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2002 Governor

36 contests

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 2002

Republican Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

21

27

2

After

24

26

Net change:D +3·R −1·I −2·36 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic24

RepublicanMajority26

Threshold:26 seats

D 24 – R 26

36 contests|D won 14|R won 22

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	RileyREP	49.2%	672,225	SiegelmanDEM	49.0%	669,105	R+0.2	↓ R+15.8
▶	Alaska	MurkowskiREP	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	NapolitanoDEM	46.2%	566,284	SalmonREP	45.2%	554,465	D+1.0	↑ D+26.4
▶	Arkansas	HuckabeeREP	53.0%	427,082	FisherDEM	47.0%	378,250	R+6.1	↑ D+91.4
▶	California	DavisDEM	47.3%	3,533,490	SimonREP	42.4%	3,169,801	D+4.9	↓ R+14.7
▶	Colorado	OwensREP	62.6%	884,583	HeathDEM	33.6%	475,373	R+29.0	↓ R+28.3
▶	Connecticut	RowlandREP	56.1%	573,958	CurryDEM	43.9%	448,984	R+12.2	↑ D+15.2
▶	Florida	BushREP	56.0%	2,856,845	McBrideDEM	43.2%	2,201,427	R+12.8	↓ R+2.3
▶	Georgia	PerdueREP	51.4%	1,041,677	BarnesDEM	46.2%	937,062	R+5.2	↓ R+13.6
▶	Hawaii	LingleREP	51.6%	197,009	HironoDEM	47.0%	179,647	R+4.5	↓ R+5.8
▶	Idaho	KempthorneREP	56.3%	231,566	BradyDEM	41.7%	171,711	R+14.6	↑ D+24.1
▶	Illinois	BlagojevichDEM	52.2%	1,847,040	RyanREP	45.1%	1,594,960	D+7.1	↑ D+10.7
▶	Iowa	VilsackDEM	52.7%	540,449	GrossREP	44.5%	456,612	D+8.2	↑ D+2.4
▶	Kansas	SebeliusDEM	52.9%	441,858	ShallenburgerREP	45.1%	376,830	D+7.8	↑ D+58.5
▶	Maine	BaldacciDEM	47.1%	238,179	CianchetteREP	41.5%	209,496	D+5.7	↑ D+12.6
▶	Maryland	EhrlichREP	51.5%	879,592	TownsendDEM	47.7%	813,422	R+3.9	↓ R+14.2
▶	Massachusetts	RomneyREP	49.8%	1,091,988	O'BrienDEM	44.9%	985,981	R+4.8	↓ R+1.4
▶	Michigan	GranholmDEM	51.4%	1,633,796	PosthumusREP	47.4%	1,506,104	D+4.0	↑ D+28.4
▶	Minnesota	PawlentyREP	44.4%	999,473	MoeDEM	36.5%	821,268	R+7.9	↑ D+26.4
▶	Nebraska	JohannsREP	68.7%	330,349	DeanDEM	27.5%	132,348	R+41.2	↓ R+33.2
▶	Nevada	GuinnREP	68.2%	344,001	NealDEM	22.0%	110,935	R+46.2	↓ R+36.6
▶	New Hampshire	BensonREP	58.6%	259,663	FernaldDEM	38.2%	169,277	R+20.4	↓ R+55.6
▶	New Mexico	RichardsonDEM	55.5%	268,693	SanchezREP	39.0%	189,074	D+16.4	↑ D+25.5
▶	New York	PatakiREP	49.4%	2,262,255	McCallDEM	33.5%	1,534,064	R+15.9	↑ D+5.3
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	57.8%	1,865,007	HaganDEM	38.3%	1,236,924	R+19.4	↓ R+14.1
▶	Oklahoma	HenryDEM	43.3%	448,143	LargentREP	42.6%	441,277	D+0.7	↑ D+17.6
▶	Oregon	KulongoskiDEM	49.0%	618,004	MannixREP	46.2%	581,785	D+2.9	↓ R+31.5
▶	Pennsylvania	RendellDEM	53.4%	1,913,235	FisherREP	44.4%	1,589,408	D+9.0	↑ D+35.4
▶	Rhode Island	CarcieriREP	54.8%	181,827	YorkDEM	45.2%	150,229	R+9.5	↓ R+0.7
▶	South Carolina	SanfordREP	52.9%	585,422	HodgesDEM	47.0%	521,140	R+5.8	↓ R+13.8
▶	South Dakota	RoundsREP	56.8%	189,920	AbbottDEM	41.9%	140,263	R+14.8	↑ D+16.4
▶	Tennessee	BredesenDEM	50.6%	837,284	HillearyREP	47.6%	786,803	D+3.0	↑ D+42.2
▶	Texas	PerryREP	57.8%	2,632,591	SanchezDEM	40.0%	1,819,798	R+17.9	↑ D+19.2
▶	Vermont	DouglasREP	44.9%	103,436	RacineDEM	42.4%	97,565	R+2.5	↓ R+17.1
▶	Wisconsin	DoyleDEM	45.1%	800,515	McCallumREP	41.4%	734,779	D+3.7	↑ D+24.7
▶	Wyoming	FreudenthalDEM	50.0%	92,662	BeboutREP	47.9%	88,873	D+2.0	↑ D+17.2

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