2002 Idaho gubernatorial election
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2002 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Idaho. Dirk Kempthorne, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Jerry Brady to win a second term, but the win was not nearly as overwhelming as Kempthorne's 1998 victory. This was the first Idaho gubernatorial election since 1978 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president. This was the first time since 1962 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Idaho was re-elected.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Walter L. Bayes
- Milt Erhart, perennial candidate
- Raynelle J. George
- Dirk Kempthorne, incumbent Governor of Idaho
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dirk Kempthorne (inc.) | Script error: No such module "string". | 65.88 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Milt Erhart | Script error: No such module "string". | 25.78 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Walter L. Bayes | Script error: No such module "string". | 4.72 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Raynelle J. George | Script error: No such module "string". | 3.62 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jerry Brady, newspaper publisher
- Rue T. Stears
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jerry Brady | Script error: No such module "string". | 87.40 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rue T. Stears | Script error: No such module "string". | 12.60 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Daniel L. J. Adams, perennial candidate
- Michael Monroe Gollaher (write-in)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel L. J. Adams | Script error: No such module "string". | 90.14 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michael Monroe Gollaher (write-in) | Script error: No such module "string". | 9.86 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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General election
Campaign
Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert C. Huntley, and won a plurality of the vote in Ada County, the state's most populous county, Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.
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 |
Results
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| 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". | Jerry Brady | 171,711 | 41.73 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel L. J. Adams | 8,187 | 1.99 | ||
| Write-ins | 13 | 0.00 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Majority | 59,855 | 14.55 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 411,477 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Ada (largest municipality: Boise)
- Bannock (largest municipality: Pocatello)
- Nez Perce (Largest city: Lewiston)
- Shoshone (Largest city: Kellogg)
- Latah (Largest city: Moscow)
References
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See also
Template:United States elections, 2002
| Preceded by 1998 |
Idaho gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 2006 |