California — 2002 governor election
Recent presidential results
2002 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGray DavisD+4.9
Candidates
California 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gray Davis✓Democratic3,533,49047.3%
- Bill SimonRepublican3,169,80142.4%
- Peter CamejoGreen393,0365.3%
- Other candidatesOther379,9845.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 2000D+11.8Governor 2002D+4.9vs. baselineR+6.9
California's 2002 governor race ran 6.9 points more Republican than its 2000 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 2002CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.