The 2002 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2002. State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco), the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican, former State Assemblyman Keith Olberg (R-Hesperia). Shelley's victory gave Democrats complete control of state government for the first time since before the Civil War.

Primary results Final results from California Secretary of State.

Democratic

Candidates Kevin Shelley, State Assemblyman March Fong Eu, Former Secretary of State and Former US Ambassador to Micronesia Michela Alioto, Former Aide to Al Gore, nominee for CA-01 in 1996 and Secretary of State in 1998 Carl Henley Shawn Casey O'Brien

Republican

Candidates Keith Olberg, former State Assemblyman (R-Hesperia) Mike Schaefer Barbara Jean Marr

Others

General election results Final results from the Secretary of State of California.

Results by county County Shelley Votes Olberg Votes Shoup Votes Lightfoot Votes Allison Votes Others VotesSan Francisco73.67%151,08712.91%26,4677.72%15,8412.37%4,8511.74%3,5641.59%3,271Alameda63.29%208,28022.59%74,3567.72%25,3992.46%8,1092.02%6,6341.92%6,312Marin58.44%44,24028.04%21,2248.18%6,1932.46%1,8661.32%9971.56%1,184San Mateo57.78%93,45729.02%46,9425.24%8,4823.12%5,0492.44%3,9542.38%3,850Los Angeles54.68%887,98634.12%554,1353.40%55,2582.72%44,1522.75%44,6102.33%37,761Santa Clara54.32%188,17934.29%118,7984.15%14,3812.63%9,0942.12%7,3332.49%8,620Contra Costa51.93%130,24837.34%93,6433.83%9,6002.85%7,1461.98%4,9712.08%5,210Santa Cruz51.66%38,59128.84%21,54011.08%8,2763.81%2,8472.36%1,7612.26%1,685Sonoma51.06%61,08230.88%36,9418.85%10,5833.98%4,7652.37%2,8412.86%3,424Monterey50.78%42,03337.19%30,7863.66%3,0273.18%2,6352.78%2,3002.42%2,001Solano50.76%44,13438.11%33,1302.91%2,5282.98%2,5892.34%2,0372.90%2,521Imperial50.27%10,51940.16%8,4021.48%3092.33%4883.51%7352.25%470Yolo48.90%21,98337.37%16,7996.94%3,1192.33%1,0472.37%1,0642.10%946Napa48.58%17,27538.06%13,5345.39%1,9153.44%1,2252.22%7892.31%823Lake46.67%7,24940.19%6,2434.92%7643.10%4822.30%3572.82%438San Benito45.99%4,61441.65%4,1793.20%3213.62%3633.08%3092.46%247Merced44.01%17,51447.42%18,8711.63%6492.45%9742.49%9892.00%795Mendocino43.58%10,58632.73%7,95014.29%3,4703.89%9452.48%6023.04%738Sacramento43.11%129,61845.62%137,1423.91%11,7462.64%7,9352.43%7,3062.29%6,887San Joaquin42.14%49,96848.16%57,1092.24%2,6542.67%3,1702.54%3,0072.26%2,676Stanislaus41.88%37,75149.08%44,2402.18%1,9672.64%2,3792.05%1,8512.17%1,957Humboldt41.36%16,24036.31%14,25812.43%4,8814.18%1,6403.10%1,2162.62%1,029Santa Barbara40.39%43,62846.80%50,5505.51%5,9553.25%3,5062.15%2,3211.90%2,052Alpine40.11%21541.23%2216.72%365.97%322.80%153.17%17Del Norte39.56%2,44846.56%2,8813.65%2264.25%2633.02%1872.96%183Ventura39.37%74,77849.01%93,0813.14%5,9563.22%6,1172.90%5,5112.37%4,492San Diego38.61%244,27250.92%322,1902.87%18,1822.89%18,2852.40%15,1552.31%14,610San Bernardino38.55%106,74651.48%142,5582.12%5,8722.90%8,0442.57%7,1302.38%6,580Riverside38.12%113,77853.14%158,5951.76%5,2632.33%6,9552.48%7,4042.17%6,478Fresno37.76%55,91153.60%79,3751.84%2,7252.38%3,5252.40%3,5482.03%3,004Tuolumne37.25%6,62551.63%9,1813.76%6693.05%5431.65%2942.65%471Kings37.15%7,78053.88%11,2831.21%2532.16%4523.48%7292.12%444Trinity34.87%1,65947.14%2,2435.76%2745.74%2732.96%1413.53%168Amador34.41%4,38154.22%6,9043.46%4403.24%4132.25%2872.42%308San Luis Obispo34.18%27,12452.25%41,4635.35%4,2494.04%3,2082.01%1,5992.16%1,712Mono33.84%98252.38%1,5206.06%1763.65%1061.41%412.65%77Kern33.66%44,75857.47%76,4261.35%1,7982.72%3,6112.44%3,2442.36%3,142Calaveras33.42%4,77453.68%7,6684.42%6313.86%5521.90%2722.71%387Tulare32.93%19,76658.12%34,8871.58%9502.47%1,4832.40%1,4412.49%1,494Butte32.88%16,95752.52%27,0917.03%3,6243.11%1,6052.09%1,0792.37%1,222Nevada32.60%12,56152.80%20,3467.45%2,8723.03%1,1662.03%7822.09%806Orange32.53%198,52557.38%350,2272.33%14,1912.78%16,9722.59%15,8062.40%14,632Madera32.49%7,65958.86%13,8751.63%3842.87%6771.98%4672.16%510Mariposa31.83%1,93854.95%3,3464.14%2523.51%2142.43%1483.14%191Siskiyou31.68%4,80054.77%8,2993.10%4704.16%6313.29%4983.00%454Plumas31.26%2,41955.23%4,2743.75%2903.93%3042.87%2222.96%229Placer31.16%25,98759.72%49,8073.02%2,5162.61%2,1771.58%1,3141.92%1,601Tehama31.14%4,69156.48%8,5082.37%3573.49%5263.34%5033.19%480El Dorado30.89%16,74458.31%31,6074.01%2,1722.97%1,6101.69%9172.14%1,159Yuba30.67%3,28457.68%6,1772.96%3173.04%3262.33%2493.32%356Sierra29.82%41956.01%7873.91%554.91%691.71%243.63%51Shasta29.78%14,20159.06%28,1652.28%1,0853.06%1,4613.03%1,4442.79%1,329Lassen29.30%2,22158.91%4,4662.04%1554.09%3102.52%1913.14%238Sutter29.08%5,41762.36%11,6181.69%3142.05%3822.62%4892.20%410Colusa28.84%1,24961.51%2,6641.99%862.33%1012.63%1142.70%117Glenn27.20%1,73062.74%3,9902.09%1333.05%1942.47%1572.45%156Inyo27.18%1,52062.77%3,5112.97%1662.91%1631.73%972.43%136Modoc24.70%81662.53%2,0662.00%664.21%1392.78%923.78%125

References

See also California state elections, 2002 State of California Secretary of State of California