2002 Iowa gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 150x150px File:Tom Vilsack 2006.jpg Tom Vilsack Democratic Party (United States) 540,449 52.69% File:Doug Gross (cropped).jpg Doug Gross Republican Party (United States) 456,612 44.51% 240px County results 240px Congressional district results Vilsack: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Gross: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Tom Vilsack Democratic Party (United States) Tom Vilsack Democratic Party (United States) Sally Pederson Debi Durham The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. He won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former and future Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican primary in a crowded and competitive election. In the general election, Vilsack was able to improve slightly on his margin of victory four years earlier to win what would be his second and final term as governor. Democratic primary Candidates Tom Vilsack, incumbent Governor of Iowa Results Democratic primary resultsCanvass Summary - Election: 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002) https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_Governor.pdf State of Iowa Secretary of State Tom Vilsack (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 79,277 98.55 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,166 1.45 80,443 100 Republican primary Candidates Doug Gross, advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad Steve Sukup, Iowa State Representative (1995–2003) Bob Vander Plaats, family values activist Results thumb|240px|Primary results by county: Gross #a70808 Gross—61-70% #d60f0f Gross—51-60% #ff0000 Gross—41-50% #f29b8a Gross—31-40% Sukup #353500 Sukup—81-90% #909121 Sukup—71-80% #ddde1f Sukup—61-70% #ffff00 Sukup—51-60% #f2f26c Sukup—41-50% #f2f2a0 Sukup—31-40% Vander Plaats #011e01 Vander Plaats—81-90% #002400 Vander Plaats—71-80% #003900 Vander Plaats—61-70% #006400 Vander Plaats—51-60% #59d622 Vander Plaats—41-50% #90ee90 Vander Plaats—31-40% Republican primary results Doug Gross Republican Party (United States) 71,478 35.88 Steve Sukup Republican Party (United States) 64,490 32.37 Bob Vander Plaats Republican Party (United States) 63,077 31.66 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 189 0.09 199,234 100 General election Debate + 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Tom Vilsack Doug Gross1 Oct. 12, 2002 Des Moines Register Paul Anger C-SPAN P P Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all TossupOctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Lean DNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error TomVilsack (D) DougGross (R) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 27–29, 2002 614 (LV) ± 4.1% 56% 42% 3% Results Iowa gubernatorial election, 2002Election: 2002 General Election (11/5/2002) https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/GovernorCanvass.pdf State of Iowa Secretary of State Democratic Party (United States) Tom Vilsack (incumbent) 540,449 52.69% +0.39% Republican Party (United States) Doug Gross 456,612 44.51% -2.00% Green Party (United States) Jay Robinson 14,628 1.43% Libertarian Party (United States) Clyde Cleveland 13,098 1.28% Write-ins 1,025 0.10% 83,837 8.17% +2.37% 1,025,802 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adams (largest city: Corning) Hardin (largest city: Iowa Falls) Winnebago (largest city: Forest City) Clarke (largest city: Osceola) Louisa (largest city: Wapello) Mitchell (largest city: Osage) Union (largest city: Creston) Appanoose (Largest city: Centerville) Decatur (Largest city: Lamoni) Lucas (Largest city: Chariton) Monona (Largest city: Onawa) Ringgold (Largest city: Mount Ayr) Taylor (Largest city: Bedford) Wayne (Largest city: Corydon) Wright (Largest city: Eagle Grove) Cherokee (Largest city: Cherokee) Calhoun (Largest city: Rockwell City) Carroll (Largest city: Carroll) Keokuk (Largest city: Sigourney) Woodbury (Largest city: Sioux City) Washington (Largest city: Washington) Pocahontas (Largest city: Pocahontas) Franklin (Largest city: Hampton) Delaware (Largest city: Manchester) Humboldt (largest city: Humboldt) Adair (Largest city: Greenfield) Scott (largest city: Davenport) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Jefferson (Largest city: Fairfield) Dickinson (Largest city: Spirit Lake) Sac (largest city: Sac City) Winneshiek (largest city: Decorah) By congressional district Vilsack won four of five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.Our Campaigns - IA Governor Race - Nov 05, 2002 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38 District Vilsack Gross RepresentativeIowa 1 1st 54% 43%Jim NussleIowa 2 2nd 56% 40%Jim LeachIowa 3 3rd 54% 44%Leonard BoswellIowa 4 4th 54% 43%Tom LathamIowa 5 5th 44% 53%Steve King See also 2002 United States gubernatorial elections State of Iowa Governors of Iowa Notes References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Tom Vilsack (D) for Governor Doug Gross (R) for Governor Category:2002 United States gubernatorial elections 2002 Gubernatorial