2002 California elections

The incumbent governor Gray Davis won reelection with less than 50% of the vote over his Republican challenger Bill Simon.

[1] Democrats also won every other statewide office and maintained their majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

For this election, candidates running in odd-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.

[3] Seven propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California.

[17] The state would borrow $3.4 billion through the sale of general obligation bonds for water projects.

Supreme Court Seat 1 Retention election results by county
Yes:
  • 80–90%
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
Supreme Court Seat 2 Retention election results by county
Yes:
  • 90–100%
  • 80–90%
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Supreme Court Seat 3 Retention election results by county
Yes:
  • 80–90%
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 46 results by county
Yes:
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
No:
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 47 results by county
Yes:
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
No:
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 48 results by county
Yes:
  • 80–90%
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 49 results by county
Yes:
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
No:
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 50 results by county
Yes:
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
No:
  • 80–90%
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Proposition 51 results by county
No:
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Yes:
  • 50–60%
Proposition 52 results by county
No:
  • 70–80%
  • 60–70%
  • 50–60%
Yes:
  • 50–60%