Massachusetts general election, 2002
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
- statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;
- district elections for U.S. Representatives, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; and
- ballot questions at the state and local levels.
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.
Statewide elections
United States Senator
Democratic incumbent John Kerry was re-elected over his Libertarian challenger Michael Cloud.
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
Further information: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002
Republicans Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli, Green-Rainbow candidates Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen, Libertarian candidates Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin, and independent candidates Barbara C. Johnson and Joe Schebel.
Attorney General
Democrat Thomas Reilly ran unopposed.
| Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 2002 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Reilly | 1,602,817 | 99.24% | ||
| Write-in | 12,326 | 0.76% | |||
| Turnout | 1,615,143 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeated Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.
| Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 2002 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
Treasurer and Receiver-General
Timothy P. Cahill was elected Treasurer and Receiver-General. He defeated Jim Segel, Stephen J. Murphy, and Michael P. Cahill in the Democratic primary and Daniel Grabauskas and James O'Keefe in the general election.
| Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic primary, 2002 [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Timothy P. Cahill | 226,505 | 35.79% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Segel | 153,940 | 24.33% | ||
| Democratic | Stephen J. Murphy | 135,612 | 21.43% | ||
| Democratic | Michael P. Cahill | 116,737 | 18.45% | ||
| Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican primary, 2002 [2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Dan Grabauskas | 110,690 | 53.19% | ||
| Republican | Bruce A. Herzfelder | 96,851 | 46.54% | ||
| Write-in | 560 | 0.27 | |||
| Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 2002 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
Auditor
Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Libertarian Kamal Jain and Independent John James Xenakis.
| Massachusetts Auditor Election, 2002 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | A. Joseph DeNucci | 1,456,880 | 77.96 | ||
| Independent | John James Xenakis | 277,974 | 14.87 | ||
| Libertarian | Kamal Jain | 133,997 | 7.17 | ||
| Write-in | 2,065 | 0.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,868,851 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
District elections
U.S. House of Representatives
see Massachusetts United States House election, 2002
State House of Representatives
see Massachusetts House election, 2002
State Senate
see Massachusetts Senate election, 2002
Governor's Council
See Massachusetts Governor's Council election, 2002
Ballot questions
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.
Statewide Questions:
- Question 1 - Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003. [3]
- Question 2 - Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English. [4]
- Question 3 - Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A law that would allow taxpayer money to be used to fund political campaigns for public office. [5]
| Question 1: Abolishing the state income tax | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Yes | 885,683 | 45.3% | ||
| ✓ | No | 1,069,467 | 54.7% | |
| Question 2: Abolishing bilingual education [6] | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Yes | 1,359,935 | 67.98% | |
| No | 640,525 | 32.02% | ||
| Question 3: Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Yes | 1,462,435 | 73.87% | |
| No | 517,285 | 26.13% | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1442
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1443
- ↑ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511116.htm
- ↑ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511116.htm
- ↑ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511116.htm
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3258
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