Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002
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Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Treasurer, and Auditor.
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[edit] Governor & Lt. Governor
Republican businessman Mitt Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts. He defeated Massachusetts State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien (D), Doctor Jill Stein (J), Carla Howell (L) and Barbara Johnson (I).
Kerry Healey was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She defeated Chris Gabrieli, Tony Lorenzen, Rich Aucoin, and Joe Schebel.
| Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney (Kerry Healey) |
1,091,988 | 49.77 | - 1.04 | |
| Democratic | Shannon O'Brien (Chris Gabrieli) |
985,981 | 44.94 | - 2.44 | |
| Green-Rainbow | Jill Stein (Tony Lorenzen) |
76,530 | 3.49 | + 3.49 | |
| Libertarian | Carla Howell (Rich Aucoin) |
23,044 | 1.05 | - 0.64 | |
| Independent | Barbara C. Johnson (Joe Schebel) |
15,335 | 0.70 | + 0.70 | |
| Write-in | All others | 1,301 | 0.06 | -.05 | |
| Total votes | 2,194,179 | 55.23% | + 4.04 | ||
| Blank | 6,122 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,220,301 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | - 1.04 | |||
[edit] Other races
- Kerry Healey was elected Lieutenant Governor. (Lt. Govenor is elected on the same line as the Governor)
- Thomas Reilly was re-relected Attorney General for a second term.
| Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Reilly | 1,602,817 | 99.24 | ||
| Write-in | 12,326 | 0.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,615,143 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
- William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term.
| Massachusetts Secretary of State Election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | William F. Galvin | 1,472,562 | 73.97 | ||
| Republican | Jack E. Robinson III | 516,260 | 25.93 | ||
| Write-in | 1,832 | 0.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,990,654 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
- Timothy P. Cahill was elected Treasurer.
| Massachusetts State Treasurer Election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Timothy P. Cahill | 1,040,281 | 50.66 | ||
| Republican | Daniel Grabauskas | 848,904 | 41.34 | ||
| Green-Rainbow | James O'Keefe | 163,559 | 7.96 | ||
| Write-in | 830 | 0.04 | |||
| Turnout | 2,053,574 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
- A. Joseph DeNucci was re-relected Auditor.
| Massachusetts Auditor Election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | A. Joseph DeNucci | 1,456,880 | 77.96 | ||
| Libertarian | Kamal Jain | 133,997 | 7.17 | ||
| Independent | John James Xenakis | 277,974 | 14.87 | ||
| Write-in | 2,065 | 0.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,868,851 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- "Massachusetts 2002 Election Statewide Results" from Elections Division
[edit] See also
| Recent Massachusetts elections (with winners) | ||
|---|---|---|
| General | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| State | State Senate: | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| State House: | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| Governor: | 1982 (Dukakis), 1986 (Dukakis), 1990 (Weld), 1994 (Weld), 1998 (Cellucci), 2002 (Romney), 2006 (Patrick), 2010 | |
| Council: | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| Federal | U.S. Senate: | Class 1: 1982 (Kennedy), 1988 (Kennedy), 1994 (Kennedy), 2000 (Kennedy), 2006 (Kennedy), 2012 Class 2: 1978 (Tsongas), 1984 (Kerry), 1990 (Kerry), 1996 (Kerry), 2002 (Kerry), 2008 |
| U.S. House: | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| President : | 2000, 2004, 2008 | |
