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.[1]
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County results Garamendi: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Mendoza: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Garamendi | 800,146 | 38.55 | |
Tom Umberg | 586,112 | 28.24 | |
Tom Calderon | 476,234 | 22.94 | |
Bill Winslow | 213,239 | 10.27 | |
Total votes | 2,075,731 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Gary Mendoza | 808,007 | 41.74 | |
Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch | 704,392 | 36.39 | |
Wes Bannister | 423,273 | 21.87 | |
Total votes | 1,935,672 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | David I. Sheidlower | 34,784 | 100.00 | |
American Independent | Steve Klein | 27,113 | 100.00 | |
Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 19,213 | 100.00 | |
Natural Law | Raul Calderon, Jr. | 5,044 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Garamendi | 3,346,937 | 46.48 | |
Republican | Gary Mendoza | 2,998,243 | 41.64 | |
Green | David I. Sheidlower | 277,667 | 3.86 | |
Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 236,688 | 3.29 | |
Natural Law | Raul Calderon, Jr. | 192,001 | 2.67 | |
American Independent | Steve Klein | 148,893 | 2.07 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 538,392 | 6.96 | ||
Total votes | 7,200,429 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 36.05 | ||
Democratic hold |
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
County | Garamendi | Votes | Mendoza | Votes | Sheidlower | Votes | Ogden | Votes | Calderon | Votes | Klein | Votes |
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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 |