2002 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio presidential no 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 150x150px File:Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft III portrait - DPLA - c9c8211b3a824d8a98f58a7424de143b (cropped).jpg Bob Taft Republican Party (United States) Jennette Bradley 1,865,007 57.76% File:Tim Hagan in 2009.jpg Tim Hagan Democratic Party (United States) Charleta Tavares 1,236,924 38.31% 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsTaft: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hagan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Bob Taft Republican Party (United States) Bob Taft Republican Party (United States) 47.18% (registered voters) 2.63pp The 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio Bob Taft ran for a second and final term as governor. He was opposed by Democratic nominee Tim Hagan, a former Cuyahoga County commissioner. The race between Taft and Hagan was not competitive; Taft was re-elected by a substantial margin. As of , this was the last time that someone other than a current or former member of Congress was elected to the governorship. Democratic primary Candidates Tim Hagan, former Cuyahoga County commissioner and candidate for Cleveland mayor in 1989 Declined Sherrod Brown, U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th congressional district since 1993, Ohio secretary of state 1983-1991Wenzel Fritz https://books.google.com/books?id=Rw4wAAAAIBAJ&dq=sherrod+brown+redistricting+2002&pg=PA4&article_id=6645,4983086 A predictable political year ahead Toledo Blade 2001-12-31 7A en Richard Celeste, U.S. ambassador to India 1997–2001, former governor of Ohio 1983-1991Associated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=9adQAAAAIBAJ&dq=sherrod+brown+governor+2002&pg=PA6&article_id=2673,1521975 Hagan may run for governor Portsmouth Daily Times 2001-05-09 A11 enAssociated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=P8hIAAAAIBAJ&dq=celeste+ohio+governor+2001&pg=PA7&article_id=4277,6461814 Politics are not in Celeste's plans The Vindicator 2001-04-28 B4 en Sherrod Brown's district was seen as particularly vulnerable in redistricting, and many thought he would run for governor.Skolnick David https://books.google.com/books?id=3o1cAAAAIBAJ&dq=sherrod+brown+redistricting&pg=PA8&article_id=1049,4052614 Brown hints at run for governor's job The Vindicator 2001-04-04 B4 enWenzel Fritz https://books.google.com/books?id=n4UUAAAAIBAJ&dq=sherrod+brown+redistricting&pg=PA3&article_id=6928,248295 GOP holds edge in redrawing Ohio political map Toledo Blade 2001-03-17 A4 en Brown ultimately did not pursue a race, and went on to win in a redrawn 13th district.CNN.com Election 2002 - State Races: Ohio http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2002/pages/states/OH/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20030212062924/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2002/pages/states/OH/index.html 2003-02-12 2023-08-26 www.cnn.com Tim Hagan, a former Cuyahoga County commissioner, had initially dithered on running, indicating a willingness to defer to a more prominent nominee, should one emerge.McCarthy John https://books.google.com/books?id=OtIJAAAAIBAJ&dq=tim+hagan+2002&pg=PA8&article_id=4271,3820027 Partisans have no choice at the top - again The Bryan Times 2002-05-02 8 en As none emerged, Hagan became the Democratic nominee. Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2002Results/pdstatewide1.aspx Results 2012-12-31 2015-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151013123517/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2002Results/pdstatewide1.aspx dead Tim Hagan Democratic Party (United States) 467,572 100.00 467,572 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Bob Taft, incumbent governor of Ohio Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2002Results/prstatewide1.aspx Results 2002 2012-12-31 2015-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151013130253/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2002Results/prstatewide1.aspx dead Bob Taft (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 552,491 100.00 552,491 100.00 General election Taft was the favorite, and Hagan struggled with fundraising.Drew James https://books.google.com/books?id=pQ0wAAAAIBAJ&dq=tim+hagan+2002&pg=PA3&article_id=5312,4531729 Hagan falls behind Taft in quest for campaign cash Toledo Blade 2002-06-15 A4 en Hagan, who was married to Star Trek actress Kate Mulgrew, held a fundraiser with her and William Shatner.Associated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=VexIAAAAIBAJ&dq=tim+hagan+2002&pg=PA22&article_id=3193,5389640 'Star Trek' Fans raise $150,000 for Tim Hagan The Vindicator 2002-08-25 B5 en2002-08-27 CNN.com - Let the debates begin - August 27, 2002 https://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/week.ahead/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20021004123556/https://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/week.ahead/index.html 2002-10-04 2023-09-02 www.cnn.com Hagan still struggled, and had to pull TV ads and focus on mail ads.The Vindicator Wire Report https://books.google.com/books?id=U-xIAAAAIBAJ&dq=tim+hagan+2002&pg=PA18&article_id=2752,3895526 Hagan forgoes TV ads, citing lack of campaign funds The Vindicator 2002-08-22 B4 enAssociated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=iedDAAAAIBAJ&dq=tim+hagan+2002&pg=PA24&article_id=1412,3076401 Hagan abandons TV for mailboxes The Daily Sentinel 2002-08-23 A2 en 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 Safe ROctober 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 Likely RNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error BobTaft (R) TimHagan (D) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 29–31, 2002 725 (LV) ± 3.8% 57% 39% 3% Results Taft won reelection easily, winning by nearly 19.5% and by 628,083 votes. He did well in most parts of the state. Hagan only managed to win six out of 88 counties. He won Lorain County, Cuyahoga County, Summit County, Trumbull County, Mahoning County, and Athens County. Despite winning in a landslide, Taft would go on to be extremely unpopular in his second term, leaving office with a 2% approval rating, the lowest for any statewide official in modern U.S. history. In 2006, Democrat Ted Strickland would easily defeat Republican Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. This resulted in a gain for the Democrats, and was the first time they had obtained the governorship in 16 years. Ohio gubernatorial election, 20022002 results Republican Party (United States) Bob Taft (incumbent) 1,865,007 57.76% +7.71% Democratic Party (United States) Tim Hagan 1,236,924 38.31% -6.38% Independent (United States) John Eastman 126,686 3.92% Write-ins 375 0.01% 628,083 19.45% +14.09% 3,228,992 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Montgomery (largest city: Dayton) Monroe (largest city: Woodsfield) Portage (largest city: Kent) Lucas (largest city: Toledo) Erie (largest city: Sandusky) Belmont (largest city: Martins Ferry) Jefferson (largest city: Steubenville) Tuscarawas (largest city: New Philadelphia) Harrison (largest city: Cadiz) Perry (largest city: New Lexington) Pike (largest city: Waverly) Ross (largest city: Chillicothe) Scioto (largest city: Portsmouth) Vinton (largest city: McArthur) Notes References 30em External links Campaign websites (archived) Taft + Bradley '02 Tim Hagan for Governor of Ohio John Eastman for Governor of the State of Ohio Gubernatorial 2002 Ohio Category:November 2002 in the United States