2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum won his party's nomination by defeating two minor candidates, and Attorney General of Wisconsin Jim Doyle won the Democratic primary with a little more than a third of the vote in a highly competitive primary election. In the general election, the presence of Ed Thompson, former Governor Tommy Thompson's younger brother, the Mayor of Tomah, and the Libertarian Party nominee, held both McCallum and Doyle to under fifty percent of the vote, enabling Doyle to win with 45% of the vote, defeating McCallum.
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Turnout | 45.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Doyle: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% McCallum: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Thompson 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: No data: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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Democratic primary
The primary election for the Democratic nomination was closely contested by three competitive candidates. The race was ultimately won by Jim Doyle with around 38% of the vote.
Nominated
- Jim Doyle, three-term Attorney General of Wisconsin, former District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin.
Eliminated in primary
- Tom Barrett, five-term U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, former state senator and state representative
- Kathleen Falk, Dane County Executive, former Assistant Wisconsin Attorney General, general counsel for Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc.
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Jim Doyle |
Tom Barrett |
Kathleen Falk |
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University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Sept 2–5, 2002 | 39% | 31% | 30% |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Aug 26–28, 2002 | 31.5% | 25.7% | 25.1% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Doyle | 212,066 | 38.30% | |
Democratic | Tom Barrett | 190,605 | 34.43% | |
Democratic | Kathleen Falk | 150,161 | 27.12% | |
Write-in | 802 | 0.14% | ||
Total votes | 553,634 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
McCallum, as the incumbent governor, did not face significant opposition in the primary. He was nominated with 86% of the primary vote.
Nominated
- Scott McCallum, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin
Eliminated in primary
- William Lorge, former State Representative
- George Pobuda, teacher in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 198,525 | 86.23% | |
Republican | William Lorge | 18,852 | 8.19% | |
Republican | George Pobuda | 12,452 | 5.41% | |
Write-in | 403 | 0.18% | ||
Total votes | 230,232 | 100.00% |
Libertarian party
- Ed Thompson, former Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin, brother of former Governor Tommy Thompson
Green party
- Jim Young, City assessor for Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Reform party
- Alan D. Eisenberg, lawyer and real estate dealer
Independent candidates
- Ty A. Bollerud, of Janesville, Wisconsin
- Mike Mangan, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
- Aneb Jah Rasta, consultant and doctor of metaphysics
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Tossup | October 31, 2002 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Jim Doyle (D) |
Scott McCallum (R) |
Ed Thompson (L) |
Jim Young (G) |
Others |
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University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Oct 27–29, 2002 | 41% | 34% | 10% | 2% | 0% |
University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) | Oct 25–27, 2002 | 38% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Market Shares Corp | Oct 24–27, 2002 | 38% | 36% | 8% | 4% | 0% |
St. Norbert College | Oct 16–27, 2002 | 41% | 33% | 6% | 3% | 0% |
We the People/Wisconsin | Oct 20–21, 2002 | 46% | 38% | 8% | 3% | 0% |
Research 2000 | Oct 4–7, 2002 | 44% | 36% | 6% | 3% | 0% |
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute | Sept 26–29, 2002 | 40% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 0% |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Sept 17–25, 2002 | 43% | 35% | 6% | 1% | 0% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Doyle | 800,515 | 45.09% | +6.39% | |
Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 734,779 | 41.39% | -18.28% | |
Libertarian | Ed Thompson | 185,455 | 10.45% | +9.82% | |
Green | Jim Young | 44,111 | 2.48% | +2.48% | |
Reform | Alan D. Eisenberg | 2,847 | 0.16% | — | |
Independent | Ty A. Bollerud | 2,637 | 0.15% | — | |
Independent | Mike Managan | 1,710 | 0.10% | — | |
Independent | Aneb Jah Rasta | 929 | 0.05% | — | |
Write-in | 2,366 | 0.13% | — | ||
Plurality | 65,736 | 3.71% | -17.27% | ||
Turnout | 1,775,349 | 45.43% | +1.10% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic
- Barron (largest city: Rice Lake)
- Iron (largest city: Hurley)
- Jefferson (largest city: Watertown)
- Langlade (largest city: Antigo)
- Manitowoc (largest city: Manitowoc)
- Marathon (largest city: Wausau)
- Oneida (largest city: Rhinelander)
- Rusk (largest city: Ladysmith)
- Washburn (largest city: Spooner)
- Buffalo (largest city: Mondovi)
- Columbia (largest city: Portage)
- Dunn (largest city: Menomonie)
- Forest (largest city: Crandon)
- Grant (largest city: Platteville)
- Jackson (largest city: Black River Falls)
- Kenosha (largest city: Kenosha)
- Lafayette (largest city: Darlington)
- Lincoln (largest city: Merrill)
- Pepin (largest city: Durand)
- Price (largest city: Park Falls)
- Racine (largest city: Racine)
- Richland (largest city: Richland Center)
- Trempealeau (largest city: Arcadia)
- Adams (largest city: Adams)
- Polk (Largest city: Amery)
- Taylor (Largest city: Medford)
- Crawford (largest city: Prairie du Chien)
- Eau Claire (largest city: Eau Claire)
- Sauk (largest city: Baraboo)
- Vernon (largest city: Viroqua)
- Milwaukee (largest city: Milwaukee)
- La Crosse (largest city: La Crosse)
- Marquette (largest city: Montello)
- Portage (largest city: Stevens Points)
- Iowa (largest city: Dodgeville)
- Green (largest city: Monore)
- Rock (largest city: Janesville)
References
- "Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002" (PDF). Wisconsin State Elections Board. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002" (PDF). Wisconsin State Elections Board. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
External links
- "Archive of Jim Doyle Election Site". Archived from the original on October 31, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
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