Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002

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The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on 5 November 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny.

[edit] Election results

2002 gubernatorial election, Minnesota[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tim Pawlenty	999,473	44.4	+10.1
	Democratic	Roger Moe	821,268	36.5	+6.4
	Independence	Tim Penny	364,534	16.2	-20.8
	Green	Ken Pentel	50,589	2.3	+2.0
	Independent	Booker Hodges IV	9,698	0.4	+0.4
	Socialist Workers	Kari Sachs	3,026	0.1	+0.09
	Constitution	Lawrence Aeshliman	2,537	0.1	+0.1
		Write-ins	1,348	0.06	+0.02
Majority			178,205	7.9
Turnout			2,252,473	70.7	+10.6
	Republican gain from Reform		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

[edit] References