Results
California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2002[1][2]
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Jack O'Connell |
1,756,762 |
31.41 |
Katherine H. Smith |
1,177,783 |
21.06 |
Lynne C. Leach |
1,101,489 |
19.69 |
Joe Taylor |
157,736 |
2.82 |
Total votes |
5,593,770 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
26.01% |
Results by county
County |
O'Connell |
Votes |
Smith |
Votes |
Leach |
Votes |
Taylor |
Votes |
Santa Barbara |
68.88% |
47,266 |
18.79% |
12,897 |
10.25% |
7,032 |
2.08% |
1,425 |
San Luis Obispo |
68.51% |
37,311 |
18.31% |
9,969 |
11.25% |
6,126 |
1.93% |
1,053 |
Ventura |
60.44% |
68,269 |
19.02% |
21,482 |
18.14% |
20,491 |
2.40% |
2,714 |
San Francisco |
56.55% |
57,731 |
14.56% |
14,861 |
26.61% |
27,166 |
2.28% |
2,324 |
Marin |
49.09% |
24,314 |
22.28% |
11,038 |
26.20% |
12,979 |
2.43% |
1,202 |
Alameda |
46.66% |
83,084 |
25.78% |
45,895 |
24.31% |
43,278 |
3.25% |
5,788 |
Colusa |
45.61% |
1,733 |
25.84% |
982 |
24.42% |
928 |
4.13% |
157 |
Los Angeles |
45.45% |
374,729 |
22.20% |
182,991 |
27.62% |
227,714 |
4.73% |
38,963 |
San Mateo |
45.39% |
42,658 |
23.21% |
21,815 |
28.22% |
26,516 |
3.18% |
2,985 |
Lake |
43.02% |
4,434 |
22.52% |
2,321 |
30.70% |
3,165 |
3.76% |
388 |
Mendocino |
42.74% |
6,128 |
25.03% |
3,589 |
28.52% |
4,089 |
3.70% |
531 |
Sacramento |
42.51% |
76,943 |
27.23% |
49,282 |
26.76% |
48,423 |
3.50% |
6,336 |
Humboldt |
42.27% |
11,363 |
22.15% |
5,954 |
32.04% |
8,615 |
3.54% |
953 |
Yolo |
42.08% |
12,232 |
23.78% |
6,913 |
30.81% |
8,956 |
3.33% |
968 |
Santa Clara |
41.91% |
78,857 |
26.17% |
49,242 |
28.64% |
53,890 |
3.28% |
6,179 |
Fresno |
41.74% |
41,555 |
25.47% |
25,362 |
28.17% |
28,045 |
4.62% |
4,604 |
Merced |
41.42% |
10,478 |
20.85% |
5,275 |
33.74% |
8,536 |
3.98% |
1,008 |
Madera |
41.13% |
6,862 |
26.98% |
4,501 |
28.12% |
4,691 |
3.77% |
629 |
Mariposa |
40.95% |
1,993 |
25.44% |
1,238 |
30.33% |
1,476 |
3.29% |
160 |
Sonoma |
40.90% |
39,111 |
27.26% |
26,068 |
28.64% |
27,387 |
3.20% |
3,056 |
San Joaquin |
40.88% |
32,605 |
28.67% |
22,865 |
26.26% |
20,943 |
4.20% |
3,351 |
Santa Cruz |
40.88% |
19,641 |
29.34% |
14,095 |
27.23% |
13,080 |
2.55% |
1,225 |
Glenn |
40.19% |
1,824 |
27.32% |
1,240 |
26.29% |
1,193 |
6.19% |
281 |
Stanislaus |
40.18% |
25,000 |
25.79% |
16,045 |
29.65% |
18,446 |
4.39% |
2,730 |
Tehama |
40.04% |
4,917 |
23.43% |
2,878 |
29.99% |
3,683 |
6.54% |
803 |
Napa |
39.91% |
9,217 |
28.50% |
6,581 |
28.31% |
6,538 |
3.28% |
758 |
Solano |
39.44% |
20,153 |
27.02% |
13,807 |
29.45% |
15,047 |
4.09% |
2,090 |
Tuolumne |
39.23% |
4,828 |
30.22% |
3,720 |
27.28% |
3,358 |
3.27% |
402 |
San Bernardino |
38.97% |
56,909 |
26.06% |
38,050 |
31.09% |
45,394 |
3.89% |
5,678 |
Riverside |
38.67% |
61,317 |
23.76% |
37,673 |
33.98% |
53,882 |
3.60% |
5,707 |
Inyo |
38.68% |
1,888 |
23.83% |
1,163 |
33.54% |
1,637 |
3.95% |
193 |
Calaveras |
38.66% |
4,379 |
29.76% |
3,371 |
28.07% |
3,180 |
3.50% |
397 |
San Diego |
38.51% |
134,789 |
29.77% |
104,183 |
28.11% |
98,397 |
3.61% |
12,644 |
Mono |
37.60% |
746 |
23.34% |
463 |
36.90% |
732 |
2.17% |
43 |
Kings |
37.57% |
4,812 |
24.22% |
3,102 |
31.55% |
4,041 |
6.65% |
852 |
Trinity |
37.49% |
1,465 |
28.45% |
1,112 |
28.53% |
1,115 |
5.53% |
216 |
Amador |
37.50% |
3,224 |
28.10% |
2,416 |
30.23% |
2,599 |
4.18% |
359 |
Placer |
37.09% |
21,620 |
31.16% |
18,165 |
28.50% |
16,612 |
3.24% |
1,890 |
Shasta |
37.03% |
11,588 |
28.33% |
8,864 |
29.12% |
9,111 |
5.52% |
1,727 |
Tulare |
36.98% |
15,519 |
30.35% |
12,737 |
27.91% |
11,711 |
4.75% |
1,994 |
Monterey |
36.87% |
19,150 |
28.06% |
14,575 |
31.00% |
16,104 |
4.07% |
2,116 |
Sierra |
36.57% |
445 |
30.24% |
368 |
29.50% |
359 |
3.70% |
45 |
San Benito |
35.16% |
2,880 |
22.48% |
1,841 |
39.08% |
3,201 |
3.27% |
268 |
Plumas |
35.05% |
2,138 |
32.35% |
1,973 |
30.05% |
1,833 |
2.54% |
155 |
Alpine |
34.75% |
147 |
24.35% |
103 |
38.30% |
162 |
2.60% |
11 |
Modoc |
34.80% |
973 |
30.87% |
863 |
28.86% |
807 |
5.47% |
153 |
Sutter |
34.16% |
4,300 |
32.16% |
4,048 |
28.08% |
3,534 |
5.59% |
704 |
Butte |
33.77% |
14,664 |
34.92% |
15,160 |
27.69% |
12,021 |
3.62% |
1,573 |
Kern |
33.48% |
31,289 |
29.19% |
27,280 |
32.87% |
30,716 |
4.47% |
4,174 |
Contra Costa |
33.37% |
53,763 |
46.01% |
74,130 |
18.05% |
29,090 |
2.57% |
4,138 |
Del Norte |
32.93% |
1,652 |
24.64% |
1,236 |
38.94% |
1,953 |
3.49% |
175 |
Siskiyou |
32.50% |
3,457 |
30.87% |
3,284 |
31.88% |
3,391 |
4.75% |
505 |
El Dorado |
32.47% |
11,660 |
30.29% |
10,878 |
33.38% |
11,987 |
3.86% |
1,386 |
Orange |
32.13% |
128,998 |
28.66% |
115,088 |
35.55% |
142,723 |
3.66% |
14,708 |
Nevada |
31.50% |
7,932 |
34.18% |
8,607 |
30.42% |
7,660 |
3.90% |
982 |
Lassen |
31.47% |
2,145 |
32.55% |
2,218 |
32.21% |
2,195 |
3.77% |
257 |
Yuba |
31.11% |
2,785 |
31.93% |
2,859 |
32.54% |
2,913 |
4.42% |
396 |
Imperial |
30.92% |
4,892 |
17.52% |
2,773 |
43.81% |
6,932 |
7.75% |
1,227 |