The 2002 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Idaho. Dirk Kempthorne, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Jerry Brady to win a second term, but the win was not nearly as overwhelming as Kempthorne's 1998 victory. This was the first Idaho gubernatorial election since 1978 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president. This was the first time since 1962 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Idaho was re-elected.
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Kempthorne: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Brady: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Adams: 50–60% Tie: 40–50% 50% No Votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Walter L. Bayes
- Milt Erhart, perennial candidate
- Raynelle J. George
- Dirk Kempthorne, incumbent Governor of Idaho
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dirk Kempthorne (inc.) | 95,882 | 65.88 | |
| Republican | Milt Erhart | 37,523 | 25.78 | |
| Republican | Walter L. Bayes | 6,873 | 4.72 | |
| Republican | Raynelle J. George | 5,271 | 3.62 | |
| Total votes | 145,549 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jerry Brady, newspaper publisher
- Rue T. Stears
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Brady | 33,285 | 87.40 | |
| Democratic | Rue T. Stears | 4,798 | 12.60 | |
| Total votes | 38,083 | 100.00 | ||
Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Daniel L. J. Adams, perennial candidate
- Michael Monroe Gollaher (write-in)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Daniel L. J. Adams | 997 | 90.14 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Monroe Gollaher (write-in) | 109 | 9.86 | |
| Total votes | 1,106 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Campaign
Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert C. Huntley, and won a plurality of the vote in Ada County, the state's most populous county, Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 31, 2002 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dirk Kempthorne (inc.) | 231,566 | 56.28 | −11.42 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Brady | 171,711 | 41.73 | +12.66 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel L. J. Adams | 8,187 | 1.99 | ||
| Write-ins | 13 | 0.00 | |||
| Majority | 59,855 | 14.55 | −24.08 | ||
| Turnout | 411,477 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
See also
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