2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig won re-election to a third term.

2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Larry Craig Alan Blinken Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 266,215 132,975 Percentage 65.16% 32.55%

County results Precinct results Craig:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Blinken:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%      No data

U.S. senator before election Larry Craig Republican Elected U.S. Senator Larry Craig Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alan Blinken, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
• Dave Sneddon

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	26,346	70.90%
	Democratic	Dave Sneddon	10,812	29.10%
Total votes			37,158	100.00%

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  County results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Donovan Bramwell, perennial candidate

Results

Libertarian primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	1,179	100.00%
Total votes			1,179	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Larry Craig, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	130,126	100.00%
Total votes			130,126	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Alan Blinken (D), former United States Ambassador to Belgium
• Donovan Bramwell (L), perennial candidate
• Larry Craig (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 27, 2002
• Complete video of debate, October 30, 2002

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results

General election results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	266,215	65.16%	+8.14%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	132,975	32.55%	−7.36%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	9,354	2.29%
Majority			133,240	32.61%	+15.50%
Turnout			408,544
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Latah (largest municipality: Moscow)
• Shoshone (largest municipality: Kellogg)

See also

• 2002 United States Senate elections