2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
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The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Bob Ehrlich defeated Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, enabling him to become the first Republican governor since Spiro Agnew in 1966. This was the last time Charles County voted Republican for any office.
Contents
1 Democratic primary
1.1 Candidates
1.2 Results
2 Republican primary
2.1 Candidates
2.2 Results
3 General election
4 Results
5 References
6 See also
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Robert Fustero, perennial candidate
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | 434,948 | 80.01 | |
Democratic | Robert Fustero | 108,659 | 19.99 | |
| Total votes | 543,607 | 100 | ||
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Bob Ehrlich, U.S. Representative- Ross Z. Pierpont, perennial candidate
- James J. Sheridan
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ehrlich | 229,927 | 92.88 | |
Republican | James J. Sheridan | 9,181 | 3.71 | |
Republican | Ross Z. Pierpont | 8,458 | 3.42 | |
| Total votes | 247,566 | 100 | ||
General election[edit]
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend won the Democratic nomination, and Congressman Robert Ehrlich won the Republican nomination.
Ehrlich chose Maryland Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele as his running mate, while Townsend chose Admiral Charles R. Larson as her running mate. Larson switched to the Democratic Party just a few weeks before the election.
Kennedy's selection of Larson as her running mate proved to be an unpopular move, seeing as he was a white former Republican and had been selected without consultation with black Democratic leaders.[3] Ehrlich ran advertisements assailing incumbent Governor Parris Glendening for the increasingly dismal fiscal situation in Maryland, an issue that resonated with Maryland voters. Glendening's unpopularity did little to help his Lieutenant Governor's flailing campaign.[4]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Ehrlich | 879,592 | 51.55% | +6.74% | |
Democratic | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | 813,422 | 47.68% | -7.47% | |
Libertarian | Spear Lancaster | 11,546 | 0.68% | ||
| Write-ins | 1,619 | 0.09% | |||
| Majority | 66,170 | 3.88% | -6.45% | ||
Turnout | 1,706,179 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
^ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/p_governor.html
^ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/p_governor.html
^ http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/elec02.md.g.hotrace/index.html
^ http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.partners26nov26,0,836237,full.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
See also[edit]
Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006
Categories:
- 2002 United States gubernatorial elections
- Maryland gubernatorial elections
- 2002 Maryland elections
- Michael Steele
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