 |
| Trinity | 40.75% | 1,970 | 44.97% | 2,174 | 5.83% | 282 | 8.44% | 408 |
| Tulare | 40.25% | 25,320 | 54.43% | 34,242 | 1.61% | 1,014 | 3.71% | 2,337 |
| Kern | 39.70% | 54,427 | 54.21% | 74,328 | 1.69% | 2,312 | 4.41% | 6,040 |
| Amador | 39.28% | 5,097 | 51.84% | 6,727 | 3.44% | 446 | 5.44% | 706 |
| Tehama | 38.57% | 5,943 | 52.89% | 8,150 | 2.37% | 365 | 6.17% | 950 |
| Mono | 38.30% | 1,134 | 49.98% | 1,480 | 5.61% | 166 | 6.11% | 181 |
| Butte | 38.16% | 23,302 | 49.72% | 30,362 | 6.64% | 4,054 | 5.49% | 3,351 |
| Madera | 37.68% | 9,918 | 55.93% | 14,722 | 1.91% | 503 | 4.48% | 1,179 |
| Calaveras | 37.55% | 5,718 | 51.12% | 7,785 | 4.68% | 712 | 6.66% | 1,014 |
| Plumas | 37.08% | 2,897 | 52.07% | 4,068 | 4.10% | 320 | 6.75% | 527 |
| Mariposa | 36.63% | 2,350 | 53.51% | 3,433 | 3.57% | 229 | 6.30% | 404 |
| Nevada | 36.44% | 14,287 | 51.73% | 20,284 | 6.93% | 2,719 | 4.89% | 1,918 |
| Lassen | 36.00% | 2,760 | 53.55% | 4,106 | 2.40% | 184 | 8.05% | 617 |
| Sierra | 35.64% | 510 | 51.64% | 739 | 3.98% | 57 | 8.74% | 125 |
| Shasta | 35.60% | 17,278 | 55.68% | 27,027 | 2.35% | 1,142 | 6.37% | 3,093 |
| Orange | 35.40% | 226,411 | 56.15% | 359,139 | 2.60% | 16,633 | 5.85% | 37,385 |
| Yuba | 34.67% | 4,000 | 55.45% | 6,398 | 3.50% | 404 | 6.38% | 736 |
| Inyo | 34.66% | 2,172 | 55.67% | 3,489 | 3.80% | 238 | 5.87% | 368 |
| Siskiyou | 34.66% | 5,344 | 54.53% | 8,407 | 3.29% | 507 | 7.52% | 1,159 |
| El Dorado | 34.04% | 18,973 | 56.78% | 31,650 | 4.34% | 2,422 | 4.84% | 2,700 |
| Glenn | 33.98% | 2,211 | 59.36% | 3,862 | 1.84% | 120 | 4.81% | 313 |
| Placer | 33.70% | 32,582 | 59.09% | 57,128 | 3.34% | 3,232 | 3.87% | 3,739 |
| Sutter | 33.15% | 6,365 | 60.13% | 11,545 | 2.12% | 407 | 4.60% | 883 |
| Colusa | 32.72% | 1,487 | 60.70% | 2,759 | 1.78% | 81 | 4.80% | 218 |
| Modoc | 28.75% | 960 | 60.92% | 2,034 | 2.40% | 80 | 7.94% | 265 |