2002 United States gubernatorial elections
Election results
Table:
State

Incumbent

Party

Status

Opposing candidates

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 Benson (Green) 1.3%
Don Wright (Alaskan Indep.)
Raymond VinZant (Rep. Mod.) 0.7%
Billy Toien (Libertarian) 0.5%

Arizona

Jane Hull

Republican

Term-limited, Democratic victory

Janet Napolitano (Democratic) 46.2%
Matt Salmon (Republican) 45.2%
Richard D. 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

Ben 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

Bob Ehrlich (Republican) 51.6%
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic) 47.7%
Spear Lancaster (Libertarian) 0.7%

Massachusetts

Jane Swift (acting)

Republican

Retired, Republican victory

Mitt Romney (Republican) 49.8%
Shannon O'Brien (Democratic) 44.9%
Jill Stein (G-R) 3.5%
Carla Howell (Libertarian) 1.1%
Barbara Johnson (Independent) 0.7%

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%

Joe 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 Johnson

Republican

Term-limited, Democratic victory

Bill Richardson (Democratic) 56%
John Sanchez (Republican) 39%
David Bacon (Green) 5%[1]

New York

George Pataki

Republican, Conservative

Re-elected, 49.4%

Carl McCall (Democratic), (Working Families 33.5%
Tom Golisano (Independence) 14.3%
Jerry Cronin (Right to Life) 0.9%
Stanley Aronowitz (Green) 0.9%
Thomas Leighton (Marijuana Reform) 0.5%
Andrew Cuomo (Liberal) 0.3%
Scott Jeffrey (Libertarian) 0.1%%

Ohio

Bob Taft

Republican

Re-elected, 57.7%

Tim 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

Retired, Democratic victory

Ed Rendell (Democratic) 53.4%
Mike Fisher (Republican) 44.4%
Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1.14%
Michael Morrill (Green) 1.07%

Rhode Island

Lincoln Almond

Republican

Term-limited, Republican victory

Don 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) 1.6%
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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