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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.

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout45.43%
 
Nominee Jim Doyle Scott McCallum Ed Thompson
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Running mate Barbara Lawton Margaret Farrow Marty Reynolds
Popular vote 800,515 734,779 185,455
Percentage 45.09% 41.39% 10.45%
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:      
Governor before election

Scott McCallum
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Doyle
Democratic

As of 2022, this is the last gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate carried Langlade, Manitowoc, Marquette, Racine, and Taylor counties, and the last in which Juneau County did not vote for the Republican candidate, instead voting for Thompson.

Republican primary

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McCallum, as the incumbent governor, did not face significant opposition in the primary. He was nominated with 86% of the primary vote.

Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott McCallum (incumbent) 198,525 86.23%
Republican William Lorge 18,852 8.19%
Republican George Pobuda 12,452 5.41%
Republican Scattering 403 0.18%
Total votes 230,232 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Margaret A. Farrow (incumbent) 189,871 99.83%
Republican Scattering 321 0.17%
Total votes 190,192 100.00%

Democratic primary

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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.

Governor

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Candidates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Jim
Doyle 		Tom
Barrett 		Kathleen
Falk
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

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Democratic Primary results by county:
  Doyle—50–60%
  Doyle—40–50%
  Doyle—<40%
  Falk—50–60%
  Barrett—<40%
  Barrett—40–50%
  Barrett—50–60%
Democratic gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Doyle 212,066 38.30%
Democratic Tom Barrett 190,605 34.43%
Democratic Kathleen Falk 150,161 27.12%
Democratic Scattering 802 0.14%
Total votes 553,634 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Lawton 265,733 54.11%
Democratic Kevin Shibilski 224,834 45.78%
Democratic Scattering 525 0.11%
Total votes 491,092 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Libertarian gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Ed Thompson 16,471 99.95%
Libertarian Scattering 8 0.05%
Total votes 16,479 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Libertarian lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Marty Reynolds 10,753 99.73%
Libertarian Scattering 29 0.27%
Total votes 10,782 100.00%

Green primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Green gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Jim Young 2,337 99.66%
Green Scattering 8 0.34%
Total votes 2,345 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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  • Jeff Peterson

Results

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Green lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Jeff Peterson 2,206 99.46%
Green Scattering 12 0.54%
Total votes 2,218 100.00%

Independent nominations

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Candidates

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Results

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Independent gubernatorial primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alan D. Eisenberg 263 35.49%
Independent Ty A. Bollerud 226 30.50%
Independent Mike Mangan 150 20.24%
Independent Aneb Jah Rasta 102 13.77%
Total votes 741 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Jim Doyle & Barbara Lawton, Democratic
  • Scott McCallum & Margaret A. Farrow, Republican
  • Ed Thompson & Marty Reynolds, Libertarian
  • Jim Young & Jeff Peterson, Green
  • Alan D. Eisenberg
  • Ty A. Bollerud
  • Mike Mangan
  • Aneb Jah Rasta

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Tossup October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2002

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Jim
Doyle (D) 		Scott
McCallum (R) 		Ed
Thompson (L) 		Jim
Young (G) 		Others
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

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2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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%
Scattering 2,366 0.13%
Majority 65,736 3.70%
Total votes 1,775,349 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +24.67%

Results by county

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Richland County voted Democratic for the first time since 1924 and only the second time since 1857. Doyle was the first Democrat since Albert G. Schmedeman in 1932 to win Columbia County, Grant County, Columbia County, Iowa County and Sauk County. Additionally, Doyle was also the first Democrat since Schmedeman in 1934 to win Marquette County

County[4] Jim Doyle
Democratic 		Scott McCallum
Republican 		Ed Thompson
Libertarian 		Jim Young
Green 		All Others
Various 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 3,160 46.17% 2,168 31.68% 1,355 19.80% 130 1.90% 31 0.45% 992 14.49% 6,844
Ashland 3,092 60.39% 1,572 30.70% 296 5.78% 134 2.62% 26 0.51% 1,520 29.69% 5,120
Barron 6,540 46.04% 6,239 43.92% 1,074 7.56% 293 2.06% 60 0.42% 301 2.12% 14,206
Bayfield 3,752 59.57% 1,948 30.93% 379 6.02% 200 3.18% 20 0.32% 1,804 28.64% 6,299
Brown 29,949 42.28% 32,368 45.70% 5,860 8.27% 2,068 2.92% 585 0.83% -2,419 -3.42% 70,830
Buffalo 2,225 48.82% 1,706 37.43% 499 10.95% 103 2.26% 25 0.55% 519 11.39% 4,558
Burnett 3,004 46.54% 3,142 48.68% 205 3.18% 91 1.41% 12 0.19% -138 -2.14% 6,454
Calumet 5,528 39.43% 6,844 48.81% 1,198 8.54% 360 2.57% 91 0.65% -1,316 -9.39% 14,021
Chippewa 7,539 40.50% 7,592 40.79% 2,868 15.41% 513 2.76% 102 0.55% -53 -0.28% 18,614
Clark 3,826 36.93% 4,031 38.91% 2,221 21.44% 233 2.25% 48 0.46% -205 -1.98% 10,359
Columbia 7,581 41.84% 6,308 34.82% 3,585 19.79% 571 3.15% 72 0.40% 1,273 7.03% 18,117
Crawford 2,296 44.30% 1,879 36.25% 791 15.26% 188 3.63% 29 0.56% 417 8.05% 5,183
Dane 97,084 56.43% 41,810 24.30% 22,477 13.07% 9,806 5.70% 856 0.50% 55,274 32.13% 172,033
Dodge 8,607 32.61% 12,761 48.34% 4,416 16.73% 438 1.66% 174 0.66% -4,154 -15.74% 26,396
Door 4,647 40.48% 5,333 46.45% 849 7.39% 558 4.86% 94 0.82% -686 -5.98% 11,481
Douglas 9,291 63.82% 4,153 28.53% 732 5.03% 283 1.94% 98 0.67% 5,138 35.30% 14,557
Dunn 5,525 48.45% 4,560 39.99% 911 7.99% 364 3.19% 43 0.38% 965 8.46% 11,403
Eau Claire 15,958 48.75% 11,946 36.49% 3,241 9.90% 1,403 4.29% 188 0.57% 4,012 12.26% 32,736
Florence 609 39.73% 842 54.92% 70 4.57% 12 0.78% 0 0.00% -233 -15.20% 1,533
Fond du Lac 10,394 33.16% 17,653 56.31% 2,540 8.10% 586 1.87% 174 0.56% -7,259 -23.16% 31,347
Forest 1,435 44.76% 1,332 41.55% 371 11.57% 59 1.84% 9 0.28% 103 3.21% 3,206
Grant 6,175 43.07% 5,946 41.47% 1,832 12.78% 334 2.33% 50 0.35% 229 1.60% 14,337
Green 5,148 46.60% 3,581 32.42% 1,930 17.47% 345 3.12% 43 0.39% 1,567 14.18% 11,047
Green Lake 2,232 34.70% 3,322 51.65% 685 10.65% 156 2.43% 37 0.57% -1,090 -16.95% 6,432
Iowa 3,606 47.29% 2,234 29.29% 1,422 18.65% 350 4.59% 14 0.18% 1,372 17.99% 7,626
Iron 1,461 51.52% 900 31.73% 413 14.56% 57 2.01% 5 0.18% 561 19.78% 2,836
Jackson 2,770 43.82% 2,101 33.24% 1,271 20.11% 168 2.66% 11 0.17% 669 10.58% 6,321
Jefferson 9,243 36.71% 11,237 44.63% 3,912 15.54% 609 2.42% 178 0.71% -1,994 -7.92% 25,179
Juneau 2,249 31.35% 2,118 29.53% 2,629 36.65% 160 2.23% 17 0.24% -380[a] -5.30% 7,173
Kenosha 21,922 55.34% 14,833 37.45% 2,179 5.50% 436 1.10% 241 0.61% 7,089 17.90% 39,611
Kewaunee 2,584 38.36% 2,989 44.37% 682 10.12% 208 3.09% 273 4.05% -405 -6.01% 6,736
La Crosse 15,255 43.36% 12,578 35.75% 6,075 17.27% 1,057 3.00% 221 0.63% 2,677 7.61% 35,186
Lafayette 2,313 43.36% 1,648 30.89% 1,244 23.32% 122 2.29% 8 0.15% 665 12.46% 5,335
Langlade 3,320 43.85% 3,238 42.77% 843 11.13% 135 1.78% 35 0.46% 82 1.08% 7,571
Lincoln 4,379 42.97% 3,664 35.96% 1,872 18.37% 197 1.93% 78 0.77% 715 7.02% 10,190
Manitowoc 11,993 44.37% 11,533 42.67% 2,650 39.80% 642 2.38% 213 0.79% 460 1.70% 27,031
Marathon 18,940 43.87% 16,904 39.15% 5,989 13.87% 1,065 2.47% 275 0.64% 2,036 4.72% 43,173
Marinette 6,032 43.34% 6,627 47.61% 900 6.47% 302 2.17% 58 0.42% -595 -4.27% 13,919
Marquette 2,034 40.29% 1,862 36.89% 986 19.53% 151 2.99% 15 0.30% 172 3.41% 5,048
Menominee 681 72.52% 171 18.21% 61 6.50% 20 2.13% 6 0.64% 510 54.31% 939
Milwaukee 150,877 56.36% 95,015 35.49% 15,891 5.94% 4,186 1.56% 1,756 0.66% 55,862 20.87% 267,725
Monroe 3,275 25.61% 3,433 26.85% 5,809 45.43% 223 1.74% 47 0.37% -2,376[b] -18.58% 12,787
Oconto 4,561 39.74% 5,420 47.22% 1,170 10.19% 257 2.24% 70 0.61% -859 -7.48% 11,478
Oneida 5,748 42.64% 5,226 38.77% 2,143 15.90% 283 2.10% 79 0.59% 522 3.87% 13,479
Outagamie 21,158 41.92% 23,695 46.94% 3,799 7.53% 1,462 2.90% 364 0.72% -2,537 -5.03% 50,478
Ozaukee 10,542 31.46% 20,486 61.14% 1,891 5.64% 410 1.22% 176 0.53% -9,944 -29.68% 33,505
Pepin 1,234 51.91% 870 36.60% 203 8.54% 60 2.52% 10 0.42% 364 15.31% 2,377
Pierce 5,855 49.38% 5,290 44.61% 401 3.38% 231 1.95% 80 0.67% 565 4.77% 11,857
Polk 6,901 47.56% 6,789 46.79% 422 2.91% 333 2.30% 64 0.44% 112 0.77% 14,509
Portage 11,954 49.86% 7,157 29.85% 3,265 13.62% 1,463 6.10% 135 0.56% 4,797 20.01% 23,974
Price 2,670 41.86% 2,324 36.44% 1,219 19.11% 144 2.26% 21 0.33% 346 5.42% 6,378
Racine 27,859 47.32% 26,654 45.28% 3,442 5.85% 572 0.97% 341 0.58% 1,205 2.05% 58,868
Richland 1,961 36.25% 1,958 36.19% 1,307 24.16% 176 3.25% 8 0.15% 3 0.06% 5,410
Rock 26,648 52.98% 14,929 29.68% 7,418 14.75% 910 1.81% 396 0.79% 11,719 23.30% 50,301
Rusk 2,305 38.29% 2,208 36.68% 1,345 22.34% 138 2.29% 24 0.40% 97 1.61% 6,020
Sauk 7,286 41.14% 5,629 31.79% 3,953 22.32% 752 4.25% 89 0.50% 1,657 9.36% 17,709
Sawyer 2,626 43.07% 2,890 47.40% 434 7.12% 113 1.85% 34 0.56% -264 -4.33% 6,097
Shawano 4,752 39.54% 5,734 47.71% 1,203 10.01% 282 2.35% 47 0.39% -982 -8.17% 12,018
Sheboygan 17,521 42.48% 19,634 47.60% 3,360 8.15% 532 1.29% 203 0.49% -2,113 -5.12% 41,250
St. Croix 8,803 41.66% 11,076 52.41% 739 3.50% 360 1.70% 154 0.73% -2,273 -10.76% 21,132
Taylor 2,498 36.83% 2,426 35.77% 1,708 25.18% 117 1.73% 33 0.49% 72 1.06% 6,782
Trempealeau 4,196 46.68% 2,818 31.35% 1,678 18.67% 266 2.96% 30 0.33% 1,378 15.33% 8,988
Vernon 3,410 38.75% 2,813 31.96% 2,229 25.33% 323 3.67% 26 0.30% 597 6.78% 8,801
Vilas 3,320 37.05% 4,305 48.04% 1,075 12.00% 187 2.09% 75 0.84% -985 -10.99% 8,962
Walworth 9,764 37.32% 13,319 50.91% 2,395 9.15% 505 1.93% 179 0.68% -3,555 -13.59% 26,162
Washburn 2,895 47.14% 2,593 42.22% 495 8.06% 132 2.15% 26 0.42% 302 4.92% 6,141
Washington 11,480 27.69% 25,592 61.72% 3,765 9.08% 439 1.06% 189 0.46% -14,112 -34.03% 41,465
Waukesha 42,327 29.78% 88,661 62.39% 8,846 6.22% 1,631 1.15% 649 0.46% -46,334 -32.60% 142,114
Waupaca 5,672 37.67% 7,369 48.93% 1,481 9.83% 440 2.92% 97 0.64% -1,697 -11.27% 15,059
Waushara 2,909 39.96% 3,371 46.30% 799 10.98% 175 2.40% 26 0.36% -462 -6.35% 7,280
Winnebago 22,425 43.73% 23,110 45.07% 3,708 7.23% 1,632 3.18% 400 0.78% -685 -1.34% 51,275
Wood 10,704 44.64% 8,312 34.66% 4,349 18.14% 470 1.96% 146 0.61% 2,392 9.97% 23,981
Total 800,515 45.09% 734,779 41.39% 185,455 10.45% 44,111 2.48% 10,489 0.59% 65,736 3.70% 1,775,349

Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Libertarian

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Thompson's margin over Doyle
  2. ^ Thompson's margin over McCallum

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002". Wisconsin State Elections Board. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002". Wisconsin State Elections Board. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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