2002 Iowa gubernatorial election
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The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. He won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former and future Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican primary in a crowded and competitive election. In the general election, Vilsack was able to improve slightly on his margin of victory four years earlier to win what would be his second and final term as governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Vilsack, incumbent Governor of Iowa
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tom Vilsack (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 98.55 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Write-ins | Script error: No such module "string". | 1.45 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Doug Gross, advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad
- Steve Sukup, Iowa State Representative (1995–2003)
- Bob Vander Plaats, family values activist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Doug Gross | Script error: No such module "string". | 35.88 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Steve Sukup | Script error: No such module "string". | 32.37 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bob Vander Plaats | Script error: No such module "string". | 31.66 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Write-ins | Script error: No such module "string". | 0.09 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100 | ||
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General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Tom Vilsack | Doug Gross | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 12, 2002 | Des Moines Register | Paul Anger | C-SPAN | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Template:USRaceRating | October 31, 2002 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Template:USRaceRating | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
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Margin of error |
Tom Vilsack (D) |
Doug Gross (R) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[4] | October 27–29, 2002 | 614 (LV) | ± 4.1% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 56% | 42% | 3% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tom Vilsack (incumbent) | Template:Replace | 52.69% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Doug Gross | 456,612 | 44.51% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jay Robinson | 14,628 | 1.43% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Clyde Cleveland | 13,098 | 1.28% | ||
| Write-ins | 1,025 | 0.10% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Majority | 83,837 | 8.17% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 1,025,802 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Adams (largest city: Corning)
- Hardin (largest city: Iowa Falls)
- Winnebago (largest city: Forest City)
- Clarke (largest city: Osceola)
- Louisa (largest city: Wapello)
- Mitchell (largest city: Osage)
- Union (largest city: Creston)
- Appanoose (Largest city: Centerville)
- Decatur (Largest city: Lamoni)
- Lucas (Largest city: Chariton)
- Monona (Largest city: Onawa)
- Ringgold (Largest city: Mount Ayr)
- Taylor (Largest city: Bedford)
- Wayne (Largest city: Corydon)
- Wright (Largest city: Eagle Grove)
- Cherokee (Largest city: Cherokee)
- Calhoun (Largest city: Rockwell City)
- Carroll (Largest city: Carroll)
- Keokuk (Largest city: Sigourney)
- Woodbury (Largest city: Sioux City)
- Washington (Largest city: Washington)
- Pocahontas (Largest city: Pocahontas)
- Franklin (Largest city: Hampton)
- Delaware (Largest city: Manchester)
- Humboldt (largest city: Humboldt)
- Adair (Largest city: Greenfield)
- Scott (largest city: Davenport)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Jefferson (Largest city: Fairfield)
- Dickinson (Largest city: Spirit Lake)
- Sac (largest city: Sac City)
- Winneshiek (largest city: Decorah)
By congressional district
Vilsack won four of five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.[6]
| District | Vilsack | Gross | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr | 54% | 43% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Jim Nussle |
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr | 56% | 40% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Jim Leach |
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr | 54% | 44% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Leonard Boswell |
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr | 54% | 43% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tom Latham |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr | 44% | 53% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Steve King |
See also
Notes
References
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