The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002 |
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Alabama Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Don Siegelman First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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Democrat | Governor Don Siegelman | ||
Libertarian | John P. Sophocleus | ||
Republican | Congressman Bob Riley | ||
Close Race. Republican Congressman Bob Riley (670,913 votes, 49.26%) vs Incumbent Democrat Governor Don Siegelman (667,718 votes, 49.03%). Apparently, an extra several thousand votes were originally counted for Governor Siegelman in Baldwin County that were mistakenly counted twice; it was evidently on the belief- fueled, in part, by the original numbers- that a recount could possibly still give him the victory that caused Governor Siegelman to claim victory on Election Night even as Congressman Riley was doing the same. The county canvassing boards will certify election results no later than 20 November. Congressman Riley has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to block a statewide recount on grounds that, under State law, the seals on voting machines can only be broken under circumstances not applicable to the instant case: Oral Argument has been set for Thursday 21 November, the day after the deadline for the election results to be certified. For his part, Governor Siegelman is claiming that nearly 10,000 so-called "undervotes" (that is, ballots cast in which no vote for Governor appears to have been made) includes enough actual votes for Governor misread as "blank" to potentially give him the ultimate victory; in the unofficial returns, Siegelman is behind Riley by slightly more than 3,000 votes (as can be seen above). Nevertheless, it appears that- without question- this race was won by Congressman Riley. | |||
Alaska Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Tony Knowles First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Alaska Independence | Don Wright Lt. Governor: Daniel DeNardo. |
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Democrat | Fran Ulmer Lt. Governor: Ernie Hall |
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Green | Diane E. Benson Lt. Governor: Della A. Coburn |
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Libertarian | Billy Toien Lt. Governor: Al A. Anders |
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Republican Moderate | Raymond P. Vinzant, Sr. Lt. Governor: Dawn M. Mendias |
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Republican | Senator Frank H. Murkowski Lt. Governor: Loren D. Leman Announced 22 October 2001. Incumbent Senator, term expires January 2005. |
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California Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Gray Davis Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 5 March 2002 Primary |
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American Independent | Reinhold S. "Ron" Gulke | ||
Democrat | Governor Gray Davis | ||
Green | Peter Miguel Camejo | ||
Libertarian | Gary David Copeland The Libertarian Party of California rescinded their endorsement of Gary Copeland on 14 September 2002. Reference: Resolution of the LPC Executive Committee. |
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Libertarian | (Art Olivier - pending) Write-in candidate. Endorsed by the Libertarian Party of California. |
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Natural Law | Iris Adam | ||
Republican | William E. "Bill" Simon, Jr. | ||
Write-In | (Burton S.H. Ridgeway - pending) | ||
Georgia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Roy E. Barnes First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 20 August 2002 - Primary |
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Democrat | Governor Roy E. Barnes | ||
Green | Nanette "Nan" Garrett Certified Write-In Candidate |
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Independent | Sam Hay Certified Write-In Candidate |
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Libertarian | Garrett Michael Hayes | ||
Republican | Sonny Perdue | ||
Write-In | Bill Bolton Certified Write-In Candidate |
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Write-In | David Byrne Certified Write-In Candidate |
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Hawaii Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Ben Cayetano First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Democrat | Mazie K. Hirono Lieutenant Governor: Matt Matsunaga |
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Free Energy | Daniel H. Cunningham Lieutenant Governor: Arthur "A. J." Powell |
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Libertarian | Tracy Ahn Ryan Lieutenant Governor: Ken Vaughan |
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Natural Law | Kau`i "Bu La`ia" Hill Lieutenant Governor: Tom "Pohaku" Stone |
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Nonpartisan | James R. "Jim" Brewer, Jr. Lieutenant Governor: Renee Ing |
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Republican | Linda Lingle Lieutenant Governor: James R. "Duke" Aiona |
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Iowa Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Tom Vilsack Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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Democrat | Governor Tom Vilsack Lieutenant Governor: Sally Pederson |
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Green | Jay Robinson Lieutenant Governor: Holly Jane Hart |
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Libertarian | Clyde Cleveland Lieutenant Governor: Richard Campagna Endorsement: Natural Law |
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Republican | Doug Gross Lieutenant Governor: Debi Durham |
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Maryland Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Parris N. Glendening First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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Democrat | Ralph Jaffe General election write-in candidate |
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Democrat | James T. Lynch, Jr. General election write-in candidate |
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Democrat | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Lt Governor: Charles R. Larson |
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Libertarian | Spear Lancaster Lt. Governor: Lorenzo Gaztaņaga |
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Republican | Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Lt. Governor: Michael S. Steele |
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New Hampshire Term Limit: None; 2-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Jeanne Shaheen First elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Nominee for U.S. Senate |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Democrat | Mark Fernald | ||
Libertarian | John J. Babiarz | ||
Republican | Craig Benson | ||
Oregon Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor John Kitzhaber First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Democrat | Ted Kulongoski | ||
Independent | (Richard Alevizos - pending) | ||
Independent | (Gary Alan Spanovich - pending) | ||
Libertarian | Thomas B. "Tom" Cox | ||
Republican | Kevin L. Mannix | ||
South Carolina Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Jim Hodges First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary |
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Democrat | Governor Jim Hodges | ||
Republican | Mark Sanford | ||
Write-In | (Kevin Alexander Gray - pending) United Citizens party candidate. Running as write-in after failing to obtain sufficient number of signatures for ballot access. |
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Write-In | (Tom Pickett - pending) | ||
Vermont Term Limit: None; 2-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Howard Dean As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the office upon the death of Governor Richard A. Snelling (Republican): 14 August 1991; first elected to a full term: 1992; re-elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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Democrat | Douglas A. "Doug" Racine Received 42% of the 5 November 2002 vote. Lieutenant Governor Racine conceded to Jim Douglas on 6 November. Vermont Lieutenant Governor |
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Independent | Marilynn "Mom" Christian Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. On ballot as "Restore Justice-Freedom". |
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Independent | Cris Ericson Received 1% of the 5 November 2002 vote. On ballot as "Make Marijuana Legal" Party |
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Independent | Cornelius "Con" Hogan Received 10% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Independent | Brian Pearl Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Libertarian | Joel Williams Received 1% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Progressive | Michael J. Badamo Received 1% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Republican | James H. "Jim" Douglas Received 45% of the 5 November 2002 vote. Vermont State Treasurer |
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Vermont Grassroots | Patricia Hejny Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
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Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, Governor's race in will be decided by the Republican controlled State Legislature. On 6 November, Democratic Lieutenant Governor Racine (42%) conceded to Republican Jim Douglas (45%). |
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