| 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 |
| Nominee1: | John Garamendi |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,346,937 |
| Percentage1: | 46.48% |
| Nominee2: | Gary Mendoza |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,998,243 |
| Percentage2: | 41.64% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Ins. Comm. | |
| Before Election: | Harry W. Low |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Garamendi |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.https://web.archive.org/web/20080731044355/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/ic.pdf
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 here and here.
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Garamendi | Votes | Mendoza | Votes | Sheidlower | Votes | Ogden | Votes | Calderon | Votes | Klein | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 70.15% | 137,602 | 15.26% | 29,931 | 7.78% | 15,261 | 3.23% | 6,342 | 2.16% | 4,231 | 1.42% | 2,777 | |
| Alameda | 64.79% | 214,588 | 21.93% | 72,635 | 7.28% | 24,111 | 2.75% | 9,109 | 1.99% | 6,606 | 1.26% | 4,169 | |
| Marin | 60.31% | 51,967 | 27.33% | 23,551 | 7.64% | 6,587 | 2.63% | 2,265 | 1.16% | 996 | 0.93% | 799 | |
| San Mateo | 58.90% | 97,857 | 29.56% | 49,102 | 4.54% | 7,550 | 3.02% | 5,012 | 2.44% | 4,058 | 1.54% | 2,555 | |
| Santa Cruz | 55.31% | 41,663 | 26.17% | 19,709 | 10.60% | 7,981 | 3.64% | 2,744 | 2.68% | 2,015 | 1.61% | 1,210 | |
| Contra Costa | 55.05% | 141,101 | 34.45% | 88,318 | 3.64% | 9,318 | 3.03% | 7,771 | 2.00% | 5,133 | 1.83% | 4,689 | |
| Sonoma | 54.01% | 76,818 | 30.16% | 42,896 | 8.75% | 12,450 | 3.30% | 4,699 | 2.09% | 2,966 | 1.69% | 2,400 | |
| Los Angeles | 53.87% | 871,779 | 33.70% | 545,306 | 3.39% | 54,880 | 3.33% | 53,894 | 3.58% | 57,993 | 2.12% | 34,301 | |
| Solano | 53.30% | 46,090 | 36.77% | 31,795 | 2.95% | 2,555 | 2.73% | 2,365 | 2.13% | 1,840 | 2.12% | 1,829 | |
| Santa Clara | 52.64% | 179,291 | 35.02% | 119,261 | 4.20% | 14,308 | 3.85% | 13,125 | 2.56% | 8,731 | 1.72% | 5,874 | |
| Napa | 51.96% | 18,738 | 35.94% | 12,959 | 5.34% | 1,924 | 2.78% | 1,001 | 2.27% | 818 | 1.72% | 619 | |
| Monterey | 51.20% | 43,418 | 35.66% | 30,243 | 3.64% | 3,087 | 3.38% | 2,865 | 3.81% | 3,230 | 2.31% | 1,961 | |
| Yolo | 49.52% | 22,585 | 36.87% | 16,817 | 7.23% | 3,297 | 2.15% | 979 | 2.66% | 1,212 | 1.57% | 718 | |
| Lake | 49.11% | 7,734 | 39.78% | 6,265 | 4.92% | 775 | 2.77% | 436 | 1.57% | 247 | 1.85% | 292 | |
| San Benito | 48.59% | 5,894 | 39.31% | 4,769 | 2.79% | 338 | 3.02% | 366 | 4.47% | 542 | 1.83% | 222 | |
| Mendocino | 48.49% | 11,746 | 31.23% | 7,566 | 13.56% | 3,284 | 3.03% | 735 | 1.77% | 428 | 1.93% | 467 | |
| Alpine | 47.22% | 255 | 37.41% | 202 | 5.37% | 29 | 3.70% | 20 | 3.89% | 21 | 2.41% | 13 | |
| Imperial | 47.15% | 10,085 | 39.33% | 8,412 | 1.48% | 317 | 2.41% | 515 | 7.48% | 1,600 | 2.15% | 459 | |
| San Joaquin | 46.46% | 57,005 | 44.94% | 55,139 | 2.04% | 2,505 | 2.10% | 2,583 | 2.51% | 3,080 | 1.95% | 2,396 | |
| Humboldt | 44.86% | 18,484 | 35.14% | 14,479 | 13.18% | 5,432 | 4.04% | 1,666 | 1.90% | 783 | 0.88% | 364 | |
| Merced | 43.52% | 17,284 | 47.00% | 18,666 | 1.80% | 716 | 2.48% | 983 | 3.39% | 1,346 | 1.81% | 717 | |
| Sacramento | 42.44% | 131,133 | 46.71% | 144,312 | 3.85% | 11,887 | 2.76% | 8,513 | 2.15% | 6,637 | 2.10% | 6,485 | |
| Stanislaus | 42.30% | 40,205 | 49.67% | 47,214 | 2.02% | 1,924 | 1.96% | 1,866 | 2.27% | 2,157 | 1.77% | 1,684 | |
| Del Norte | 42.10% | 2,787 | 45.50% | 3,012 | 3.87% | 256 | 3.87% | 256 | 2.05% | 136 | 2.61% | 173 | |
| Tuolumne | 40.43% | 7,223 | 50.81% | 9,078 | 3.26% | 582 | 2.40% | 429 | 1.35% | 242 | 1.74% | 311 | |
| Santa Barbara | 40.45% | 44,056 | 46.04% | 50,143 | 5.37% | 5,847 | 3.74% | 4,073 | 2.71% | 2,949 | 1.70% | 1,850 | |
| Trinity | 40.42% | 1,908 | 44.46% | 2,099 | 5.57% | 263 | 5.10% | 241 | 2.03% | 96 | 2.41% | 114 | |
| Ventura | 40.38% | 76,598 | 47.68% | 90,429 | 3.02% | 5,734 | 3.68% | 6,976 | 2.90% | 5,496 | 2.34% | 4,442 | |
| Calaveras | 40.05% | 6,059 | 49.71% | 7,519 | 3.70% | 560 | 3.06% | 463 | 1.49% | 226 | 1.98% | 300 | |
| Mono | 39.86% | 1,159 | 48.28% | 1,404 | 5.33% | 155 | 2.92% | 85 | 2.03% | 59 | 1.58% | 46 | |
| San Bernardino | 39.56% | 107,649 | 48.60% | 132,269 | 2.34% | 6,366 | 3.49% | 9,508 | 3.27% | 8,891 | 2.74% | 7,452 | |
| Amador | 39.13% | 5,054 | 51.12% | 6,603 | 2.87% | 371 | 2.71% | 350 | 1.83% | 237 | 2.34% | 302 | |
| Riverside | 39.19% | 116,658 | 50.72% | 150,956 | 1.98% | 5,906 | 3.20% | 9,535 | 2.57% | 7,654 | 2.33% | 6,932 | |
| Tehama | 38.07% | 5,774 | 51.43% | 7,800 | 2.12% | 322 | 3.62% | 549 | 1.72% | 261 | 3.03% | 459 | |
| Kings | 37.57% | 7,891 | 53.31% | 11,195 | 1.59% | 334 | 2.56% | 537 | 3.04% | 639 | 1.93% | 405 | |
| Siskiyou | 37.33% | 5,631 | 51.21% | 7,724 | 2.94% | 443 | 4.73% | 713 | 1.94% | 293 | 1.86% | 280 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 36.32% | 28,697 | 50.42% | 39,837 | 5.31% | 4,192 | 3.95% | 3,125 | 1.99% | 1,575 | 2.01% | 1,591 | |
| San Diego | 35.98% | 225,666 | 52.46% | 328,990 | 3.03% | 18,991 | 3.80% | 23,810 | 2.42% | 15,172 | 2.31% | 14,507 | |
| Inyo | 35.70% | 2,191 | 53.09% | 3,258 | 3.18% | 195 | 3.70% | 227 | 1.76% | 108 | 2.57% | 158 | |
| Kern | 35.41% | 47,632 | 54.35% | 73,106 | 1.56% | 2,104 | 2.97% | 3,996 | 2.52% | 3,393 | 3.19% | 4,287 | |
| Shasta | 35.21% | 16,743 | 55.57% | 26,426 | 2.18% | 1,038 | 3.05% | 1,452 | 1.66% | 789 | 2.33% | 1,110 | |
| Butte | 35.23% | 21,119 | 50.79% | 30,445 | 6.86% | 4,113 | 2.81% | 1,685 | 1.82% | 1,089 | 2.49% | 1,492 | |
| Plumas | 35.24% | 2,729 | 53.07% | 4,109 | 3.63% | 281 | 3.65% | 283 | 1.69% | 131 | 2.71% | 210 | |
| Mariposa | 35.01% | 2,205 | 54.37% | 3,425 | 3.51% | 221 | 3.08% | 194 | 1.62% | 102 | 2.41% | 152 | |
| Fresno | 34.97% | 52,946 | 55.03% | 83,308 | 2.16% | 3,263 | 3.23% | 4,896 | 2.56% | 3,874 | 2.05% | 3,099 | |
| Lassen | 34.88% | 2,631 | 54.38% | 4,102 | 2.17% | 164 | 4.02% | 303 | 1.75% | 132 | 2.80% | 211 | |
| Modoc | 34.61% | 1,136 | 55.48% | 1,821 | 1.98% | 65 | 3.50% | 115 | 1.52% | 50 | 2.89% | 95 | |
| Colusa | 34.20% | 1,538 | 57.42% | 2,582 | 1.89% | 85 | 2.00% | 90 | 2.54% | 114 | 1.96% | 88 | |
| Nevada | 34.11% | 13,106 | 52.23% | 20,071 | 7.18% | 2,758 | 2.96% | 1,139 | 1.69% | 650 | 1.83% | 702 | |
| Orange | 33.33% | 208,490 | 55.51% | 347,198 | 2.45% | 15,308 | 3.86% | 24,149 | 2.42% | 15,141 | 2.43% | 15,195 | |
| Sierra | 32.84% | 465 | 53.11% | 752 | 5.01% | 71 | 4.80% | 68 | 1.34% | 19 | 2.90% | 41 | |
| Madera | 32.70% | 8,446 | 57.79% | 14,925 | 2.03% | 525 | 2.87% | 742 | 2.45% | 634 | 2.14% | 553 | |
| Yuba | 32.57% | 3,727 | 56.23% | 6,434 | 2.84% | 325 | 3.50% | 401 | 2.05% | 235 | 2.81% | 321 | |
| Glenn | 32.37% | 2,068 | 57.76% | 3,690 | 1.83% | 117 | 2.85% | 182 | 1.86% | 119 | 3.33% | 213 | |
| El Dorado | 32.23% | 17,674 | 57.13% | 31,327 | 4.04% | 2,213 | 2.82% | 1,549 | 1.75% | 958 | 2.04% | 1,118 | |
| Sutter | 32.11% | 6,105 | 60.02% | 11,409 | 1.75% | 333 | 2.07% | 394 | 2.01% | 383 | 2.03% | 386 | |
| Tulare | 32.08% | 19,648 | 57.23% | 35,057 | 1.68% | 1,032 | 2.94% | 1,801 | 3.31% | 2,029 | 2.76% | 1,688 | |
| Placer | 31.93% | 30,206 | 59.40% | 56,193 | 2.77% | 2,618 | 2.66% | 2,518 | 1.54% | 1,455 | 1.70% | 1,610 |