2002 Iowa gubernatorial election
The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2002 took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. Governor Vilsack won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican Party's 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.
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![]() County results Vilsack: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Gross: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Iowa |
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Vilsack, incumbent Governor of Iowa
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Vilsack (incumbent) | 79,277 | 98.55 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 1,166 | 1.45 | |
Total votes | 80,443 | 100 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Doug Gross, advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad
- Steve Sukup, Iowa State Representative (1995-present)
- Bob Vander Plaats, family values activist
Results
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Primary results by county:
Gross
- Gross—61-70%
- Gross—51-60%
- Gross—41-50%
- Gross—31-40%
Sukup
- Sukup—81-90%
- Sukup—71-80%
- Sukup—61-70%
- Sukup—51-60%
- Sukup—41-50%
- Sukup—31-40%
Vander Plaats
- Vander Plaats—81-90%
- Vander Plaats—71-80%
- Vander Plaats—61-70%
- Vander Plaats—51-60%
- Vander Plaats—41-50%
- Vander Plaats—31-40%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Gross | 71,478 | 35.88 | |
Republican | Steve Sukup | 64,490 | 32.37 | |
Republican | Bob Vander Plaats | 63,077 | 31.66 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 189 | 0.09 | |
Total votes | 199,234 | 100 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Vilsack (incumbent) | 540,449 | 52.69% | +0.39% | |
Republican | Doug Gross | 456,612 | 44.51% | -2.00% | |
Green | Jay Robinson | 14,628 | 1.43% | ||
Libertarian | Clyde Cleveland | 13,098 | 1.28% | ||
Write-ins | 1,025 | 0.10% | |||
Majority | 83,837 | 8.17% | +2.37% | ||
Turnout | 1,025,802 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
- State of Iowa
- Governors of Iowa
References
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