2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

none February 2026 September 2023 2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election California presidential no 1998 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election 1998 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election 2006 March 5, 2002 (primary)November 5, 2002 (runoff) file:Jack O'Connell.jpg 150x150px Jack O'Connell Democratic Party (United States) 1,756,762 31.41% 3x4.svg Katherine H. Smith Nonpartisan candidate 1,177,783 21.06% 3x4.svg Lynne Leach Republican Party (United States) 1,101,489 19.69% 2002 California superintendent of public instruction election results map by county.png 300px Election results by county #0000ff Jack O'Connell #ff0000 Katherine H. Smith #008000 Lynne Leach SPI Delaine Eastin Democratic Party (United States) Jack O'Connell Democratic Party (United States) 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.Prior Statewide Elections :: California Secretary of State https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/prior-statewide-elections 2026-08-18 www.sos.ca.gov Results California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2002http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/reg.pdf Registration and Participation 2008-07-29 2002-03-08 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080731044342/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/reg.pdf 2008-07-31 dead http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/spi.pdf Election results 2008-07-29 2002-03-08 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080731044219/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_primary/spi.pdf 2008-07-31 dead Jack O'Connell 1,756,762 31.41 Katherine H. Smith 1,177,783 21.06 Lynne Leach 1,101,489 19.69 Joe Taylor 157,736 2.82 5,593,770 100.00 26.01 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 Category:2002 California elections Category:California Superintendent of Public Instruction elections California