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| Nominee | Tom Vilsack | Doug Gross | ||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Popular vote | 540,449 | 456,612 | ||
| Percentage | 52.69 | 44.51 | ||
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The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2002 took place November 5, 2002. The incumbent governor, Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, had served one term and was seeking a second term.
A primary election was held on June 4, 2002, to determine who would represent the Democratic and Republican parties in the November 5 general election. Vilsack and attorney Doug Gross (R) received their party's respective nominations.
In the election, Vilsack defeated Gross to win re-election to the governorship, by a margin of 52.7 percent to 44.5 percent [1].
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Candidates
Democratic Party
- Tom Vilsack - incumbent Governor of Iowa
- Vilsack's running mate was Iowa Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson.
Republican Party
- Doug Gross
- Gross's running mate was Debi Durham.
Defeated in primary
- Steve Sukup
- Bob Vander Plaats
Green Party
Election results
| 2002 gubernatorial election, Iowa | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tom Vilsack | 540,449 | 52.7 | +0.4 | |
| Republican | Doug Gross | 456,612 | 44.5 | -2.0 | |
| Green | Jay Robinson | 14,628 | 1.4 | ||
| Libertarian | Robinson Clyde Cleveland | 13,098 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 83,837 | 8.2 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,040,201 | 56 | +3 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Internal
References
- ^ "Governor Canvass Summary: Official Results". Iowa Secretary of State. 2003-01-13. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/GovernorCanvass.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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