2002 governor elections · California history
California governor election 2002
Gray Davis DEM +4.7 · held 11/5/02
- Votes counted
- 7,738,781
- Margin
- 4.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/5/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Davis Won | DEM | 3,533,490 | 47.26% | |
| Bill Simon | REP | 3,169,801 | 42.40% | |
| Peter Camejo | GRE | 393,036 | 5.26% | |
| Blank | — | 262,470 | 3.51% | |
| Gary Copeland | LIB | 161,203 | 2.16% | |
| Reinhold Gulke | AIP | 128,035 | 1.71% | |
| Iris Adam | NLP | 88,415 | 1.18% | |
| Rob Marinko | W | 1,789 | 0.02% | |
| James F. Stewart | W | 327 | 0.00% | |
| Jim Mallon | W | 55 | 0.00% | |
| Nick Jesson | W | 46 | 0.00% | |
| Anselmo A. Chavez | W | 37 | 0.00% | |
| Debbie Jo Terzoli | W | 30 | 0.00% | |
| F. Nan Bailey | W | 28 | 0.00% | |
| Will B. King | W | 13 | 0.00% | |
| Nick Hoogoian | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 7,738,781 | |||
Official source: sov-complete.pdf
Other California governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gavin Newsom | 18.4 |
| 2018 | Gavin Newsom | 23.9 |
| 2014 | Jerry Brown | 19.9 |
| 2010 | Jerry Brown | 12.9 |
| 2006 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 17.0 |
| 2003 special | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 15.7 |
| 2002 | Gray Davis | 4.7 |
| 1998 | Gray Davis | 19.1 |
Full California governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2002 California governor race?
Gray Davis (DEM) won with 47.3% of the vote, ahead of Bill Simon (42.4%), a margin of 4.7 points.
Did the California governor seat change party in 2002?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2002 California governor race?
7,738,781 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.