| Election Name: | 2002 California Secretary of State election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 California Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 California Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Nominee1: | Kevin Shelley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,357,173 |
| Percentage1: | 46.26% |
| Nominee2: | Keith Olberg |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,070,879 |
| Percentage2: | 42.31% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Sec. of State | |
| Before Election: | Bill Jones |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kevin Shelley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Final results from California Secretary of State.[1]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2] [3]
| County | Shelley | Votes | Olberg | Votes | Shoup | Votes | Lightfoot | Votes | Allison | Votes | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 73.67% | 151,087 | 12.91% | 26,467 | 7.72% | 15,841 | 2.37% | 4,851 | 1.74% | 3,564 | 1.59% | 3,271 | |
| Alameda | 63.29% | 208,280 | 22.59% | 74,356 | 7.72% | 25,399 | 2.46% | 8,109 | 2.02% | 6,634 | 1.92% | 6,312 | |
| Marin | 58.44% | 44,240 | 28.04% | 21,224 | 8.18% | 6,193 | 2.46% | 1,866 | 1.32% | 997 | 1.56% | 1,184 | |
| San Mateo | 57.78% | 93,457 | 29.02% | 46,942 | 5.24% | 8,482 | 3.12% | 5,049 | 2.44% | 3,954 | 2.38% | 3,850 | |
| Los Angeles | 54.68% | 887,986 | 34.12% | 554,135 | 3.40% | 55,258 | 2.72% | 44,152 | 2.75% | 44,610 | 2.33% | 37,761 | |
| Santa Clara | 54.32% | 188,179 | 34.29% | 118,798 | 4.15% | 14,381 | 2.63% | 9,094 | 2.12% | 7,333 | 2.49% | 8,620 | |
| Contra Costa | 51.93% | 130,248 | 37.34% | 93,643 | 3.83% | 9,600 | 2.85% | 7,146 | 1.98% | 4,971 | 2.08% | 5,210 | |
| Santa Cruz | 51.66% | 38,591 | 28.84% | 21,540 | 11.08% | 8,276 | 3.81% | 2,847 | 2.36% | 1,761 | 2.26% | 1,685 | |
| Sonoma | 51.06% | 61,082 | 30.88% | 36,941 | 8.85% | 10,583 | 3.98% | 4,765 | 2.37% | 2,841 | 2.86% | 3,424 | |
| Monterey | 50.78% | 42,033 | 37.19% | 30,786 | 3.66% | 3,027 | 3.18% | 2,635 | 2.78% | 2,300 | 2.42% | 2,001 | |
| Solano | 50.76% | 44,134 | 38.11% | 33,130 | 2.91% | 2,528 | 2.98% | 2,589 | 2.34% | 2,037 | 2.90% | 2,521 | |
| Imperial | 50.27% | 10,519 | 40.16% | 8,402 | 1.48% | 309 | 2.33% | 488 | 3.51% | 735 | 2.25% | 470 | |
| Yolo | 48.90% | 21,983 | 37.37% | 16,799 | 6.94% | 3,119 | 2.33% | 1,047 | 2.37% | 1,064 | 2.10% | 946 | |
| Napa | 48.58% | 17,275 | 38.06% | 13,534 | 5.39% | 1,915 | 3.44% | 1,225 | 2.22% | 789 | 2.31% | 823 | |
| Lake | 46.67% | 7,249 | 40.19% | 6,243 | 4.92% | 764 | 3.10% | 482 | 2.30% | 357 | 2.82% | 438 | |
| San Benito | 45.99% | 4,614 | 41.65% | 4,179 | 3.20% | 321 | 3.62% | 363 | 3.08% | 309 | 2.46% | 247 | |
| Merced | 44.01% | 17,514 | 47.42% | 18,871 | 1.63% | 649 | 2.45% | 974 | 2.49% | 989 | 2.00% | 795 | |
| Mendocino | 43.58% | 10,586 | 32.73% | 7,950 | 14.29% | 3,470 | 3.89% | 945 | 2.48% | 602 | 3.04% | 738 | |
| Sacramento | 43.11% | 129,618 | 45.62% | 137,142 | 3.91% | 11,746 | 2.64% | 7,935 | 2.43% | 7,306 | 2.29% | 6,887 | |
| San Joaquin | 42.14% | 49,968 | 48.16% | 57,109 | 2.24% | 2,654 | 2.67% | 3,170 | 2.54% | 3,007 | 2.26% | 2,676 | |
| Stanislaus | 41.88% | 37,751 | 49.08% | 44,240 | 2.18% | 1,967 | 2.64% | 2,379 | 2.05% | 1,851 | 2.17% | 1,957 | |
| Humboldt | 41.36% | 16,240 | 36.31% | 14,258 | 12.43% | 4,881 | 4.18% | 1,640 | 3.10% | 1,216 | 2.62% | 1,029 | |
| Santa Barbara | 40.39% | 43,628 | 46.80% | 50,550 | 5.51% | 5,955 | 3.25% | 3,506 | 2.15% | 2,321 | 1.90% | 2,052 | |
| Alpine | 40.11% | 215 | 41.23% | 221 | 6.72% | 36 | 5.97% | 32 | 2.80% | 15 | 3.17% | 17 | |
| Del Norte | 39.56% | 2,448 | 46.56% | 2,881 | 3.65% | 226 | 4.25% | 263 | 3.02% | 187 | 2.96% | 183 | |
| Ventura | 39.37% | 74,778 | 49.01% | 93,081 | 3.14% | 5,956 | 3.22% | 6,117 | 2.90% | 5,511 | 2.37% | 4,492 | |
| San Diego | 38.61% | 244,272 | 50.92% | 322,190 | 2.87% | 18,182 | 2.89% | 18,285 | 2.40% | 15,155 | 2.31% | 14,610 | |
| San Bernardino | 38.55% | 106,746 | 51.48% | 142,558 | 2.12% | 5,872 | 2.90% | 8,044 | 2.57% | 7,130 | 2.38% | 6,580 | |
| Riverside | 38.12% | 113,778 | 53.14% | 158,595 | 1.76% | 5,263 | 2.33% | 6,955 | 2.48% | 7,404 | 2.17% | 6,478 | |
| Fresno | 37.76% | 55,911 | 53.60% | 79,375 | 1.84% | 2,725 | 2.38% | 3,525 | 2.40% | 3,548 | 2.03% | 3,004 | |
| Tuolumne | 37.25% | 6,625 | 51.63% | 9,181 | 3.76% | 669 | 3.05% | 543 | 1.65% | 294 | 2.65% | 471 | |
| Kings | 37.15% | 7,780 | 53.88% | 11,283 | 1.21% | 253 | 2.16% | 452 | 3.48% | 729 | 2.12% | 444 | |
| Trinity | 34.87% | 1,659 | 47.14% | 2,243 | 5.76% | 274 | 5.74% | 273 | 2.96% | 141 | 3.53% | 168 | |
| Amador | 34.41% | 4,381 | 54.22% | 6,904 | 3.46% | 440 | 3.24% | 413 | 2.25% | 287 | 2.42% | 308 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 34.18% | 27,124 | 52.25% | 41,463 | 5.35% | 4,249 | 4.04% | 3,208 | 2.01% | 1,599 | 2.16% | 1,712 | |
| Mono | 33.84% | 982 | 52.38% | 1,520 | 6.06% | 176 | 3.65% | 106 | 1.41% | 41 | 2.65% | 77 | |
| Kern | 33.66% | 44,758 | 57.47% | 76,426 | 1.35% | 1,798 | 2.72% | 3,611 | 2.44% | 3,244 | 2.36% | 3,142 | |
| Calaveras | 33.42% | 4,774 | 53.68% | 7,668 | 4.42% | 631 | 3.86% | 552 | 1.90% | 272 | 2.71% | 387 | |
| Tulare | 32.93% | 19,766 | 58.12% | 34,887 | 1.58% | 950 | 2.47% | 1,483 | 2.40% | 1,441 | 2.49% | 1,494 | |
| Butte | 32.88% | 16,957 | 52.52% | 27,091 | 7.03% | 3,624 | 3.11% | 1,605 | 2.09% | 1,079 | 2.37% | 1,222 | |
| Nevada | 32.60% | 12,561 | 52.80% | 20,346 | 7.45% | 2,872 | 3.03% | 1,166 | 2.03% | 782 | 2.09% | 806 | |
| Orange | 32.53% | 198,525 | 57.38% | 350,227 | 2.33% | 14,191 | 2.78% | 16,972 | 2.59% | 15,806 | 2.40% | 14,632 | |
| Madera | 32.49% | 7,659 | 58.86% | 13,875 | 1.63% | 384 | 2.87% | 677 | 1.98% | 467 | 2.16% | 510 | |
| Mariposa | 31.83% | 1,938 | 54.95% | 3,346 | 4.14% | 252 | 3.51% | 214 | 2.43% | 148 | 3.14% | 191 | |
| Siskiyou | 31.68% | 4,800 | 54.77% | 8,299 | 3.10% | 470 | 4.16% | 631 | 3.29% | 498 | 3.00% | 454 | |
| Plumas | 31.26% | 2,419 | 55.23% | 4,274 | 3.75% | 290 | 3.93% | 304 | 2.87% | 222 | 2.96% | 229 | |
| Placer | 31.16% | 25,987 | 59.72% | 49,807 | 3.02% | 2,516 | 2.61% | 2,177 | 1.58% | 1,314 | 1.92% | 1,601 | |
| Tehama | 31.14% | 4,691 | 56.48% | 8,508 | 2.37% | 357 | 3.49% | 526 | 3.34% | 503 | 3.19% | 480 | |
| El Dorado | 30.89% | 16,744 | 58.31% | 31,607 | 4.01% | 2,172 | 2.97% | 1,610 | 1.69% | 917 | 2.14% | 1,159 | |
| Yuba | 30.67% | 3,284 | 57.68% | 6,177 | 2.96% | 317 | 3.04% | 326 | 2.33% | 249 | 3.32% | 356 | |
| Sierra | 29.82% | 419 | 56.01% | 787 | 3.91% | 55 | 4.91% | 69 | 1.71% | 24 | 3.63% | 51 | |
| Shasta | 29.78% | 14,201 | 59.06% | 28,165 | 2.28% | 1,085 | 3.06% | 1,461 | 3.03% | 1,444 | 2.79% | 1,329 | |
| Lassen | 29.30% | 2,221 | 58.91% | 4,466 | 2.04% | 155 | 4.09% | 310 | 2.52% | 191 | 3.14% | 238 | |
| Sutter | 29.08% | 5,417 | 62.36% | 11,618 | 1.69% | 314 | 2.05% | 382 | 2.62% | 489 | 2.20% | 410 | |
| Colusa | 28.84% | 1,249 | 61.51% | 2,664 | 1.99% | 86 | 2.33% | 101 | 2.63% | 114 | 2.70% | 117 | |
| Glenn | 27.20% | 1,730 | 62.74% | 3,990 | 2.09% | 133 | 3.05% | 194 | 2.47% | 157 | 2.45% | 156 | |
| Inyo | 27.18% | 1,520 | 62.77% | 3,511 | 2.97% | 166 | 2.91% | 163 | 1.73% | 97 | 2.43% | 136 | |
| Modoc | 24.70% | 816 | 62.53% | 2,066 | 2.00% | 66 | 4.21% | 139 | 2.78% | 92 | 3.78% | 125 |