United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
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Althoung Republicans made some gains from Democrats, Democrats increased their number of governorship.
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[edit] Democratic gains
- Arizona - State Attorney General Janet Napolitano won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jane Dee Hull
- Illinois - Representative Rod Blagojevich won an open seat held by retring Gov. George H. Ryan
- Kansas - State Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Bill Graves
- Maine - Representative John Baldacci won an open seat held by Independent term-limited Gov. Angus King
- Michigan - State Attorney General Jennifer Granholm won an open seat held by retring Gov. John Engler
- New Mexico - Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson won an open seth held by term-limited Gov. Gary E. Johnson
- Oklahoma - Brad Henry won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Frank Keating
- Pennsylvania - Former Mayor of Philadelphia and DNC Chairman Ed Rendell won an open seat held by retring Gov. Mark Schweiker
- Tennessee - Former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Don Sundquist
- Wisconsin - State Attorney General Jim Doyle defeated incumbent Gov. Scott McCallum
- Wyoming - U.S. Attorney Dave Freudenthal won an open seth held by term-limited Gov. Jim Geringer
[edit] Republican gains
- Alabama - Representative Robert R. Riley narrowly defeated incumbent Gov. Don Siegelman
- Alaska - U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Tony Knowles
- Georgia - Sonny Perdue defeated incumbent Gov. Roy Barnes and became first GOP Governor in Georgia since 1870s
- Hawaii - Linda Lingle won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Benjamin Cayetano
- South Carolina - Representative Mark Sanford defeated incumbent Gov. Jim Hodges
- Maryland - Representative Robert Ehrlich won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Parris Glendenning
- Minnesota - State House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty won an open seat held by retring Gov. Jesse Ventura in difficult, three-way (GOP, DFL and IMP) race
- New Hampshire - Craig Benson won an open seat held by retring Gov. Jeanne Shaheen
- Vermont - State Treasurer Jim Douglas won an open seat held by retring Gov. Howard Dean
The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2002 were held on November 4, 2002. Thirty-six states voted to select a governor (and in some cases, lieutenant governor).
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2002
- Alaska gubernatorial election, 2002
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2002
- Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2002
- California gubernatorial election, 2002
- Colorado gubernatorial election, 2002
- Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2002
- Florida gubernatorial election, 2002
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2002
- Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2002
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2002
- Illinois gubernatorial election, 2002
- Iowa gubernatorial election, 2002
- Kansas gubernatorial election, 2002
- Maine gubernatorial election, 2002
- Maryland gubernatorial election, 2002
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002
- Michigan gubernatorial election, 2002
- Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002
- Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2002
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2002
- New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2002
- New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2002
- New York gubernatorial election, 2002
- Ohio gubernatorial election, 2002
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2002
- Oregon gubernatorial election, 2002
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2002
- Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2002
- South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2002
- South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2002
- Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002
- Texas gubernatorial election, 2002
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2002
- Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2002
[edit] Election results
Color of row indicates which party won the election
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Outcome |
| Alabama | Don Siegelman | Democrat | Defeated | Bob Riley (R) 49.2% Don Siegelman (D) 49% |
| Alaska | Tony Knowles | Democrat | Term-Limited | Frank Murkowski (R) 55.9% Fran Ulmer (D) 40.7% |
| Arizona | Jane Dee Hull | Republican | Term-Limited | Janet Napolitano (D) 46.2% Matt Salmon (R) 45.2% Richard Mahoney (I) 6.9% |
| Arkansas | Mike Huckabee | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd full term | Mike Huckabee (R) 53% Jimmie Lou Fisher (D) 46% |
| California | Gray Davis | Democratic | Re-elected to 2nd term | Gray Davis (D) 47.3% Bill Simon (R) 42.4% Peter Camejo (G) 5.3% Gary Copeland (L) 2.2% |
| Colorado | Bill Owens | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd term | Bill Owens (R) 62.6% Rollie Heath (D) 33.7% Ronald Forthofer (G) 2.3% |
| Connecticut | John Rowland | Republican | Re-elected to 3rd term | John Rowland (R) 56.1% Bill Curry (D) 43.9% |
| Florida | Jeb Bush | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd term | Jeb Bush (R) 56% Bill McBride (D) 43.1% |
| Georgia | Roy Barnes | Democratic | Defeated | Sonny Perdue (R) 51.4% Roy Barnes (D) 46.2% |
| Hawaii | Benjamin Cayetano | Democratic | Term-Limited | Linda Lingle (R) 51.6% Mazie Hirono (D) 47% |
| Idaho | Dirk Kempthorne | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd term | Dirk Kempthorne (R) 56.3% Jerry Brady (D) 41.7% Daniel Adams (L) 2% |
| Illinois | George Ryan | Republican | Retired after one term | Rod Blagojevich (D) 52.2% Jim Ryan (R) 45.1% Cal Skinner (L) 2.1% |
| Iowa | Tom Vilsack | Democrat | Re-elected to 2nd term | Tom Vilsack (D) 52.7% Doug Gross (R) 44.5% |
| Kansas | Bill Graves | Republican | Term-Limited | Kathleen Sebelius (D) 52.9% Tim Shallenburger (R) 45.1% |
| Maine | Angus King | Independent | Term-Limited | John Baldacci (D) 47.2% Peter Cianchette (R) 41.5% Jonathan Carter (G) 9.3% John Michael (I) 2.15 |
| Maryland | Parris Glendening | Democrat | Term-Limited | Robert Ehrlich (R) 51.6% Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) 47,7% |
| Massachusetts | Jane Swift | Republican | Did not seek full term | Mitt Romney (R) 49.8% Shannon O'Brien (D) 44.9% Jill Stein (G) 3.5% |
| Michigan | John Engler | Republican | Term-Limited | Jennifer Granholm (D) 51.4% Dick Posthumus (R) 47.4% |
| Minnesota | Jesse Ventura | Independence | Retired after one term | Tim Pawlenty (R) 44.4% Roger Moe (D) 36.5% Tim Penny (I) 16.2% Ken Pentel (G) 2.3% |
| Nebraska | Mike Johanns | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd Term | Mike Johanns (R) 68.9% Stormy Dean (D) 27.5% Paul Rosberg (Nebraska) 3.8% |
| Nevada | Kenny Guinn | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd Term | Kenny Guinn (R) 68.3% Joseph Neal (D) 22% NOTA 4.7% |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | Ran for US Senate | Craig Benson (R) 58.6% Mark Fernald (D) 38.2% John Babiarz (L) 2.9% |
| New Mexico | Gary E. Johnson | Republican | Term-Limited | Bill Richardson (D) 55.5% John Sanchez (R) 34.9% David Bacon (G) 5.5% |
| New York | George Pataki | Republican | Re-elected to 3rd term | George Pataki (R) 49.4% Carl McCall (D) 33.5% Thomas Golisano (Indepedence) 14.3% |
| Ohio | Bob Taft | Republican | Re-elected to 2nd term | Bob Taft (R) 57.7% Timothy Hagan (D) 38.3% John Eastman (I) 3.9% |
| Oklahoma | Frank Keating | Republican | Term-Limited | Brad Henry (D) 43.3% Steve Largent (R) 42.6% Gary Richardson (I) 14.1% |
| Oregon | John Kitzhaber | Democrat | Term-Limited | Ted Kulongoski (D) 49% Kevin Mannix (R) 46.1% Tom Cox (L) 4.58% |
| Pennsylvania | Mark Schweiker | Republican | Retired after less than one term in office | Ed Rendell (D) 53.4% Mike Fisher (R) 44.4% |
| Rhode Island | Lincoln C. Almond | Republican | Term-Limited | Donald Carcieri (R) 54.8% Myrth York (D) 45.2% |
| South Carolina | Jim Hodges | Democratic | Defeated | Mark Sanford (R) 52.9% Jim Hodges (D) 47.1% |
| South Dakota | Bill Janklow | Republican | Term-Limited | Mike Rounds (R) 56.8% Jim Abbott (D) 41.9% |
| Tennessee | Don Sundquist | Republican | Term-Limited | Phil Bredesen (D) 50.7% Van Hilleary (R) 47.6% |
| Texas | Rick Perry | Republican | Re-Elected to a 1st Full Term | Rick Perry (R) 57.8% Tony Sanchez (D) 40% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democrat | Retired after 5 terms | James H. Douglas (R) 44.9% Doug Racine (D) 42.4% Cornelius Hogan (I) 9.7% |
| Wisconsin | Scott McCallum | Republican | Defeated | James Doyle (D) 45.1% Scott McCallum (R) 41.4% Ed Thompson (L) 10.5% |
| Wyoming | Jim Geringer | Republican | Term-Limited | Dave Freudenthal (D) 50% Eli Bebout (R) 47.9% Dave Dawson (L) 2.12% |
[edit] See also
| Recent United States gubernatorial elections |
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| 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008• 2010 See also: House elections • Senate elections • Presidential elections • List of current United States Governors |
