The 2002
California State Controller election was on November 5, 2002. The
primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman
Steve Westly, the
Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the
Republican nominee,
Senator
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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 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210455/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidates
Steve Westly, Venture Capitalist
Johan Klehs
Johan M. Klehs is a California state politician from San Leandro. He was born in Alameda, California on June 27, 1952. He is a Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic governmen ...
, Member of The State Board of Equalization
Republican
Candidates
Tom McClintock, State Senator, nominee for
CA-24 in
1992
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and nominee for Controller in
1994
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Dean Andal
Dean Fredrick Andal (born October 23, 1959, in Salem, Oregon) is an American businessman and former Republican public official from Stockton, California.
Business
Andal was the founder and President of Andal Communications, a bank and real esta ...
, Former Assemblyman
W. Snow Hume
Nancy Beecham
Green
Others
Results
Results by county
Results from the
Secretary of State of California:
See also
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California state elections, 2002
California's state elections were held on November 5, 2002. Necessary primary elections were held on March 5. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officer ...
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State of California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
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California State Controller
References
External links
VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20051102094243/http://www.sco.ca.gov/ Official Homepage of the California State Controller
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November 2002 events in the United States
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...