| Election Name: | 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Image1: | Image:Cruz-Bustamante (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Cruz Bustamante |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,589,804 |
| Percentage1: | 49.42% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce McPherson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,031,571 |
| Percentage2: | 41.74% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Lt. Governor | |
| Before Election: | Cruz Bustamante |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Cruz Bustamante |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Cruz Bustamante, defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Bruce McPherson.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210433/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.
Results by county are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210433/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm#cty.
Final results from the Secretary of State of California:https://web.archive.org/web/20080530235248/http://vote2002.sos.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm
Results from the Secretary of State of California: https://web.archive.org/web/20080320010506/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ltgov.pdf
| County | Bustamante | Votes | McPherson | Votes | Warren | Votes | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 65.82% | 136,416 | 16.47% | 34,133 | 14.00% | 29,019 | 3.71% | 7,690 | |
| Alameda | 64.72% | 217,350 | 23.07% | 77,471 | 8.26% | 27,734 | 3.96% | 13,294 | |
| Marin | 59.89% | 53,109 | 28.84% | 25,574 | 7.94% | 7,042 | 3.34% | 2,959 | |
| Los Angeles | 58.81% | 987,483 | 33.20% | 557,459 | 3.39% | 56,954 | 4.60% | 77,287 | |
| San Mateo | 58.13% | 98,704 | 31.28% | 53,106 | 6.16% | 10,460 | 4.43% | 7,515 | |
| Imperial | 57.58% | 12,501 | 35.99% | 7,813 | 1.88% | 408 | 4.55% | 988 | |
| Sonoma | 54.79% | 79,691 | 30.70% | 44,655 | 9.04% | 13,147 | 5.46% | 7,948 | |
| Solano | 54.03% | 47,592 | 37.61% | 33,134 | 3.34% | 2,939 | 5.02% | 4,426 | |
| Santa Clara | 53.58% | 191,160 | 37.44% | 133,565 | 4.15% | 14,820 | 4.83% | 17,246 | |
| Contra Costa | 53.40% | 141,285 | 38.00% | 100,540 | 4.46% | 11,804 | 4.14% | 10,948 | |
| Napa | 52.65% | 19,357 | 36.95% | 13,586 | 4.91% | 1,807 | 5.49% | 2,017 | |
| Yolo | 52.16% | 24,231 | 36.97% | 17,176 | 6.72% | 3,122 | 4.15% | 1,926 | |
| Merced | 50.46% | 20,444 | 43.60% | 17,665 | 1.86% | 752 | 4.09% | 1,656 | |
| Lake | 49.95% | 7,974 | 39.75% | 6,346 | 4.80% | 767 | 5.49% | 876 | |
| Humboldt | 49.29% | 20,934 | 33.05% | 14,036 | 11.83% | 5,024 | 5.84% | 2,479 | |
| Mendocino | 48.71% | 12,004 | 31.76% | 7,827 | 13.12% | 3,234 | 6.41% | 1,579 | |
| Santa Barbara | 47.42% | 53,654 | 43.60% | 49,325 | 4.60% | 5,204 | 4.38% | 4,957 | |
| San Joaquin | 47.09% | 58,151 | 45.62% | 56,336 | 2.86% | 3,527 | 4.43% | 5,467 | |
| Stanislaus | 46.18% | 44,395 | 46.56% | 44,754 | 2.50% | 2,408 | 4.76% | 4,571 | |
| Sacramento | 45.97% | 145,687 | 45.27% | 143,475 | 4.20% | 13,307 | 4.57% | 14,476 | |
| San Benito | 45.89% | 5,728 | 48.14% | 6,009 | 2.41% | 301 | 3.56% | 445 | |
| Alpine | 45.64% | 251 | 41.64% | 229 | 5.27% | 29 | 7.45% | 41 | |
| Fresno | 45.48% | 71,224 | 49.46% | 77,456 | 2.02% | 3,164 | 3.03% | 4,747 | |
| Monterey | 44.25% | 38,863 | 49.70% | 43,649 | 2.82% | 2,481 | 3.23% | 2,835 | |
| Ventura | 44.11% | 85,236 | 47.57% | 91,924 | 3.18% | 6,146 | 5.14% | 9,929 | |
| Del Norte | 43.81% | 2,950 | 44.87% | 3,021 | 4.19% | 282 | 7.13% | 480 | |
| San Bernardino | 43.82% | 123,250 | 47.62% | 133,951 | 2.49% | 7,009 | 6.07% | 17,080 | |
| Kings | 43.78% | 9,330 | 51.52% | 10,979 | 1.32% | 282 | 3.37% | 718 | |
| Riverside | 42.63% | 128,664 | 50.45% | 152,248 | 2.02% | 6,087 | 4.90% | 14,784 | |
| San Diego | 42.24% | 273,966 | 50.18% | 325,521 | 2.82% | 18,315 | 4.76% | 30,855 | |
| Santa Cruz | 41.82% | 32,917 | 46.34% | 36,473 | 8.15% | 6,414 | 3.68% | 2,898 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 41.33% | 33,642 | 49.01% | 39,893 | 4.87% | 3,964 | 4.79% | 3,897 | |
| Tuolumne | 40.97% | 7,383 | 50.08% | 9,025 | 3.73% | 672 | 5.23% | 942 | |
| Trinity | 40.75% | 1,970 | 44.97% | 2,174 | 5.83% | 282 | 8.44% | 408 | |
| Tulare | 40.25% | 25,320 | 54.43% | 34,242 | 1.61% | 1,014 | 3.71% | 2,337 | |
| Kern | 39.70% | 54,427 | 54.21% | 74,328 | 1.69% | 2,312 | 4.41% | 6,040 | |
| Amador | 39.28% | 5,097 | 51.84% | 6,727 | 3.44% | 446 | 5.44% | 706 | |
| Tehama | 38.57% | 5,943 | 52.89% | 8,150 | 2.37% | 365 | 6.17% | 950 | |
| Mono | 38.30% | 1,134 | 49.98% | 1,480 | 5.61% | 166 | 6.11% | 181 | |
| Butte | 38.16% | 23,302 | 49.72% | 30,362 | 6.64% | 4,054 | 5.49% | 3,351 | |
| Madera | 37.68% | 9,918 | 55.93% | 14,722 | 1.91% | 503 | 4.48% | 1,179 | |
| Calaveras | 37.55% | 5,718 | 51.12% | 7,785 | 4.68% | 712 | 6.66% | 1,014 | |
| Plumas | 37.08% | 2,897 | 52.07% | 4,068 | 4.10% | 320 | 6.75% | 527 | |
| Mariposa | 36.63% | 2,350 | 53.51% | 3,433 | 3.57% | 229 | 6.30% | 404 | |
| Nevada | 36.44% | 14,287 | 51.73% | 20,284 | 6.93% | 2,719 | 4.89% | 1,918 | |
| Lassen | 36.00% | 2,760 | 53.55% | 4,106 | 2.40% | 184 | 8.05% | 617 | |
| Sierra | 35.64% | 510 | 51.64% | 739 | 3.98% | 57 | 8.74% | 125 | |
| Shasta | 35.60% | 17,278 | 55.68% | 27,027 | 2.35% | 1,142 | 6.37% | 3,093 | |
| Orange | 35.40% | 226,411 | 56.15% | 359,139 | 2.60% | 16,633 | 5.85% | 37,385 | |
| Yuba | 34.67% | 4,000 | 55.45% | 6,398 | 3.50% | 404 | 6.38% | 736 | |
| Inyo | 34.66% | 2,172 | 55.67% | 3,489 | 3.80% | 238 | 5.87% | 368 | |
| Siskiyou | 34.66% | 5,344 | 54.53% | 8,407 | 3.29% | 507 | 7.52% | 1,159 | |
| El Dorado | 34.04% | 18,973 | 56.78% | 31,650 | 4.34% | 2,422 | 4.84% | 2,700 | |
| Glenn | 33.98% | 2,211 | 59.36% | 3,862 | 1.84% | 120 | 4.81% | 313 | |
| Placer | 33.70% | 32,582 | 59.09% | 57,128 | 3.34% | 3,232 | 3.87% | 3,739 | |
| Sutter | 33.15% | 6,365 | 60.13% | 11,545 | 2.12% | 407 | 4.60% | 883 | |
| Colusa | 32.72% | 1,487 | 60.70% | 2,759 | 1.78% | 81 | 4.80% | 218 | |
| Modoc | 28.75% | 960 | 60.92% | 2,034 | 2.40% | 80 | 7.94% | 265 |