The 2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 5, 2002. Jack O'Connell, defeated Katherine H. Smith in a runoff on November 5, 2002 to replace Delaine Eastin.
Results
Results by county County O'Connell Votes Smith Votes Leach Votes Taylor VotesSanta Barbara68.88%47,26618.79%12,89710.25%7,0322.08%1,425San Luis Obispo68.51%37,31118.31%9,96911.25%6,1261.93%1,053Ventura60.44%68,26919.02%21,48218.14%20,4912.40%2,714San Francisco56.55%57,73114.56%14,86126.61%27,1662.28%2,324Marin49.09%24,31422.28%11,03826.20%12,9792.43%1,202Alameda46.66%83,08425.78%45,89524.31%43,2783.25%5,788Colusa45.61%1,73325.84%98224.42%9284.13%157Los Angeles45.45%374,72922.20%182,99127.62%227,7144.73%38,963San Mateo45.39%42,65823.21%21,81528.22%26,5163.18%2,985Lake43.02%4,43422.52%2,32130.70%3,1653.76%388Mendocino42.74%6,12825.03%3,58928.52%4,0893.70%531Sacramento42.51%76,94327.23%49,28226.76%48,4233.50%6,336Humboldt42.27%11,36322.15%5,95432.04%8,6153.54%953Yolo42.08%12,23223.78%6,91330.81%8,9563.33%968Santa Clara41.91%78,85726.17%49,24228.64%53,8903.28%6,179Fresno41.74%41,55525.47%25,36228.17%28,0454.62%4,604Merced41.42%10,47820.85%5,27533.74%8,5363.98%1,008Madera41.13%6,86226.98%4,50128.12%4,6913.77%629Mariposa40.95%1,99325.44%1,23830.33%1,4763.29%160Sonoma40.90%39,11127.26%26,06828.64%27,3873.20%3,056San Joaquin40.88%32,60528.67%22,86526.26%20,9434.20%3,351Santa Cruz40.88%19,64129.34%14,09527.23%13,0802.55%1,225Glenn40.19%1,82427.32%1,24026.29%1,1936.19%281Stanislaus40.18%25,00025.79%16,04529.65%18,4464.39%2,730Tehama40.04%4,91723.43%2,87829.99%3,6836.54%803Napa39.91%9,21728.50%6,58128.31%6,5383.28%758Solano39.44%20,15327.02%13,80729.45%15,0474.09%2,090Tuolumne39.23%4,82830.22%3,72027.28%3,3583.27%402San Bernardino38.97%56,90926.06%38,05031.09%45,3943.89%5,678Riverside38.67%61,31723.76%37,67333.98%53,8823.60%5,707Inyo38.68%1,88823.83%1,16333.54%1,6373.95%193Calaveras38.66%4,37929.76%3,37128.07%3,1803.50%397San Diego38.51%134,78929.77%104,18328.11%98,3973.61%12,644Mono37.60%74623.34%46336.90%7322.17%43Kings37.57%4,81224.22%3,10231.55%4,0416.65%852Trinity37.49%1,46528.45%1,11228.53%1,1155.53%216Amador37.50%3,22428.10%2,41630.23%2,5994.18%359Placer37.09%21,62031.16%18,16528.50%16,6123.24%1,890Shasta37.03%11,58828.33%8,86429.12%9,1115.52%1,727Tulare36.98%15,51930.35%12,73727.91%11,7114.75%1,994Monterey36.87%19,15028.06%14,57531.00%16,1044.07%2,116Sierra36.57%44530.24%36829.50%3593.70%45San Benito35.16%2,88022.48%1,84139.08%3,2013.27%268Plumas35.05%2,13832.35%1,97330.05%1,8332.54%155Alpine34.75%14724.35%10338.30%1622.60%11Modoc34.80%97330.87%86328.86%8075.47%153Sutter34.16%4,30032.16%4,04828.08%3,5345.59%704Butte33.77%14,66434.92%15,16027.69%12,0213.62%1,573Kern33.48%31,28929.19%27,28032.87%30,7164.47%4,174Contra Costa33.37%53,76346.01%74,13018.05%29,0902.57%4,138Del Norte32.93%1,65224.64%1,23638.94%1,9533.49%175Siskiyou32.50%3,45730.87%3,28431.88%3,3914.75%505El Dorado32.47%11,66030.29%10,87833.38%11,9873.86%1,386Orange32.13%128,99828.66%115,08835.55%142,7233.66%14,708Nevada31.50%7,93234.18%8,60730.42%7,6603.90%982Lassen31.47%2,14532.55%2,21832.21%2,1953.77%257Yuba31.11%2,78531.93%2,85932.54%2,9134.42%396Imperial30.92%4,89217.52%2,77343.81%6,9327.75%1,227
See also California state elections, 2002 State of California California Department of Education
References
External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State