2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002, and included the races for the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
Contents
1 Gubernatorial Primaries
1.1 Republican Primaries
1.2 Democratic Primaries
2 Campaign
3 Results
4 References
5 See also
Gubernatorial Primaries[edit]
Republican Primaries[edit]
Attorney General Mike Fisher ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. Although incumbent Governor Mark Schweiker was eligible to run for reelection (he had served only a partial term after Tom Ridge resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor), he chose not to seek his party's nomination. Despite polls showing that Schweiker polled well among the same groups that backed Ridge, the Republican establishment considered Schweiker to be a weak candidate and stood steadfast behind Fisher.[1]
Democratic Primaries[edit]
In the Democratic primary, former Mayor of Philadelphia Ed Rendell defeated Pennsylvania Auditor General Bob Casey, Jr., bucking the "myth that a Philadelphian could never win" a statewide election. Despite strong support from organized labor for Casey, lackluster campaigning combined with Rendell's ability to cast himself as a strong executive allowed him to pull out a primary win.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Rendell | 702,442 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Bob Casey, Jr. | 539,794 | 43.5 |
Campaign[edit]
Rendell defeated Fisher with "endless retail politicking" and a hard-working campaign.[4] The political website PoliticsPA praised Rendell's campaign team of David L. Cohen, David W. Sweet, and Sandi Vito.[4]
Rendell was the first official from Philadelphia to win a spot in the governor's mansion since 1914. Although Fisher emphasized Rendell's Philadelphia roots continuously during his campaign, and described the mayor as an urban liberal whose programs would require huge tax increases, his strategy backfired; in much of Eastern Pennsylvania, voters instead related to Rendell, and he was thus able to win by huge margins in even many traditionally GOP suburbs.[1]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Rendell Running mate: Catherine Baker Knoll | 1,913,235 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Mike Fisher Running mate: Jane Earll | 1,589,408 | 44.4 | |
Libertarian | Ken Krawchuk Running mate: Henry Haller III | 40,923 | 1.14 | |
Green | Mike Morrill Running mate: Vicki Smedley | 38,423 | 1.07 |
References[edit]
^ ab Kennedy, John J. (2006). Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests From 1950-2004. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761832799..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "The Best and Worst of Primary '02". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002.
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^ "Governor, 2002 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA – Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
^ ab "The Best and Worst Campaigns'02". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002.
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^ "Governor, 2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA – Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
See also[edit]
Categories:
- 2002 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial elections
- 2002 United States gubernatorial elections
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