{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2002 California Insurance Commissioner election | country = California | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1998 California Insurance Commissioner election | previous_year = 1998 | next_election = 2006 California Insurance Commissioner election | next_year = 2006 | election_date = November 5, 2002 | image1 = Image:John Garamendi (cropped).jpg | image_size = 150x150px | nominee1 = '''John Garamendi''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''3,346,937''' | percentage1 = '''46.48%''' | image2 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Gary Mendoza | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 2,998,243 | percentage2 = 41.64% | map_image = 2002 California Insurance Commissioner election results map by county.svg | map_size = 300px | map_caption = County results<br/>'''Garamendi:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}<br/> '''Mendoza:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} | title = Ins. Comm. | before_election = Harry W. Low | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = John Garamendi | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{ElectionsCA}}
The '''2002 California Insurance Commissioner election''' occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Former Deputy Secretary of the Interior John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, defeated Corporations Commissioner Gary Mendoza, the Republican nominee, for the office previously held by Harry W. Low.<sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080731044355/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/ic.pdf]</sup>
==Primary results== A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210236/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ins/00.htm.
Results by county are available [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210236/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ins/00.htm#cty here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731044355/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/ic.pdf here].
===Democratic=== {{Election box begin no party no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner Democratic primary, 2002}} {{Election box winning candidate no party no change| |candidate = John Garamendi |votes = 800,146 |percentage = 38.55 }} {{Election box candidate no party no change| |candidate = Tom Umberg |votes = 586,112 |percentage = 28.24 }} {{Election box candidate no party no change| |candidate = Tom Calderon |votes = 476,234 |percentage = 22.94 }} {{Election box candidate no party no change| |candidate = Bill Winslow |votes = 213,239 |percentage = 10.27 }} {{Election box total no party no change| |votes = 2,075,731 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
===Republican=== {{Election box begin no party no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner Republican primary, 2002}} {{Election box winning candidate no party no change| |candidate = Gary Mendoza |votes = 808,007 |percentage = 41.74 }} {{Election box candidate no party no change| |candidate = Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch |votes = 704,392 |percentage = 36.39 }} {{Election box candidate no party no change| |candidate = Wes Bannister |votes = 423,273 |percentage = 21.87 }} {{Election box total no party no change| |votes = 1,935,672 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
===Other Parties=== {{Election box begin no change | title=California Attorney General primary, 2002 (Others)}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Green Party of the United States |candidate = David I. Sheidlower |votes = 34,784 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = American Independent Party |candidate = Steve Klein |votes = 27,113 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Dale F. Ogden |votes = 19,213 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Natural Law Party (United States) |candidate = Raul Calderon, Jr. |votes = 5,044 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
==Results== {{Election box begin no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner election, 2002<ref name="results">{{cite web |url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ic.pdf |title=Secretary of State |access-date=2008-07-29 |date=2002-12-16 |format=PDF |publisher=Secretary of State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731034643/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ic.pdf# |archive-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/reg.pdf |title=Registration and Participation |access-date=2008-07-29 |date=2002-12-18 |format=PDF |publisher=Secretary of State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731034445/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/reg.pdf# |archive-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = John Garamendi |votes = 3,346,937 |percentage = 46.48 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Gary Mendoza |votes = 2,998,243 |percentage = 41.64 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Green Party of the United States |candidate = David I. Sheidlower |votes = 277,667 |percentage = 3.86 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Dale F. Ogden |votes = 236,688 |percentage = 3.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Natural Law Party (United States) |candidate = Raul Calderon, Jr. |votes = 192,001 |percentage = 2.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = American Independent Party |candidate = Steve Klein |votes = 148,893 |percentage = 2.07 }} {{Election box invalid no change| |votes = 538,392 |percentage = 6.96 }} {{Election box total no change| |votes = 7,200,429 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box turnout no change| |percentage = 36.05 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===Results by county=== Results from the Secretary of State of California:<ref name="results"/>
{|width="77%" class="wikitable sortable" ! width="13%" | County ! width="6%" | Garamendi ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Mendoza ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Sheidlower ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Ogden ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Calderon ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Klein ! width="6%" | Votes |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco |align="center"|'''70.15%''' |align="center"|''137,602'' |align="center"|'''15.26%''' |align="center"|''29,931'' |align="center"|'''7.78%''' |align="center"|''15,261'' |align="center"|'''3.23%''' |align="center"|''6,342'' |align="center"|'''2.16%''' |align="center"|''4,231'' |align="center"|'''1.42%''' |align="center"|''2,777'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alameda |align="center"|'''64.79%''' |align="center"|''214,588'' |align="center"|'''21.93%''' |align="center"|''72,635'' |align="center"|'''7.28%''' |align="center"|''24,111'' |align="center"|'''2.75%''' |align="center"|''9,109'' |align="center"|'''1.99%''' |align="center"|''6,606'' |align="center"|'''1.26%''' |align="center"|''4,169'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marin |align="center"|'''60.31%''' |align="center"|''51,967'' |align="center"|'''27.33%''' |align="center"|''23,551'' |align="center"|'''7.64%''' |align="center"|''6,587'' |align="center"|'''2.63%''' |align="center"|''2,265'' |align="center"|'''1.16%''' |align="center"|''996'' |align="center"|'''0.93%''' |align="center"|''799'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Mateo |align="center"|'''58.90%''' |align="center"|''97,857'' |align="center"|'''29.56%''' |align="center"|''49,102'' |align="center"|'''4.54%''' |align="center"|''7,550'' |align="center"|'''3.02%''' |align="center"|''5,012'' |align="center"|'''2.44%''' |align="center"|''4,058'' |align="center"|'''1.54%''' |align="center"|''2,555'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Cruz |align="center"|'''55.31%''' |align="center"|''41,663'' |align="center"|'''26.17%''' |align="center"|''19,709'' |align="center"|'''10.60%''' |align="center"|''7,981'' |align="center"|'''3.64%''' |align="center"|''2,744'' |align="center"|'''2.68%''' |align="center"|''2,015'' |align="center"|'''1.61%''' |align="center"|''1,210'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Contra Costa |align="center"|'''55.05%''' |align="center"|''141,101'' |align="center"|'''34.45%''' |align="center"|''88,318'' |align="center"|'''3.64%''' |align="center"|''9,318'' |align="center"|'''3.03%''' |align="center"|''7,771'' |align="center"|'''2.00%''' |align="center"|''5,133'' |align="center"|'''1.83%''' |align="center"|''4,689'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonoma |align="center"|'''54.01%''' |align="center"|''76,818'' |align="center"|'''30.16%''' |align="center"|''42,896'' |align="center"|'''8.75%''' |align="center"|''12,450'' |align="center"|'''3.30%''' |align="center"|''4,699'' |align="center"|'''2.09%''' |align="center"|''2,966'' |align="center"|'''1.69%''' |align="center"|''2,400'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Angeles |align="center"|'''53.87%''' |align="center"|''871,779'' |align="center"|'''33.70%''' |align="center"|''545,306'' |align="center"|'''3.39%''' |align="center"|''54,880'' |align="center"|'''3.33%''' |align="center"|''53,894'' |align="center"|'''3.58%''' |align="center"|''57,993'' |align="center"|'''2.12%''' |align="center"|''34,301'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano |align="center"|'''53.30%''' |align="center"|''46,090'' |align="center"|'''36.77%''' |align="center"|''31,795'' |align="center"|'''2.95%''' |align="center"|''2,555'' |align="center"|'''2.73%''' |align="center"|''2,365'' |align="center"|'''2.13%''' |align="center"|''1,840'' |align="center"|'''2.12%''' |align="center"|''1,829'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Clara |align="center"|'''52.64%''' |align="center"|''179,291'' |align="center"|'''35.02%''' |align="center"|''119,261'' |align="center"|'''4.20%''' |align="center"|''14,308'' |align="center"|'''3.85%''' |align="center"|''13,125'' |align="center"|'''2.56%''' |align="center"|''8,731'' |align="center"|'''1.72%''' |align="center"|''5,874'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Napa |align="center"|'''51.96%''' |align="center"|''18,738'' |align="center"|'''35.94%''' |align="center"|''12,959'' |align="center"|'''5.34%''' |align="center"|''1,924'' |align="center"|'''2.78%''' |align="center"|''1,001'' |align="center"|'''2.27%''' |align="center"|''818'' |align="center"|'''1.72%''' |align="center"|''619'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Monterey |align="center"|'''51.20%''' |align="center"|''43,418'' |align="center"|'''35.66%''' |align="center"|''30,243'' |align="center"|'''3.64%''' |align="center"|''3,087'' |align="center"|'''3.38%''' |align="center"|''2,865'' |align="center"|'''3.81%''' |align="center"|''3,230'' |align="center"|'''2.31%''' |align="center"|''1,961'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Yolo |align="center"|'''49.52%''' |align="center"|''22,585'' |align="center"|'''36.87%''' |align="center"|''16,817'' |align="center"|'''7.23%''' |align="center"|''3,297'' |align="center"|'''2.15%''' |align="center"|''979'' |align="center"|'''2.66%''' |align="center"|''1,212'' |align="center"|'''1.57%''' |align="center"|''718'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lake |align="center"|'''49.11%''' |align="center"|''7,734'' |align="center"|'''39.78%''' |align="center"|''6,265'' |align="center"|'''4.92%''' |align="center"|''775'' |align="center"|'''2.77%''' |align="center"|''436'' |align="center"|'''1.57%''' |align="center"|''247'' |align="center"|'''1.85%''' |align="center"|''292'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Benito |align="center"|'''48.59%''' |align="center"|''5,894'' |align="center"|'''39.31%''' |align="center"|''4,769'' |align="center"|'''2.79%''' |align="center"|''338'' |align="center"|'''3.02%''' |align="center"|''366'' |align="center"|'''4.47%''' |align="center"|''542'' |align="center"|'''1.83%''' |align="center"|''222'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mendocino |align="center"|'''48.49%''' |align="center"|''11,746'' |align="center"|'''31.23%''' |align="center"|''7,566'' |align="center"|'''13.56%''' |align="center"|''3,284'' |align="center"|'''3.03%''' |align="center"|''735'' |align="center"|'''1.77%''' |align="center"|''428'' |align="center"|'''1.93%''' |align="center"|''467'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alpine |align="center"|'''47.22%''' |align="center"|''255'' |align="center"|'''37.41%''' |align="center"|''202'' |align="center"|'''5.37%''' |align="center"|''29'' |align="center"|'''3.70%''' |align="center"|''20'' |align="center"|'''3.89%''' |align="center"|''21'' |align="center"|'''2.41%''' |align="center"|''13'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Imperial |align="center"|'''47.15%''' |align="center"|''10,085'' |align="center"|'''39.33%''' |align="center"|''8,412'' |align="center"|'''1.48%''' |align="center"|''317'' |align="center"|'''2.41%''' |align="center"|''515'' |align="center"|'''7.48%''' |align="center"|''1,600'' |align="center"|'''2.15%''' |align="center"|''459'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Joaquin |align="center"|'''46.46%''' |align="center"|''57,005'' |align="center"|'''44.94%''' |align="center"|''55,139'' |align="center"|'''2.04%''' |align="center"|''2,505'' |align="center"|'''2.10%''' |align="center"|''2,583'' |align="center"|'''2.51%''' |align="center"|''3,080'' |align="center"|'''1.95%''' |align="center"|''2,396'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Humboldt |align="center"|'''44.86%''' |align="center"|''18,484'' |align="center"|'''35.14%''' |align="center"|''14,479'' |align="center"|'''13.18%''' |align="center"|''5,432'' |align="center"|'''4.04%''' |align="center"|''1,666'' |align="center"|'''1.90%''' |align="center"|''783'' |align="center"|'''0.88%''' |align="center"|''364'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced |align="center"|'''43.52%''' |align="center"|''17,284'' |align="center"|'''47.00%''' |align="center"|''18,666'' |align="center"|'''1.80%''' |align="center"|''716'' |align="center"|'''2.48%''' |align="center"|''983'' |align="center"|'''3.39%''' |align="center"|''1,346'' |align="center"|'''1.81%''' |align="center"|''717'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sacramento |align="center"|'''42.44%''' |align="center"|''131,133'' |align="center"|'''46.71%''' |align="center"|''144,312'' |align="center"|'''3.85%''' |align="center"|''11,887'' |align="center"|'''2.76%''' |align="center"|''8,513'' |align="center"|'''2.15%''' |align="center"|''6,637'' |align="center"|'''2.10%''' |align="center"|''6,485'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus |align="center"|'''42.30%''' |align="center"|''40,205'' |align="center"|'''49.67%''' |align="center"|''47,214'' |align="center"|'''2.02%''' |align="center"|''1,924'' |align="center"|'''1.96%''' |align="center"|''1,866'' |align="center"|'''2.27%''' |align="center"|''2,157'' |align="center"|'''1.77%''' |align="center"|''1,684'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Del Norte |align="center"|'''42.10%''' |align="center"|''2,787'' |align="center"|'''45.50%''' |align="center"|''3,012'' |align="center"|'''3.87%''' |align="center"|''256'' |align="center"|'''3.87%''' |align="center"|''256'' |align="center"|'''2.05%''' |align="center"|''136'' |align="center"|'''2.61%''' |align="center"|''173'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne |align="center"|'''40.43%''' |align="center"|''7,223'' |align="center"|'''50.81%''' |align="center"|''9,078'' |align="center"|'''3.26%''' |align="center"|''582'' |align="center"|'''2.40%''' |align="center"|''429'' |align="center"|'''1.35%''' |align="center"|''242'' |align="center"|'''1.74%''' |align="center"|''311'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Barbara |align="center"|'''40.45%''' |align="center"|''44,056'' |align="center"|'''46.04%''' |align="center"|''50,143'' |align="center"|'''5.37%''' |align="center"|''5,847'' |align="center"|'''3.74%''' |align="center"|''4,073'' |align="center"|'''2.71%''' |align="center"|''2,949'' |align="center"|'''1.70%''' |align="center"|''1,850'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity |align="center"|'''40.42%''' |align="center"|''1,908'' |align="center"|'''44.46%''' |align="center"|''2,099'' |align="center"|'''5.57%''' |align="center"|''263'' |align="center"|'''5.10%''' |align="center"|''241'' |align="center"|'''2.03%''' |align="center"|''96'' |align="center"|'''2.41%''' |align="center"|''114'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura |align="center"|'''40.38%''' |align="center"|''76,598'' |align="center"|'''47.68%''' |align="center"|''90,429'' |align="center"|'''3.02%''' |align="center"|''5,734'' |align="center"|'''3.68%''' |align="center"|''6,976'' |align="center"|'''2.90%''' |align="center"|''5,496'' |align="center"|'''2.34%''' |align="center"|''4,442'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras |align="center"|'''40.05%''' |align="center"|''6,059'' |align="center"|'''49.71%''' |align="center"|''7,519'' |align="center"|'''3.70%''' |align="center"|''560'' |align="center"|'''3.06%''' |align="center"|''463'' |align="center"|'''1.49%''' |align="center"|''226'' |align="center"|'''1.98%''' |align="center"|''300'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono |align="center"|'''39.86%''' |align="center"|''1,159'' |align="center"|'''48.28%''' |align="center"|''1,404'' |align="center"|'''5.33%''' |align="center"|''155'' |align="center"|'''2.92%''' |align="center"|''85'' |align="center"|'''2.03%''' |align="center"|''59'' |align="center"|'''1.58%''' |align="center"|''46'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Bernardino |align="center"|'''39.56%''' |align="center"|''107,649'' |align="center"|'''48.60%''' |align="center"|''132,269'' |align="center"|'''2.34%''' |align="center"|''6,366'' |align="center"|'''3.49%''' |align="center"|''9,508'' |align="center"|'''3.27%''' |align="center"|''8,891'' |align="center"|'''2.74%''' |align="center"|''7,452'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador |align="center"|'''39.13%''' |align="center"|''5,054'' |align="center"|'''51.12%''' |align="center"|''6,603'' |align="center"|'''2.87%''' |align="center"|''371'' |align="center"|'''2.71%''' |align="center"|''350'' |align="center"|'''1.83%''' |align="center"|''237'' |align="center"|'''2.34%''' |align="center"|''302'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside |align="center"|'''39.19%''' |align="center"|''116,658'' |align="center"|'''50.72%''' |align="center"|''150,956'' |align="center"|'''1.98%''' |align="center"|''5,906'' |align="center"|'''3.20%''' |align="center"|''9,535'' |align="center"|'''2.57%''' |align="center"|''7,654'' |align="center"|'''2.33%''' |align="center"|''6,932'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama |align="center"|'''38.07%''' |align="center"|''5,774'' |align="center"|'''51.43%''' |align="center"|''7,800'' |align="center"|'''2.12%''' |align="center"|''322'' |align="center"|'''3.62%''' |align="center"|''549'' |align="center"|'''1.72%''' |align="center"|''261'' |align="center"|'''3.03%''' |align="center"|''459'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings |align="center"|'''37.57%''' |align="center"|''7,891'' |align="center"|'''53.31%''' |align="center"|''11,195'' |align="center"|'''1.59%''' |align="center"|''334'' |align="center"|'''2.56%''' |align="center"|''537'' |align="center"|'''3.04%''' |align="center"|''639'' |align="center"|'''1.93%''' |align="center"|''405'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou |align="center"|'''37.33%''' |align="center"|''5,631'' |align="center"|'''51.21%''' |align="center"|''7,724'' |align="center"|'''2.94%''' |align="center"|''443'' |align="center"|'''4.73%''' |align="center"|''713'' |align="center"|'''1.94%''' |align="center"|''293'' |align="center"|'''1.86%''' |align="center"|''280'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo |align="center"|'''36.32%''' |align="center"|''28,697'' |align="center"|'''50.42%''' |align="center"|''39,837'' |align="center"|'''5.31%''' |align="center"|''4,192'' |align="center"|'''3.95%''' |align="center"|''3,125'' |align="center"|'''1.99%''' |align="center"|''1,575'' |align="center"|'''2.01%''' |align="center"|''1,591'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego |align="center"|'''35.98%''' |align="center"|''225,666'' |align="center"|'''52.46%''' |align="center"|''328,990'' |align="center"|'''3.03%''' |align="center"|''18,991'' |align="center"|'''3.80%''' |align="center"|''23,810'' |align="center"|'''2.42%''' |align="center"|''15,172'' |align="center"|'''2.31%''' |align="center"|''14,507'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo |align="center"|'''35.70%''' |align="center"|''2,191'' |align="center"|'''53.09%''' |align="center"|''3,258'' |align="center"|'''3.18%''' |align="center"|''195'' |align="center"|'''3.70%''' |align="center"|''227'' |align="center"|'''1.76%''' |align="center"|''108'' |align="center"|'''2.57%''' |align="center"|''158'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern |align="center"|'''35.41%''' |align="center"|''47,632'' |align="center"|'''54.35%''' |align="center"|''73,106'' |align="center"|'''1.56%''' |align="center"|''2,104'' |align="center"|'''2.97%''' |align="center"|''3,996'' |align="center"|'''2.52%''' |align="center"|''3,393'' |align="center"|'''3.19%''' |align="center"|''4,287'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta |align="center"|'''35.21%''' |align="center"|''16,743'' |align="center"|'''55.57%''' |align="center"|''26,426'' |align="center"|'''2.18%''' |align="center"|''1,038'' |align="center"|'''3.05%''' |align="center"|''1,452'' |align="center"|'''1.66%''' |align="center"|''789'' |align="center"|'''2.33%''' |align="center"|''1,110'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte |align="center"|'''35.23%''' |align="center"|''21,119'' |align="center"|'''50.79%''' |align="center"|''30,445'' |align="center"|'''6.86%''' |align="center"|''4,113'' |align="center"|'''2.81%''' |align="center"|''1,685'' |align="center"|'''1.82%''' |align="center"|''1,089'' |align="center"|'''2.49%''' |align="center"|''1,492'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas |align="center"|'''35.24%''' |align="center"|''2,729'' |align="center"|'''53.07%''' |align="center"|''4,109'' |align="center"|'''3.63%''' |align="center"|''281'' |align="center"|'''3.65%''' |align="center"|''283'' |align="center"|'''1.69%''' |align="center"|''131'' |align="center"|'''2.71%''' |align="center"|''210'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa |align="center"|'''35.01%''' |align="center"|''2,205'' |align="center"|'''54.37%''' |align="center"|''3,425'' |align="center"|'''3.51%''' |align="center"|''221'' |align="center"|'''3.08%''' |align="center"|''194'' |align="center"|'''1.62%''' |align="center"|''102'' |align="center"|'''2.41%''' |align="center"|''152'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno |align="center"|'''34.97%''' |align="center"|''52,946'' |align="center"|'''55.03%''' |align="center"|''83,308'' |align="center"|'''2.16%''' |align="center"|''3,263'' |align="center"|'''3.23%''' |align="center"|''4,896'' |align="center"|'''2.56%''' |align="center"|''3,874'' |align="center"|'''2.05%''' |align="center"|''3,099'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen |align="center"|'''34.88%''' |align="center"|''2,631'' |align="center"|'''54.38%''' |align="center"|''4,102'' |align="center"|'''2.17%''' |align="center"|''164'' |align="center"|'''4.02%''' |align="center"|''303'' |align="center"|'''1.75%''' |align="center"|''132'' |align="center"|'''2.80%''' |align="center"|''211'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc |align="center"|'''34.61%''' |align="center"|''1,136'' |align="center"|'''55.48%''' |align="center"|''1,821'' |align="center"|'''1.98%''' |align="center"|''65'' |align="center"|'''3.50%''' |align="center"|''115'' |align="center"|'''1.52%''' |align="center"|''50'' |align="center"|'''2.89%''' |align="center"|''95'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa |align="center"|'''34.20%''' |align="center"|''1,538'' |align="center"|'''57.42%''' |align="center"|''2,582'' |align="center"|'''1.89%''' |align="center"|''85'' |align="center"|'''2.00%''' |align="center"|''90'' |align="center"|'''2.54%''' |align="center"|''114'' |align="center"|'''1.96%''' |align="center"|''88'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada |align="center"|'''34.11%''' |align="center"|''13,106'' |align="center"|'''52.23%''' |align="center"|''20,071'' |align="center"|'''7.18%''' |align="center"|''2,758'' |align="center"|'''2.96%''' |align="center"|''1,139'' |align="center"|'''1.69%''' |align="center"|''650'' |align="center"|'''1.83%''' |align="center"|''702'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange |align="center"|'''33.33%''' |align="center"|''208,490'' |align="center"|'''55.51%''' |align="center"|''347,198'' |align="center"|'''2.45%''' |align="center"|''15,308'' |align="center"|'''3.86%''' |align="center"|''24,149'' |align="center"|'''2.42%''' |align="center"|''15,141'' |align="center"|'''2.43%''' |align="center"|''15,195'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra |align="center"|'''32.84%''' |align="center"|''465'' |align="center"|'''53.11%''' |align="center"|''752'' |align="center"|'''5.01%''' |align="center"|''71'' |align="center"|'''4.80%''' |align="center"|''68'' |align="center"|'''1.34%''' |align="center"|''19'' |align="center"|'''2.90%''' |align="center"|''41'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera |align="center"|'''32.70%''' |align="center"|''8,446'' |align="center"|'''57.79%''' |align="center"|''14,925'' |align="center"|'''2.03%''' |align="center"|''525'' |align="center"|'''2.87%''' |align="center"|''742'' |align="center"|'''2.45%''' |align="center"|''634'' |align="center"|'''2.14%''' |align="center"|''553'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba |align="center"|'''32.57%''' |align="center"|''3,727'' |align="center"|'''56.23%''' |align="center"|''6,434'' |align="center"|'''2.84%''' |align="center"|''325'' |align="center"|'''3.50%''' |align="center"|''401'' |align="center"|'''2.05%''' |align="center"|''235'' |align="center"|'''2.81%''' |align="center"|''321'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn |align="center"|'''32.37%''' |align="center"|''2,068'' |align="center"|'''57.76%''' |align="center"|''3,690'' |align="center"|'''1.83%''' |align="center"|''117'' |align="center"|'''2.85%''' |align="center"|''182'' |align="center"|'''1.86%''' |align="center"|''119'' |align="center"|'''3.33%''' |align="center"|''213'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|El Dorado |align="center"|'''32.23%''' |align="center"|''17,674'' |align="center"|'''57.13%''' |align="center"|''31,327'' |align="center"|'''4.04%''' |align="center"|''2,213'' |align="center"|'''2.82%''' |align="center"|''1,549'' |align="center"|'''1.75%''' |align="center"|''958'' |align="center"|'''2.04%''' |align="center"|''1,118'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter |align="center"|'''32.11%''' |align="center"|''6,105'' |align="center"|'''60.02%''' |align="center"|''11,409'' |align="center"|'''1.75%''' |align="center"|''333'' |align="center"|'''2.07%''' |align="center"|''394'' |align="center"|'''2.01%''' |align="center"|''383'' |align="center"|'''2.03%''' |align="center"|''386'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare |align="center"|'''32.08%''' |align="center"|''19,648'' |align="center"|'''57.23%''' |align="center"|''35,057'' |align="center"|'''1.68%''' |align="center"|''1,032'' |align="center"|'''2.94%''' |align="center"|''1,801'' |align="center"|'''3.31%''' |align="center"|''2,029'' |align="center"|'''2.76%''' |align="center"|''1,688'' |- |align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer |align="center"|'''31.93%''' |align="center"|''30,206'' |align="center"|'''59.40%''' |align="center"|''56,193'' |align="center"|'''2.77%''' |align="center"|''2,618'' |align="center"|'''2.66%''' |align="center"|''2,518'' |align="center"|'''1.54%''' |align="center"|''1,455'' |align="center"|'''1.70%''' |align="center"|''1,610'' |}
==See also== *California state elections, 2002 *State of California *California Insurance Commissioner
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060428084830/http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]
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Category:2002 California elections Category:California Insurance Commissioner elections California