Vermont gubernatorial election, 2002

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)

100px Candidate Jim Douglas Doug Racine Cornelius Hogan Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 103,436 97,565 22,353 Percentage 44.9% 42.4% 9.7%

Governor before election Howard Dean Democratic Elected Governor Jim Douglas Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 2002 took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean did not run for re-election to a sixth full term as Governor of Vermont. Republican Jim Douglas defeated Democratic candidate Doug Racine and independent candidate Cornelius Hogan, among others, to succeed him. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Douglas was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Doug Racine	25,522	99.1
	Democratic	Other	232	0.9
Total votes			25,754	100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Douglas	23,366	96.7
	Republican	Other	789	3.3
Total votes			24,155	100

Vermont Progressive primary

Results

VT Progressive primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	VT Progressive	Michael J. Badamo	931	54.2
	VT Progressive	Peter Diamondstone	412	24.0
	VT Progressive	Other	376	21.8
Total votes			1,719	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Douglas	103,436	44.94
	Democratic	Doug Racine	97,565	42.39
	Independent	Cornelius Hogan	22,353	9.71
	Make Marijuana Legal	Cris Ericson	1,737	0.75
	VT Progressive	Michael Badamo	1,380	0.60
	Libertarian	Joel Williams	938	0.41
	Vermont Grassroots	Patricia Hejny	771	0.33
	Restore Justice-Freedom	Marilynn Christian	638	0.28
	Liberty Union	Pete Diamondstone	625	0.27
	Independent	Brian Pearl	569	0.25
	N/A	Write-ins	149	0.06
Total votes			230,161	100