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The 2002 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2002. State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican, State Senator Keith Olberg. Larry Shoup was the Green Party nominee, Louise Marie Allison was the Natural Law Party nominee, Gail Lightfoot was the Libertarian Party nominee, Valli Sharpe-Geisler was the Reform Party nominee, and Edward C. Noonan was the American Independent Party nominee.
[edit] Candidates
[edit] General Election
[edit] Primary results
Final results from California Secretary of State[1].
[edit] Democratic Party
[edit] Republican Party
| Candidate |
# of votes |
% |
| Keith Olberg |
1,227,880 |
62.1 |
| Mike Schaefer |
409,215 |
20.7 |
| Barbara Jean Marr |
341,856 |
17.2 |
[edit] Other Parties
| Candidate |
# of votes |
% |
| Larry Shoup (G) |
35,435 |
100.0 |
| Gail Lightfoot (L) |
19,566 |
100.0 |
| Edward C. Noonan (AI) |
26,613 |
100.0 |
| Valli Sharpe-Geisler (RF) |
7,240 |
100.0 |
| Louise Marie Allison |
4,774 |
100.0 |
[edit] General Election Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California[2].
| 2006 Secretary of State election, California |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Kevin Shelley |
3,357,173 |
46.3 |
-0.4 |
|
Republican |
Keith Olberg |
3,070,879 |
42.4 |
-4.6 |
|
Green |
Larry Shoup |
282,340 |
3.9 |
|
|
Libertarian |
Gail Lightfoot |
204,527 |
2.8 |
+0.1 |
|
Natural Law |
Louise Marie Allison |
176,792 |
2.4 |
+1.1 |
|
American Independent |
Edward C. Noonan |
87,610 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
|
Reform |
Valli Sharpe-Geisler |
78,565 |
1.0 |
+0.1 |
| Total votes |
7,257,886 |
100.0 |
|
| Majority |
286,294 |
3.9 |
+2.8 |
| Turnout |
7,738,821 |
36.1 |
-5.3 |
|
Democratic gain from Republican |
Swing |
|
|
[edit] References
- ^ CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 2002 Primary Election
- ^ CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 2002 General Election
[edit] See also
