2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Jim Doyle Scott McCallum Ed Thompson Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 800,515 734,779 185,455 Percentage 45.09% 41.39% 10.45%

Governor before election Scott McCallum Republican Elected Governor Jim Doyle Democratic

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2002 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jim Doyle, Attorney General of Wisconsin
• Tom Barrett, United States Congressman from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district
• Kathleen Falk, Dane County Executive

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Doyle	212,066	38.36
	Democratic	Tom Barrett	190,605	34.48
	Democratic	Kathleen Falk	150,161	27.16
Total votes			552,832	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Scott McCallum, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin
• William Lorge, former Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• George Pobuda

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott McCallum	198,525	86.38
	Republican	William Lorge	18,852	8.20
	Republican	George Pobuda	12,452	5.42
Total votes			229,829	100.00

General election

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Doyle	800,515	45.09%	+6.37%
	Republican	Scott McCallum (inc.)	734,779	41.39%	-18.30%
	Libertarian	Ed Thompson	185,455	10.45%	+9.82%
	Green	Jim Young	44,111	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-ins		2,366	0.13%
Majority			65,736	3.71%	-17.27%
Turnout			1,775,349
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• United States gubernatorial elections, 2002

External links

• Archive of Jim Doyle Election Site at the Wayback Machine (archived October 31, 2002)
• Archive of Scott McCallum Election Site at the Wayback Machine (archived November 2, 2002)
• Archive of Ed Thompson Election Site at the Wayback Machine (archived November 3, 2002)