2002 California State Controller election
The 2002 California State Controller election was on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman Steve Westly, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Tom McClintock, for the office previously held by Kathleen Connell, who was term-limited.
Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210455/http://primary2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm.Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidates
Steve Westly, Venture CapitalistJohan Klehs, Member of The State Board of Equalization
Republican
Candidates
Tom McClintock, State Senator, nominee for CA-24 in 1992 and nominee for Controller in 1994Dean Andal, Former Assemblyman
W. Snow Hume
Nancy Beecham
Results
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:| County | Westly | Votes | McClintock | Votes | Wells | Votes | Aguirre | Votes | Vance | Votes |
| San Francisco | 64.26% | 129,048 | 22.26% | 44,700 | 10.52% | 21,124 | 2.17% | 4,357 | 0.79% | 1,579 |
| Alameda | 59.36% | 196,859 | 28.37% | 94,072 | 9.64% | 31,972 | 1.71% | 5,677 | 0.92% | 3,058 |
| Marin | 54.50% | 47,017 | 34.25% | 29,546 | 9.77% | 8,430 | 0.77% | 661 | 0.71% | 611 |
| Los Angeles | 54.18% | 898,440 | 36.10% | 598,694 | 5.08% | 84,270 | 3.47% | 57,542 | 1.17% | 19,356 |
| Santa Cruz | 53.23% | 40,292 | 30.49% | 23,084 | 12.91% | 9,775 | 2.08% | 1,578 | 1.28% | 972 |
| Santa Clara | 52.76% | 184,012 | 38.03% | 132,638 | 5.98% | 20,866 | 1.99% | 6,946 | 1.23% | 4,280 |
| San Mateo | 52.39% | 87,063 | 37.07% | 61,611 | 7.38% | 12,261 | 2.22% | 3,689 | 0.94% | 1,566 |
| Sonoma | 50.67% | 71,927 | 35.32% | 50,129 | 10.99% | 15,595 | 1.49% | 2,119 | 1.53% | 2,176 |
| Monterey | 49.88% | 42,049 | 40.13% | 33,828 | 5.47% | 4,607 | 3.23% | 2,721 | 1.29% | 1,087 |
| Solano | 49.62% | 43,080 | 41.45% | 35,989 | 5.03% | 4,369 | 2.13% | 1,851 | 1.77% | 1,537 |
| Yolo | 48.92% | 22,004 | 39.07% | 17,571 | 8.46% | 3,807 | 2.27% | 1,019 | 1.28% | 574 |
| Contra Costa | 47.77% | 119,554 | 43.02% | 107,656 | 6.44% | 16,109 | 1.67% | 4,171 | 1.11% | 2,781 |
| Napa | 47.21% | 16,823 | 42.57% | 15,169 | 6.99% | 2,490 | 1.60% | 570 | 1.62% | 579 |
| Lake | 46.33% | 7,283 | 43.49% | 6,836 | 6.76% | 1,063 | 1.58% | 248 | 1.84% | 290 |
| San Benito | 44.98% | 5,402 | 45.24% | 5,433 | 4.84% | 581 | 3.80% | 456 | 1.14% | 137 |
| Mendocino | 44.39% | 10,839 | 35.99% | 8,789 | 16.41% | 4,007 | 1.42% | 346 | 1.80% | 439 |
| Imperial | 44.04% | 9,217 | 41.95% | 8,781 | 4.16% | 871 | 8.33% | 1,744 | 1.51% | 317 |
| Sacramento | 43.72% | 135,970 | 47.11% | 146,538 | 6.03% | 18,769 | 1.77% | 5,502 | 1.37% | 4,255 |
| Merced | 42.56% | 17,025 | 49.52% | 19,809 | 3.28% | 1,312 | 3.21% | 1,286 | 1.43% | 571 |
| Humboldt | 42.45% | 17,661 | 40.00% | 16,645 | 15.43% | 6,420 | 1.16% | 483 | 0.96% | 399 |
| Santa Barbara | 40.84% | 45,146 | 48.66% | 53,799 | 7.01% | 7,751 | 2.32% | 2,561 | 1.18% | 1,300 |
| Alpine | 40.56% | 219 | 42.96% | 232 | 10.93% | 59 | 2.22% | 12 | 3.33% | 18 |
| San Joaquin | 40.42% | 48,617 | 51.12% | 61,490 | 4.21% | 5,065 | 2.77% | 3,330 | 1.48% | 1,775 |
| San Diego | 40.02% | 254,818 | 51.63% | 328,780 | 4.57% | 29,121 | 2.36% | 15,008 | 1.42% | 9,051 |
| Stanislaus | 40.02% | 37,470 | 51.93% | 48,619 | 4.28% | 4,005 | 2.28% | 2,139 | 1.49% | 1,396 |
| Del Norte | 39.70% | 2,596 | 49.99% | 3,269 | 6.32% | 413 | 1.44% | 94 | 2.55% | 167 |
| San Bernardino | 38.76% | 107,444 | 52.25% | 144,853 | 4.17% | 11,560 | 3.15% | 8,731 | 1.68% | 4,650 |
| Riverside | 37.77% | 112,833 | 54.77% | 163,626 | 3.75% | 11,189 | 2.29% | 6,839 | 1.43% | 4,264 |
| Fresno | 37.60% | 57,443 | 54.28% | 82,924 | 4.35% | 6,643 | 2.68% | 4,101 | 1.08% | 1,650 |
| Ventura | 37.43% | 70,613 | 53.74% | 101,384 | 4.68% | 8,821 | 2.81% | 5,297 | 1.34% | 2,524 |
| San Luis Obispo | 36.59% | 29,232 | 53.39% | 42,653 | 7.01% | 5,598 | 1.35% | 1,077 | 1.67% | 1,335 |
| Tuolumne | 36.26% | 6,463 | 55.08% | 9,819 | 5.92% | 1,056 | 1.07% | 190 | 1.67% | 298 |
| Kings | 36.14% | 7,592 | 56.61% | 11,893 | 3.46% | 727 | 2.51% | 527 | 1.28% | 268 |
| Amador | 35.31% | 4,524 | 55.84% | 7,155 | 5.88% | 753 | 1.24% | 159 | 1.74% | 223 |
| Trinity | 34.51% | 1,651 | 52.40% | 2,507 | 8.88% | 425 | 1.46% | 70 | 2.74% | 131 |
| Tehama | 34.41% | 5,186 | 57.44% | 8,656 | 3.80% | 573 | 1.55% | 233 | 2.80% | 422 |
| Butte | 33.96% | 20,391 | 54.23% | 32,564 | 8.32% | 4,996 | 1.59% | 953 | 1.90% | 1,142 |
| Tulare | 33.07% | 20,542 | 59.69% | 37,075 | 3.22% | 2,000 | 2.77% | 1,722 | 1.25% | 776 |
| Mono | 32.97% | 960 | 54.70% | 1,593 | 9.00% | 262 | 1.61% | 47 | 1.72% | 50 |
| Nevada | 32.45% | 12,508 | 54.83% | 21,134 | 9.61% | 3,703 | 1.47% | 566 | 1.65% | 637 |
| Calaveras | 32.36% | 4,794 | 56.52% | 8,374 | 7.45% | 1,103 | 1.35% | 200 | 2.32% | 344 |
| Madera | 32.39% | 8,340 | 60.29% | 15,524 | 3.84% | 988 | 2.09% | 538 | 1.39% | 359 |
| Yuba | 32.23% | 3,656 | 58.84% | 6,674 | 4.59% | 521 | 2.00% | 227 | 2.34% | 265 |
| Shasta | 32.12% | 15,456 | 60.54% | 29,135 | 3.92% | 1,886 | 1.10% | 531 | 2.31% | 1,114 |
| Kern | 31.71% | 42,263 | 59.98% | 79,936 | 3.25% | 4,336 | 3.02% | 4,030 | 2.04% | 2,715 |
| Orange | 31.78% | 197,416 | 60.15% | 373,701 | 4.23% | 26,292 | 2.41% | 14,978 | 1.43% | 8,867 |
| Plumas | 31.69% | 2,456 | 58.01% | 4,495 | 6.36% | 493 | 1.74% | 135 | 2.19% | 170 |
| Placer | 31.34% | 29,701 | 61.62% | 58,396 | 4.88% | 4,626 | 0.98% | 932 | 1.17% | 1,106 |
| Siskiyou | 31.30% | 4,741 | 59.01% | 8,937 | 5.45% | 826 | 1.58% | 240 | 2.65% | 401 |
| El Dorado | 31.25% | 16,934 | 60.15% | 32,598 | 5.86% | 3,175 | 1.14% | 618 | 1.60% | 867 |
| Inyo | 31.13% | 1,905 | 59.49% | 3,641 | 5.59% | 342 | 1.62% | 99 | 2.17% | 133 |
| Mariposa | 30.71% | 1,952 | 59.29% | 3,769 | 6.89% | 438 | 1.18% | 75 | 1.93% | 123 |
| Lassen | 30.43% | 2,312 | 61.19% | 4,649 | 4.11% | 312 | 1.42% | 108 | 2.86% | 217 |
| Sierra | 30.04% | 419 | 57.99% | 809 | 6.16% | 86 | 2.08% | 29 | 3.73% | 52 |
| Sutter | 30.06% | 5,629 | 63.20% | 11,834 | 3.07% | 574 | 1.99% | 373 | 1.68% | 314 |
| Colusa | 29.75% | 1,322 | 63.22% | 2,809 | 3.04% | 135 | 2.09% | 93 | 1.89% | 84 |
| Glenn | 29.26% | 1,863 | 63.37% | 4,035 | 3.00% | 191 | 2.12% | 135 | 2.25% | 143 |
| Modoc | 26.22% | 867 | 65.59% | 2,169 | 3.96% | 131 | 1.09% | 36 | 3.14% | 104 |