2002 California State Board of Equalization election

none January 2026 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 1998 California State Board of Equalization elections 1998 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections 2006 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 2002 11 05 California Democratic Party 2 2 2 3,457,322 50.2% California Republican Party 2 2 2 3,156,420 45.9% The 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 5, 2002, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on March 5, 2002.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2002-primary/boe.pdf March 5, 2002, Primary Election - Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 7, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2002-general/boe.pdf November 5, 2002, General Election - Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 7, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2002 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,457,322 50.2% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 4 3,156,420 45.9% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 3 267,351 3.9% 0 0 0.0% Total 11 6,881,093 100.0% 4 4 100.0% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.2 Republican Republican Party (United States) 45.9 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 3.9 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Johan Klehs Democratic Carole Migden Democratic2nd Dean Andal Republican Bill Leonard Republican3rd Claude Parrish Republican Claude Parrish Republican4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection. Primary election Results 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Carole Migden 604,270 100.0 604,270 100.0 158,181 20.7 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary California Republican Party Mark S. Bendick 211,448 56.2 California Republican Party Max Woods 165,401 43.8 376,849 100.0 136,046 26.5 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Elizabeth C. Brierly 6,304 100.0 6,304 100.0 40,107 88.7 General election Candidates Mark S. Bendick (R), business tax managerhttps://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/primary-election-march-5-2002/certified-list-candidates#boe 2002 Primary Election Certified List of Candidates Secretary of State of California January 7, 2025 Carole Migden (D), member of the California State Assembly (1996-2002) Elizabeth C. Brierly (L), business analyst Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2002 California Democratic Party Carole Migden 1,205,726 60.7 California Republican Party Mark S. Bendick 667,536 33.6 Libertarian Party of California Elizabeth C. Brierly 114,962 5.7 1,988,224 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection. Primary election Results 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Tom Y. Santos 238,467 54.7 California Democratic Party Norman R. Angelo 197,959 45.3 436,426 100.0 197,959 24.6 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary California Republican Party Bill Leonard 370,839 60.0 California Republican Party Edward J. "Ted" Costa 247,260 40.0 618,099 100.0 138,904 18.3 General election Candidates Bill Leonard (R), member of the California State Assembly (1978-1988, 1996-2002) and a member of the California State Senate (1996-2002) Tom Y. Santos (D), tax consultant/realtor Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2002 California Republican Party Bill Leonard 1,057,953 58.7 California Democratic Party Tom Y. Santos 746,019 41.3 1,803,972 100.0 California Republican Party District 3 The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 with 53.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 309,587 100.0 309,587 100.0 94,354 23.4 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary California Republican Party Claude Parrish (incumbent) 363,442 64.0 California Republican Party Steve Petruzzo 161,355 28.4 California Republican Party Emad Bakeer 43,343 7.6 568,140 100.0 91,564 13.9 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California J.R. Graham 5,577 100.0 5,577 100.0 1,041 15.7 General election Candidates Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist J.R. Graham (L), author/security officer Claude Parrish (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2002 California Republican Party Claude Parrish (incumbent) 1,020,619 59.1 California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 642,208 37.1 Libertarian Party of California J.R. Graham 66,955 3.8 1,729,782 100.0 California Republican Party District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 for 60.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary California Democratic Party John Chiang (incumbent) 387,460 100.0 387,460 100.0 158,376 29.0 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary California Republican Party Glen Forsch 217,306 100.0 217,306 100.0 103,662 32.3 2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Kenneth A. Weissman 2,726 100.0 2,726 100.0 1,526 35.9 General election Candidates John Chiang (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Glen Forsch (R), businessman Kenneth A. Weissman (L), attorney Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2002 California Democratic Party John Chiang (incumbent) 863,369 63.6 California Republican Party Glen Forsch 410,312 30.2 Libertarian Party of California Kenneth A. Weissman 85,434 6.2 1,359,115 100.0 California Democratic Party References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization