Arizona gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002



Nominee	Janet Napolitano	Matt Salmon	Richard Mahoney
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent
Popular vote	566,284	554,465	84,947
Percentage	46.19%	45.22%	6.93%

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Governor before election

Jane Dee Hull
Republican

Elected Governor

Janet Napolitano
Democratic

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The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Arizona. Democratic Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano defeated Republican former Congressman Matt Salmon.

Republican primary

Candidates

Matt Salmon, former U.S. Representative
Betsey Bayless, Secretary of State of Arizona
Carol Springer, State Treasurer of Arizona

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Salmon	174,055	55.99
	Republican	Betsey Bayless	92,473	29.75
	Republican	Carol Springer	44,333	14.26
	Republican	Write-ins	24	0.01
Total votes			310,861	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Janet Napolitano, Attorney General of Arizona, former U.S. Attorney
Alfredo Gutierrez, Arizona State Senator
Mark Osterloh, perennial candidate
Mike Newcomb, physician

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano	128,702	57.23
	Democratic	Alfredo Gutierrez	50,377	22.40
	Democratic	Mark Osterloh	31,422	13.97
	Democratic	Mike Newcomb	14,373	6.39
Total votes			224,874	100.00

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	1,414	51.01
	Libertarian	Gary Fallon	1,358	48.99
Total votes			2,772	100.00

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 2002^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano	566,284	46.19%	+10.66%
	Republican	Matt Salmon	554,465	45.22%	-15.72%
	Independent	Richard Mahoney	84,947	6.93%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	20,356	1.66%	-1.01%
	Write-ins		59	0.00%
Majority			11,819	0.96%	-24.45%
Turnout			1,226,111	55.0	+10.0
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1 2 3 "Primary" (PDF). Azsos.
↑ "General" (PDF). Azsos.

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