The 2002
California State Controller
The state controller of California is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of California, government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-three individuals have held the office of state controller since statehood. T ...
election was on November 5, 2002. The
primary elections
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took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman
Steve Westly, the
Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the
Republican nominee,
Senator
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Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009 (known as the 4th congressional district until 2023). His district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the out ...
, for the office previously held by
Kathleen Connell
Kathleen Connell is an American businesswoman, journalist, entrepreneur, and academic. She was the California State Controller from 1995 until 2003. She was the first woman to serve in the position.
As controller she served as a trustee of Cal ...
, 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, Member of The State Board of Equalization
Republican
Candidates
Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009 (known as the 4th congressional district until 2023). His district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the out ...
, State Senator, nominee for
CA-24 in
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
and nominee for Controller in
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
Dean Andal, Former Assemblyman
W. Snow Hume
Nancy Beecham
Green
Others
Results
Results by county
Results from the
Secretary of State of California
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:
See also
*
California state elections, 2002
*
State of California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
*
California State Controller
The state controller of California is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of California, government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-three individuals have held the office of state controller since statehood. T ...
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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2002 California elections
California State Controller elections
November 2002 in the United States
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...