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AMassachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.
Republicans Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey were elected governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli, Green-Rainbow candidates Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen, Libertarian candidates Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin, and independent candidates Barbara C. Johnson and Joe Schebel.
Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeated Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William F. Galvin (incumbent) | 1,472,562 | 73.97% | 3.95 | |
Republican | Jack E. Robinson III | 516,260 | 25.93% | 0.76 | |
Write-in | All others | 1,832 | 0.09% | ||
Turnout | 1,990,654 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Democrat Thomas Reilly ran unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas Reilly (incumbent) | 1,602,817 | 99.24% | 32.47 | |
Write-in | All others | 12,326 | 0.76% | 0.65 | |
Total votes | 1,615,143 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Timothy P. Cahill | 226,505 | 35.79% | |
Democratic | Jim Segel | 153,940 | 24.33% | |
Democratic | Stephen J. Murphy | 135,612 | 21.43% | |
Democratic | Michael P. Cahill | 116,737 | 18.45% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Grabauskas | 110,690 | 53.19% | |
Republican | Bruce A. Herzfelder | 96,851 | 46.54% | |
Write-in | All others | 560 | 0.27% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Timothy P. Cahill | 1,040,281 | 50.66% | ||
Republican | Daniel Grabauskas | 848,904 | 41.34% | ||
Green-Rainbow | James O'Keefe | 163,559 | 7.96% | ||
Write-in | All others | 830 | 0.04% | ||
Total votes | 2,053,574 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Libertarian Kamal Jain and Independent John James Xenakis.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | A. Joseph DeNucci (incumbent) | 1,456,880 | 77.96% | ||
Independent | John James Xenakis | 277,974 | 14.87% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Kamal Jain | 133,997 | 7.17% | ||
Write-in | All others | 2,065 | 0.11% | ||
Turnout | 1,868,851 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Democratic incumbent John Kerry was re-elected over his Libertarian challenger Michael Cloud.
see 2002 Massachusetts Senate election [3]
see 2002 Massachusetts House election [3]
See 2002 Massachusetts Governor's Council election
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which Massachusetts voters considered in this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the Commonwealth.
Number | Title | Type | Subject | Result (excludes blank ballots)[4] | Ref. |
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Question 1 | Eliminating State Personal Income Tax | Initiative Petition | Taxes | N Failed (48%–40%) | [5] |
Question 2 | English Language Education in Public Schools | Initiative Petition | Education | Y Passed (61%–29%) | [6] |
Question 3 | Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns | Advisory Question | Taxes, Elections | N Failed (66%–23%) | [7] |
Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003.[8]
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Yes | 885,683 | 45.3% | ||
✓ | No | 1,069,467 | 54.7% |
English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative: Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English.[9]
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Yes | 1,359,935 | 67.98% | |
No | 640,525 | 32.02% |
Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office.[9]
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | No | 1,462,435 | 73.87% | |
Yes | 517,285 | 26.13% |
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