2002 California State Board of Equalization elections

2002 California State Board of Equalization elections
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 2
Seats before 2 2
Seats won 2 2
Seat change
Popular vote 3,457,322 3,156,420
Percentage 50.2% 45.9%

The 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 5, 2002, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on March 5, 2002.[1][2]

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2002
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/– %
Democratic Party 4 3,457,322 50.2% 2 2 50.0%
Republican Party 4 3,156,420 45.9% 2 2 50.0%
Libertarian Party 3 267,351 3.9% 0 0 0.0%
Total 11 6,881,093 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 50.2%
Republican
 
 45.9%
Libertarian
 
 3.9%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
 
 50.0%
Republican
 
 50.0%
Board of Equalization
District 		Incumbent Party Elected officeholder Party
1st Johan Klehs Democratic Carole Migden Democratic
2nd Dean Andal Republican Bill Leonard Republican
3rd Claude Parrish Republican Claude Parrish Republican
4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carole Migden 604,270 100.0
Total votes 604,270 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 158,181 20.7
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark S. Bendick 211,448 56.2
Republican Max Woods 165,401 43.8
Total votes 376,849 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 136,046 26.5
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Elizabeth C. Brierly 6,304 100.0
Total votes 6,304 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 40,107 88.7

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carole Migden 1,205,726 60.7
Republican Mark S. Bendick 667,536 33.6
Libertarian Elizabeth C. Brierly 114,962 5.7
Total votes 1,988,224 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2002 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Y. Santos 238,467 54.7
Democratic Norman R. Angelo 197,959 45.3
Total votes 436,426 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 197,959 24.6
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Leonard 370,839 60.0
Republican Edward J. "Ted" Costa 247,260 40.0
Total votes 618,099 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 138,904 18.3

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Leonard 1,057,953 58.7
Democratic Tom Y. Santos 746,019 41.3
Total votes 1,803,972 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 with 53.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 309,587 100.0
Total votes 309,587 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 94,354 23.4
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claude Parrish (incumbent) 363,442 64.0
Republican Steve Petruzzo 161,355 28.4
Republican Emad Bakeer 43,343 7.6
Total votes 568,140 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 91,564 13.9
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian J.R. Graham 5,577 100.0
Total votes 5,577 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 1,041 15.7

General election

Candidates

  • Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist[3]
  • J.R. Graham (L), author/security officer[3]
  • Claude Parrish (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization[3]

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claude Parrish (incumbent) 1,020,619 59.1
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 642,208 37.1
Libertarian J.R. Graham 66,955 3.8
Total votes 1,729,782 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 for 60.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent) 387,460 100.0
Total votes 387,460 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 158,376 29.0
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Forsch 217,306 100.0
Total votes 217,306 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 103,662 32.3
2002 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kenneth A. Weissman 2,726 100.0
Total votes 2,726 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 1,526 35.9

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent) 863,369 63.6
Republican Glen Forsch 410,312 30.2
Libertarian Kenneth A. Weissman 85,434 6.2
Total votes 1,359,115 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "March 5, 2002, Primary Election - Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "November 5, 2002, General Election - Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2002 Primary Election Certified List of Candidates". Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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