Idaho gubernatorial election, 2002

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The 2002 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Idaho. Dirk Kempthorne, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Jerry Brady to win a second term, but the win was not near as overwhelming as Kempthorne's 1998 victory.

1 Republican Primary
2 Democratic Primary
3 General Election
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Republican Primary

Kempthorne faced three primary challengers but prevailed with nearly two-thirds of the vote.

Republican Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Dirk Kempthorne	95,882	65.9
Milt Erhart	37,523	25.8
Walter L. Bayes	6,873	4.7
Raynelle J. George	5,271	3.6

[edit] Democratic Primary

Jerry Brady, a newspaper publisher from Idaho Falls, easily dispatched his primary opponent despite being a first-time candidate.

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Jerry Brady	33,285	87.4
Rue T. Stears	4,798	12.6

[edit] General Election

Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert C. Huntley and won in Ada County, Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.

Idaho Gubernatorial Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerry Brady	171,711	41.7	+12.6
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	231,566	56.3	-11.4
	Libertarian	Daniel L. J. Adams	8,187	2.0	+2.0
	Independent (write-in)	Kevin Powers	13	0.0	N/A
Majority			59,855	14.5	-20.9
Turnout			416,533	61.3	+2.8
	Republican hold