2002 California Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2002 California Attorney General election California presidential no 1998 California Attorney General election 1998 2006 California Attorney General election 2006 November 5, 2002 File:Bill-Lockyer.jpg 150x150px Bill Lockyer Democratic Party (United States) 3,716,282 51.3% File:Dick Ackerman, 2000s.jpg Dick Ackerman Republican Party (United States) 2,920,752 40.3% 2002 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLockyer: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Ackerman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Bill Lockyer Democratic Party (United States) Bill Lockyer Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 California Attorney General election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Lockyer, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman. Background In March 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that, while Lockyer's first term had drawn criticism from the left and right, his extensive fundraising deterred many prospective challengers from running against him. https://www.newspapers.com/image/189980620/ Foes find Lockyer is difficult to unseat Reiterman Tim March 1, 2002 Los Angeles Times B8 Newspapers.com May 5, 2025 subscription The California Republican Party eventually recruited State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman after struggling to find other candidates. In the Democratic primary, Lockyer faced a minor challenge from attorney Mike Schmier. Primary results Democratic California Attorney General Democratic primary, 2002 Bill Lockyer 1,715,460 82.93 Mike Schmier 353,228 17.07 2,068,688 100.00 Others California Attorney General primary, 2002 (Others) California Republican Party Dick Ackerman 1,838,007 100.00 Green Party of California Glen Freeman Mowrer 35,253 100.00 American Independent Party Diane Beall Templin 27,135 100.00 Libertarian Party of California Ed Kuwatch 19,089 100.00 Results California Attorney General election, 2002http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ag.pdf Secretary of State 2008-07-29 2002-12-16 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080731034501/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ag.pdf# 2008-07-31 dead http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/reg.pdf Registration and Participation 2008-07-29 2002-12-18 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080731034445/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/reg.pdf# 2008-07-31 dead California Democratic Party Bill Lockyer (incumbent) 3,716,282 51.32 California Republican Party Dick Ackerman 2,920,752 40.33 Green Party of California Glen Freeman Mowrer 283,173 3.91 American Independent Party Diane Beall Templin 194,358 2.68 Libertarian Party of California Ed Kuwatch 127,152 1.76 497,104 6.42 7,241,717 100.00 36.05 California Democratic Party Results by county Results from the Secretary of State of California. County Lockyer Votes Ackerman Votes Mowrer Votes Templin Votes Kuwatch VotesSan Francisco73.75%150,73014.88%30,4197.77%15,8821.97%4,0261.62%3,316Alameda68.98%232,18020.96%70,5506.85%23,0721.83%6,1611.38%4,639Marin63.27%55,16426.40%23,0157.34%6,4031.55%1,3501.44%1,257San Mateo62.35%104,45728.39%47,5534.89%8,1912.72%4,5531.65%2,766Los Angeles59.67%978,01032.21%527,9703.60%59,0082.72%44,6111.80%29,450Santa Clara58.74%203,25432.45%112,2924.15%14,3452.62%9,0652.05%7,081Santa Cruz58.60%44,48425.97%19,71210.36%7,8632.37%1,7972.71%2,060Contra Costa57.34%144,31234.64%87,1693.89%9,7892.58%6,4861.56%3,915Sonoma56.59%80,40429.71%42,2168.73%12,4062.91%4,1412.06%2,925Monterey56.47%48,39135.02%30,0093.59%3,0772.77%2,3772.15%1,840Solano55.46%48,08537.00%32,0803.09%2,6832.93%2,5431.51%1,308Imperial55.28%11,91637.23%8,0242.45%5283.63%7831.41%304Napa54.28%19,68836.33%13,1754.83%1,7512.65%9621.91%693Yolo54.06%24,84135.49%16,3076.51%2,9932.25%1,0321.68%774San Benito53.17%6,50039.47%4,8262.68%3282.91%3561.77%216Lake51.97%8,23638.60%6,1174.67%7402.78%4401.99%315Mendocino50.66%12,32330.69%7,46512.48%3,0362.72%6613.45%838Sacramento49.55%154,01042.31%131,5193.73%11,6072.97%9,2301.44%4,474Merced49.14%19,57744.32%17,6572.12%8453.01%1,2011.40%556Humboldt48.22%20,21934.86%14,61612.36%5,1841.99%8362.57%1,076San Joaquin48.12%57,71244.94%53,9022.63%3,1522.86%3,4261.45%1,739Stanislaus47.56%45,22745.88%43,6322.47%2,3532.85%2,7091.24%1,180Alpine46.81%25737.70%2077.10%395.83%322.55%14Santa Barbara46.47%51,67144.31%49,2725.32%5,9182.25%2,4991.66%1,842Ventura45.25%84,75046.72%87,4963.29%6,1652.78%5,2031.95%3,661Del Norte44.80%2,98045.04%2,9963.52%2343.92%2612.72%181San Bernardino44.40%120,70448.27%131,2352.32%6,3023.30%8,9801.71%4,652San Diego44.30%278,74647.99%301,9802.95%18,5362.84%17,9011.92%12,056Kings43.88%9,18451.14%10,7031.29%2702.74%5730.96%200Fresno43.80%66,82950.02%76,3072.16%3,2982.73%4,1691.28%1,959Riverside43.37%129,95850.35%150,8672.01%6,0132.85%8,5381.42%4,252Amador42.70%5,49949.80%6,4132.98%3842.98%3841.53%197Tuolumne42.38%7,54549.58%8,8273.56%6332.99%5321.49%265Trinity41.43%1,98845.24%2,1715.58%2684.04%1943.71%178San Luis Obispo40.46%32,38250.17%40,1534.84%3,8752.51%2,0102.02%1,616Mono39.54%1,15549.81%1,4555.27%1542.77%812.60%76Calaveras39.41%5,91350.42%7,5644.58%6873.37%5052.23%334Tulare37.81%23,45756.62%35,1211.67%1,0332.72%1,6871.18%735Nevada37.80%14,61350.87%19,6656.90%2,6692.51%9691.92%744Tehama37.62%5,74953.84%8,2282.76%4223.28%5022.50%382Butte37.32%22,40051.38%30,8426.54%3,9262.89%1,7341.87%1,121Mariposa37.27%2,36753.14%3,3754.02%2553.90%2481.67%106Plumas37.20%2,88053.36%4,1313.77%2923.62%2802.05%159Madera36.99%9,62456.83%14,7851.89%4922.84%7381.45%377Kern36.66%48,80256.98%75,8511.72%2,2962.83%3,7611.81%2,409Siskiyou36.44%5,57753.81%8,2353.54%5423.02%4623.20%489Placer36.28%34,53157.14%54,3872.82%2,6842.40%2,2881.35%1,286El Dorado36.00%19,82155.32%30,4643.97%2,1882.89%1,5941.81%998Sierra35.77%50953.27%7583.51%503.87%553.58%51Orange35.52%219,83957.40%355,2342.54%15,7182.60%16,0821.94%12,009Inyo35.54%2,19555.17%3,4083.71%2293.22%1992.36%146Shasta35.29%16,97457.07%27,4512.27%1,0943.16%1,5222.20%1,059Lassen34.92%2,66156.86%4,3332.09%1594.03%3072.10%160Yuba34.90%4,00656.50%6,4863.36%3863.65%4191.59%182Colusa34.49%1,54659.74%2,6781.87%842.23%1001.67%75Sutter33.53%6,39060.65%11,5581.95%3722.59%4941.28%243Glenn31.72%2,04260.44%3,8912.87%1852.94%1892.03%131Modoc30.77%1,01860.46%2,0002.57%853.63%1202.57%85 See also California state elections, 2002 State of California California Attorney General List of attorneys general of California References External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State Category:2002 California elections 2002 California