The 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 5, 2002, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on March 5, 2002.
Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2002 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,457,322 50.2% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 4 3,156,420 45.9% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 3 267,351 3.9% 0 0 0.0% Total 11 6,881,093 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Johan Klehs Democratic Carole Migden Democratic2nd Dean Andal Republican Bill Leonard Republican3rd Claude Parrish Republican Claude Parrish Republican4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic
District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Mark S. Bendick (R), business tax manager Carole Migden (D), member of the California State Assembly (1996-2002) Elizabeth C. Brierly (L), business analyst
Results
District 2 The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Bill Leonard (R), member of the California State Assembly (1978-1988, 1996-2002) and a member of the California State Senate (1996-2002) Tom Y. Santos (D), tax consultant/realtor
Results
District 3 The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 with 53.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist J.R. Graham (L), author/security officer Claude Parrish (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Results
District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 for 60.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates John Chiang (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Glen Forsch (R), businessman Kenneth A. Weissman (L), attorney
Results
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