Gubernatorial Elections 2002
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Gubernatorial Elections 2002
Thirty-six states, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Thirty-six states, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands held elections for governor in 2002. Below is a listing of the elections, the then current governor, and the primary election date. Click on the state name to link to state election sites.
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State/Territory |
Incumbent Governor |
Primary Election Date |
Alabama | Don Siegelman (D) | June 4 |
Alaska | Tony Knowles (D)1 | Aug. 27 |
Arizona | Jane Dee Hull (R)1 | Sept. 10 |
Arkansas | Mike Huckabee (R) | Oct. 15 |
California | Gray Davis (D) | March 5 |
Colorado | Bill Owens (R) | Aug. 13 |
Connecticut | John G. Rowland (R) | Sept. 10 |
Florida | Jeb Bush (R) | Sept. 10 |
Georgia | Roy Barnes (D) | Aug. 20 |
Guam | Carl T.C. Gutierrez (D)1 | Sept. 7 |
Hawaii | Benjamin J. Cayetano (D)1 | Sept. 21 |
Idaho | Dirk Kempthorne (R) | May 28 |
Illinois | George Ryan (R)2 | March 19 |
Iowa | Tom Vilsack (D) | June 4 |
Kansas | Bill Graves (R)1 | Aug. 6 |
Maine | Angus S. King Jr. (I)1 | June 11 |
Maryland | Parris N. Glendening (D)1 | Sept. 10 |
Massachusetts | Jane M. Swift (R)2 | Sept. 17 |
Michigan | John Engler (R)1 | Aug. 6 |
Minnesota | Jesse Ventura (MN Independence)2 | Sept. 10 |
Nebraska | Mike Johanns (R) | May 14 |
Nevada | Kenny Guinn (R) | Sept. 3 |
New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen (D)2 | Sept. 10 |
New Mexico | Gary E. Johnson (R)1 | June 4 |
New York | George E. Pataki (R) | Sept. 10 |
Ohio | Bob Taft (R) | May 7 |
Oklahoma | Frank Keating (R)1 | Aug. 27 |
Oregon | John A. Kitzhaber (D)1 | May 21 |
Pennsylvania | Mark Schweiker (R)2 | May 21 |
Rhode Island | Lincoln Almond (R)1 | Sept. 10 |
South Carolina | Jim Hodges (D) | June 11 |
South Dakota | William J. Janklow (R)1 | June 4 |
Tennessee | Don Sundquist (R)1 | Aug. 1 |
Texas | Rick Perry (R) | March 12 |
Vermont | Howard Dean, M.D. (D)2 | Sept. 10 |
Virgin Islands | Charles Turnbull (D) | Sept. 14 |
Wisconsin | Scott McCallum (R) | Sept. 10 |
Wyoming | Jim Geringer (R)1 | Aug. 20 |
1. Governor is prohibited from seeking reelection to another term. 2. Governor has indicated he/she will not seek reelection to another term. Source: National Governors Association; Web: http://www.nga.org/. |
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