The 2002 California Attorney General election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Lockyer, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman.

Background In March 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that, while Lockyer's first term had drawn criticism from the left and right, his extensive fundraising deterred many prospective challengers from running against him. The California Republican Party eventually recruited State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman after struggling to find other candidates. In the Democratic primary, Lockyer faced a minor challenge from attorney Mike Schmier.

Primary results Democratic

Others

Results

Results by county Results from the Secretary of State of California.

County Lockyer Votes Ackerman Votes Mowrer Votes Templin Votes Kuwatch VotesSan Francisco73.75%150,73014.88%30,4197.77%15,8821.97%4,0261.62%3,316Alameda68.98%232,18020.96%70,5506.85%23,0721.83%6,1611.38%4,639Marin63.27%55,16426.40%23,0157.34%6,4031.55%1,3501.44%1,257San Mateo62.35%104,45728.39%47,5534.89%8,1912.72%4,5531.65%2,766Los Angeles59.67%978,01032.21%527,9703.60%59,0082.72%44,6111.80%29,450Santa Clara58.74%203,25432.45%112,2924.15%14,3452.62%9,0652.05%7,081Santa Cruz58.60%44,48425.97%19,71210.36%7,8632.37%1,7972.71%2,060Contra Costa57.34%144,31234.64%87,1693.89%9,7892.58%6,4861.56%3,915Sonoma56.59%80,40429.71%42,2168.73%12,4062.91%4,1412.06%2,925Monterey56.47%48,39135.02%30,0093.59%3,0772.77%2,3772.15%1,840Solano55.46%48,08537.00%32,0803.09%2,6832.93%2,5431.51%1,308Imperial55.28%11,91637.23%8,0242.45%5283.63%7831.41%304Napa54.28%19,68836.33%13,1754.83%1,7512.65%9621.91%693Yolo54.06%24,84135.49%16,3076.51%2,9932.25%1,0321.68%774San Benito53.17%6,50039.47%4,8262.68%3282.91%3561.77%216Lake51.97%8,23638.60%6,1174.67%7402.78%4401.99%315Mendocino50.66%12,32330.69%7,46512.48%3,0362.72%6613.45%838Sacramento49.55%154,01042.31%131,5193.73%11,6072.97%9,2301.44%4,474Merced49.14%19,57744.32%17,6572.12%8453.01%1,2011.40%556Humboldt48.22%20,21934.86%14,61612.36%5,1841.99%8362.57%1,076San Joaquin48.12%57,71244.94%53,9022.63%3,1522.86%3,4261.45%1,739Stanislaus47.56%45,22745.88%43,6322.47%2,3532.85%2,7091.24%1,180Alpine46.81%25737.70%2077.10%395.83%322.55%14Santa Barbara46.47%51,67144.31%49,2725.32%5,9182.25%2,4991.66%1,842Ventura45.25%84,75046.72%87,4963.29%6,1652.78%5,2031.95%3,661Del Norte44.80%2,98045.04%2,9963.52%2343.92%2612.72%181San Bernardino44.40%120,70448.27%131,2352.32%6,3023.30%8,9801.71%4,652San Diego44.30%278,74647.99%301,9802.95%18,5362.84%17,9011.92%12,056Kings43.88%9,18451.14%10,7031.29%2702.74%5730.96%200Fresno43.80%66,82950.02%76,3072.16%3,2982.73%4,1691.28%1,959Riverside43.37%129,95850.35%150,8672.01%6,0132.85%8,5381.42%4,252Amador42.70%5,49949.80%6,4132.98%3842.98%3841.53%197Tuolumne42.38%7,54549.58%8,8273.56%6332.99%5321.49%265Trinity41.43%1,98845.24%2,1715.58%2684.04%1943.71%178San Luis Obispo40.46%32,38250.17%40,1534.84%3,8752.51%2,0102.02%1,616Mono39.54%1,15549.81%1,4555.27%1542.77%812.60%76Calaveras39.41%5,91350.42%7,5644.58%6873.37%5052.23%334Tulare37.81%23,45756.62%35,1211.67%1,0332.72%1,6871.18%735Nevada37.80%14,61350.87%19,6656.90%2,6692.51%9691.92%744Tehama37.62%5,74953.84%8,2282.76%4223.28%5022.50%382Butte37.32%22,40051.38%30,8426.54%3,9262.89%1,7341.87%1,121Mariposa37.27%2,36753.14%3,3754.02%2553.90%2481.67%106Plumas37.20%2,88053.36%4,1313.77%2923.62%2802.05%159Madera36.99%9,62456.83%14,7851.89%4922.84%7381.45%377Kern36.66%48,80256.98%75,8511.72%2,2962.83%3,7611.81%2,409Siskiyou36.44%5,57753.81%8,2353.54%5423.02%4623.20%489Placer36.28%34,53157.14%54,3872.82%2,6842.40%2,2881.35%1,286El Dorado36.00%19,82155.32%30,4643.97%2,1882.89%1,5941.81%998Sierra35.77%50953.27%7583.51%503.87%553.58%51Orange35.52%219,83957.40%355,2342.54%15,7182.60%16,0821.94%12,009Inyo35.54%2,19555.17%3,4083.71%2293.22%1992.36%146Shasta35.29%16,97457.07%27,4512.27%1,0943.16%1,5222.20%1,059Lassen34.92%2,66156.86%4,3332.09%1594.03%3072.10%160Yuba34.90%4,00656.50%6,4863.36%3863.65%4191.59%182Colusa34.49%1,54659.74%2,6781.87%842.23%1001.67%75Sutter33.53%6,39060.65%11,5581.95%3722.59%4941.28%243Glenn31.72%2,04260.44%3,8912.87%1852.94%1892.03%131Modoc30.77%1,01860.46%2,0002.57%853.63%1202.57%85

See also California state elections, 2002 State of California California Attorney General List of attorneys general of California

References

External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State