2002 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none September 2026 2002 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election Arkansas no 1998 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 presidential Winthrop Paul Rockefeller 1992.jpg Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) 477,062 59.96% 3x4.svg Ronald Lee Sheffield Democratic Party (United States) 318,592 40.04% 2002 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsRockefeller: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Sheffield: #7996e2 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) The 2002 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the lieutenant governor of Arkansas. Republican incumbent Winthrop Paul Rockefeller won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic lawyer Ronald Lee Sheffield by nearly twenty percentage points. Rockefeller would not serve out his second term in full as he would go on to die of an unclassified myeloproliferative disorder in 2006. General election Candidates Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, incumbent lieutenant governor of Arkansas (1996–2006) (Republican) Ronald Lee Sheffield, lawyer (Democratic) Results 2002 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election results2002 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Arkansas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=5&year=2002&f=0&off=6&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas June 11, 2026 Republican Party (United States) Winthrop Paul Rockefeller 477,062 59.96% -6.71% Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Lee Sheffield 318,592 40.04% +6.71% 795,654 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Lieutenant Governor Arkansas Category:Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial elections