Elections / 2002 · Governor · CA
California — 2002 governor election
Recent presidential results
2002 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGray DavisD+5.1
Candidates
California 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gray Davis✓Democratic3,533,49049.8%
- Bill SimonRepublican3,169,80144.7%
- Peter CamejoGreen393,0365.5%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 2000D+11.8Governor 2002D+5.1vs. baselineR+6.7
California's 2002 governor race ran 6.7 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.