United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
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Although Republicans made some gains from Democrats, Democrats increased their overall number of governorships.
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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, becoming the first Democratic governor since 1972.
- 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 term-limited Gov. John Engler
- New Mexico - Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson won an open seat 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 seat held by term-limited Gov. Jim Geringer
[edit] Republican gains
- Alabama - Representative Bob 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, becoming the first Republican Governor since 1962.
- South Carolina - Representative Mark Sanford defeated incumbent Gov. Jim Hodges
- Maryland - Representative Robert Ehrlich won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Parris Glendening, becoming the first Republican Governor since Spiro Agnew in 1966.
- 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
[edit] Election results
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| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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| Alabama | Don Siegelman | Democratic | Defeated, 49.0% | Bob Riley (Republican) 49.2% John Sophocleus (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| Alaska | Tony Knowles | Democratic | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Frank Murkowski (Republican) 55.8% Fran Ulmer (Democratic) 40.7% Diane E. Benson (Green) 1.3% Don Wright (Alaskan Indep.) Raymond VinZant (Rep. Mod.) 0.7% Billy Toien (Libertarian) 0.5% |
| Arizona | Jane Dee Hull | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Janet Napolitano (Democratic) 46.2% Matt Salmon (Republican) 45.2% Richard Mahoney (Independent) 6.9% Barry Hess (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| Arkansas | Mike Huckabee | Republican | Re-elected, 53% | Jimmie Lou Fisher (Democratic) 46% |
| California | Gray Davis | Democratic | Re-elected, 47.4% | Bill Simon (Republican) 42.4% Peter Camejo (Green) 5.3% Gary Copeland (Libertarian) 2.2% Reinhold Gulke (American Ind.) 1.7% Iris Adam (Natural Law) 1.1% |
| Colorado | Bill Owens | Republican | Re-elected, 62.6% | Rollie Heath (Democratic) 33.7% Ronald Forthofer (Green) 2.3% Ralph Shnelvar (Libertarian) 1% |
| Connecticut | John Rowland | Republican | Re-elected, 56.1% | Bill Curry (Democratic) 43.9% |
| Florida | Jeb Bush | Republican | Re-elected, 56% | Bill McBride (Democratic) 43.1% |
| Georgia | Roy Barnes | Democratic | Defeated, 46.3% | Sonny Perdue (Republican) 51.4% Garrett Hayes (Libertarian) 2.3% |
| Hawaii | Benjamin Cayetano | Democratic | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Linda Lingle (Republican) 51.6% Mazie Hirono (Democratic) 47% Kau`i Hill (Natural Law) 0.7% Tracy Ryan (Libertarian) 0.4% Jim Brewer (Independent) 0.3% |
| Idaho | Dirk Kempthorne | Republican | Re-elected, 56.3% | Jerry Brady (Democratic) 41.7% Daniel Adams (Libertarian) 2% |
| Illinois | George Ryan | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Rod Blagojevich (Democratic) 52.2% Jim Ryan (Republican) 45.1% Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 2.1% |
| Iowa | Tom Vilsack | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.7% | Doug Gross (Republican) 44.5% Jay Robinson (Green) 1.4% Clyde Cleveland (Libertarian) 1.3% |
| Kansas | Bill Graves | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Kathleen Sebelius (Democratic) 52.9% Tim Shallenburger (Republican) 45.1% Ted Pettibone (Reform) 1.1% Dennis Hawver (Libertarian) 1.0% |
| Maine | Angus King | Independent | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | John Baldacci (Democratic) 47.2% Peter Cianchette (Republican) 41.5% Jonathan Carter (Green) 9.3% John Michael (Independent) 2.1% |
| Maryland | Parris Glendening | Democratic | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Robert Ehrlich (Republican) 51.6% Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic) 47.7% Spear Lancaster (Libertarian) 0.7% |
| Massachusetts | Jane Swift | Republican | Not running for governor, Republican victory | Mitt Romney (Republican) 49.8% Shannon O'Brien (Democratic) 44.9% Jill Stein (G-R) 3.5% Carla Howell (Libertarian) 1% |
| Michigan | John Engler | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Jennifer Granholm (Democratic) 51.4% Dick Posthumus (Republican) 47.4% Douglas Campell (Green) 0.8% Joseph Pilchak (U.S. Taxpayers) 0.4% |
| Minnesota | Jesse Ventura | Reform Party/Independence | Retired, Republican victory | Tim Pawlenty (Republican) 44.4% Roger Moe (Democratic) 36.5% Tim Penny (Independence) 16.2% Ken Pentel (Green) 2.3% Kari Sachs (Socialist Workers) 0.1% Lawrence Aeshliman (Constitution) 0.1% |
| Nebraska | Mike Johanns | Republican | Re-elected, 68.9% | Stormy Dean (Democratic) 27.5% Paul Rosberg (Nebraska) 3.8% |
| Nevada | Kenny Guinn | Republican | Re-elected, 68.3% | Joseph Neal (Democratic) 22% None of the above 4.7% Dick Geyer (Libertarian) 1.6% David Holmgren (Indep. American) 1.4% Jerry Norton (Independent) 1.1% Charles Laws (Green) 1% |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Craig Benson (Republican) 58.6% Mark Fernald (Democratic) 38.2% John Babiarz (Libertarian) 2.9% |
| New Mexico | Gary E. Johnson | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Bill Richardson (Democratic) 55.5% John Sanchez (Republican) 34.9% David Bacon (Green) 5.5% |
| New York | George Pataki | Republican, Conservative | Re-elected, 49.4% | Carl McCall (Democratic), (Working Families 33.5% Thomas Golisano) (Independence) 14.3% Gerard J. Cronin (Right to Life) 0.9% Stanley Aronowitz (Green) 0.9% Thomas K. Leighton (Marijuana Reform) 0.5% Andrew M. Cuomo (Liberal) 0.3% Scott Jeffrey (Libertarian) 0.1%% |
| Ohio | Bob Taft | Republican | Re-elected, 57.7% | Timothy Hagan (Democratic) 38.3% John Eastman (Independent) 3.9% |
| Oklahoma | Frank Keating | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Brad Henry (Democratic) 43.3% Steve Largent (Republican) 42.6% Gary Richardson (Independent) 14.1% |
| Oregon | John Kitzhaber | Democratic | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Ted Kulongoski (Democratic) 49% Kevin Mannix (Republican) 46.1% Tom Cox (Libertarian) 4.58% |
| Pennsylvania | Mark Schweiker | Republican | Not running for governor, Democratic victory | Ed Rendell (Democratic) 53.4% Mike Fisher (Republican) 44.4% Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1.3% Michael Morrill (Green) 1.2% |
| Rhode Island | Lincoln C. Almond | Republican | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Donald Carcieri (Republican) 54.8% Myrth York (Democratic) 45.2% |
| South Carolina | Jim Hodges | Democratic | Defeated, 47.1% | Mark Sanford (Republican) 52.9% |
| South Dakota | Bill Janklow | Republican | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Mike Rounds (Republican) 56.8% Jim Abbott (Democratic) 41.9% James Carlson (Independent) 0.7% Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 0.6% |
| Tennessee | Don Sundquist | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Phil Bredesen (Democratic) 50.7% Van Hilleary (Republican) 47.6% |
| Texas | Rick Perry | Republican | Re-elected, 57.8% | Tony Sanchez (Democratic) 40% Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 1.4% Rahul Mahajan (Green) 1% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Jim Douglas (Republican) 44.9% Doug Racine (Democratic) 42.4% Cornelius Hogan (Independent) 9.7% Cris Ericson (Make Marijuana Legal) 0.8% Michael Badamo (VT Progressive) 0.6% Joel Williams (Libertarian) 0.4% Patricia Hejny (VT Grassroots) 0.3% Marilynn Christian (Restore Justice-Freedom) 0.3% Pete Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.3% |
| Wisconsin | Scott McCallum | Republican | Defeated, 41.4% | Jim Doyle (Democratic) 45.1% Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 10.5% Jim Young (Green) 2.5% |
| Wyoming | Jim Geringer | Republican | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Dave Freudenthal (Democratic) 50% Eli Bebout (Republican) 47.9% Dave Dawson (Libertarian) 2.12% |
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