2002 Colorado gubernatorial election

none related races 2002 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado presidential no 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 Colorado gubernatorial election 2006 150x150px File:Bill Owens 2002 (cropped).jpg Bill Owens Republican Party (United States) Jane Norton 884,583 62.62% File:Rollie Heath.jpeg Rollie Heath Democratic Party (United States) Bill Thiebaut 475,373 33.65% 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsOwens: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Heath: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Bill Owens Republican Party (United States) Bill Owens Republican Party (United States) The 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the governor of Colorado. Bill Owens, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Rollie Heath to win a second term. Owen's win set the record for biggest win by a Republican in a Colorado gubernatorial election (Democrats won by larger margins in 1982, 1948, and 1928, with Billy Adams' 35 point blowout in that year being the greatest victory for a candidate of any party).Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=110 2022-08-22 www.ourcampaigns.com As of , this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Colorado and the only time in the past half-century that a Republican won a majority in the state. Republican primary Candidates Bill Owens, incumbent Governor of Colorado Results Republican primary resultsDavidson Donetta Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2001 Coordinated, 2002 Primary, 2002 General https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2002AbstractBook.pdf 2002 Denver, Colorado Colorado Secretary of State April 8, 2021 August 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20210408080456/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2002AbstractBook.pdf dead Bill Owens (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 189,705 100.00 189,705 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Rollie Heath, businessman Results Democratic primary results Rollie Heath Democratic Party (United States) 98,897 100.00 98,897 100.00 General election Debates + 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Bill Owens Rollie Heath1 Sep. 7, 2002 Club 20KJCT-TV Jerry Groswald C-SPAN P P2 Sep. 24, 2002 City Club of Denver C-SPAN P P3 Oct. 17, 2002 KUSA (TV)The Denver Post Jim Benemann 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 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 Safe RNovember 4, 2002 Results 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Bill Owens (inc.) 884,583 62.62% +13.58% Democratic Party (United States) Rollie Heath 475,373 33.65% -14.77% Green Party (US) Ronald Forthofer 32,099 2.27% – Libertarian Party (US) Ralph Shnelvar 20,547 1.45% -0.23% 409,210 28.97% +28.34% 1,412,602 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By county County Bill OwensRepublican Rollie HeathDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 50,623 60.01% 31,551 37.40% 2,189 2.59%19,07222.61%84,363 Alamosa 2,611 56.17% 1,913 41.16% 124 2.67% 698 15.01% 4,648 Arapahoe 101,542 66.99% 46,260 30.52% 3,772 2.49% 55,282 36.47% 151,574 Archuleta 2,885 72.47% 994 24.97% 102 2.56% 1,891 47.50% 3,981 Baca 1,653 75.93% 501 23.01% 23 1.06% 1,152 52.92% 2,177 Bent 1,266 65.70% 630 32.69% 31 1.58% 636 33.01% 1,927 Boulder 46,964 44.12% 50,829 47.76% 8,643 8.12% -3,865 -3.64% 106,436 Broomfield 9,307 65.54% 4,414 31.08% 479 3.38% 4,893 34.46% 14,200 Chaffee 4,187 60.86% 2,394 34.80% 299 4.34% 1,793 26.06% 6,880 Cheyenne 890 83.57% 165 15.49% 10 0.94% 725 68.08% 1,065 Clear Creek 2,348 58.05% 1,466 36.24% 231 5.71% 882 21.81% 4,045 Conejos 1,841 57.05% 1,339 41.49% 47 1.46% 502 15.56% 3,227 Costilla 780 48.81% 762 47.68% 56 3.51% 18 1.13% 1,598 Crowley 904 69.27% 374 28.66% 27 2.07% 530 40.61% 1,305 Custer 1,499 75.94% 409 20.72% 66 3.34% 1,090 55.22% 1,974 Delta 7,925 70.52% 2,738 24.36% 575 5.12% 5,187 46.16% 11,238 Denver 67,959 44.40% 78,838 51.51% 2,788 4.09% -6,268 -7.11% 153,065 Dolores 519 60.51% 298 34.81% 39 4.68% 221 25.70% 856 Douglas 58,519 79.08% 14,182 19.17% 1,295 1.75% 44,337 59.91% 73,996 Eagle 7,030 60.20% 4,256 36.45% 391 3.35% 2,774 23.75% 11,677 El Paso 114,263 74.73% 32,680 21.37% 5,950 3.90% 81,583 53.36% 152,893 Elbert 6,415 79.97% 1,448 18.05% 159 1.98% 4,967 61.92% 8,022 Fremont 8,968 64.08% 4,599 32.86% 428 3.06% 4,369 31.22% 13,995 Garfield 8,856 63.79% 4,438 31.97% 589 4.24% 4,418 31.82% 13,883 Gilpin 1,277 55.74% 831 36.27% 183 7.99% 446 19.47% 2,291 Grand 3,502 69.48% 1,356 26.90% 182 3.62% 2,146 42.58% 5,040 Gunnison 2,634 48.52% 2,428 44.72% 367 6.76% 206 3.80% 5,429 Hinsdale 334 62.31% 161 30.04% 41 7.65% 173 32.27% 536 Huerfano 1,602 57.01% 1,131 40.25% 77 2.74% 471 16.76% 2,810 Jackson 654 77.49% 165 19.55% 25 2.96% 489 57.94% 844 Jefferson 122,536 64.70% 60,656 32.08% 5,907 3.22% 61,880 32.62% 189,099 Kiowa 721 78.71% 188 20.52% 7 0.77% 533 58.19% 916 Kit Carson 2,520 81.82% 520 16.88% 40 1.30% 2,000 64.93% 3,080 La Plata 9,022 56.55% 5,952 37.31% 980 6.14% 3,070 19.24% 15,954 Lake 1,340 55.74% 943 39.23% 121 5.03% 397 16.51% 2,404 Larimer 60,727 64.83% 27,931 29.82% 5,015 5.35% 32,796 35.01% 93,673 Las Animas 2,690 52.12% 2,363 45.79% 108 2.09% 327 6.33% 5,161 Lincoln 1,489 75.39% 461 23.34% 25 1.27% 1,028 52.05% 1,975 Logan 4,977 73.96% 1,638 24.34% 114 1.70% 3,339 49.62% 6,729 Mesa 27,234 66.73% 12,255 30.03% 1,322 3.24% 14,979 36.70% 40,811 Mineral 276 61.88% 154 34.53% 16 3.59% 122 27.35% 446 Moffat 3,318 73.36% 1,091 24.12% 114 2.52% 2,227 49.24% 4,523 Montezuma 5,311 66.40% 2,363 29.54% 325 4.06% 2,948 36.86% 7,999 Montrose 8,644 70.16% 3,217 26.11% 459 3.73% 5,427 44.05% 12,320 Morgan 5,657 73.75% 1,884 24.56% 129 1.69% 3,773 49.19% 7,670 Otero 4,112 66.52% 1,989 32.17% 81 1.31% 2,123 34.35% 6,182 Ouray 1,177 62.11% 621 32.77% 97 5.12% 556 29.34% 1,895 Park 4,057 68.62% 1,505 25.46% 350 5.92% 2,552 43.16% 5,912 Phillips 1,516 79.00% 376 19.59% 27 1.50% 1,140 59.41% 1,919 Pitkin 3,096 51.14% 2,613 43.16% 345 5.70% 483 7.98% 6,054 Prowers 2,898 72.20% 1,071 26.68% 45 1.12% 1,827 45.52% 4,014 Pueblo 24,059 48.96% 24,401 49.65% 682 1.39% -342 -0.69% 49,142 Rio Blanco 1,922 78.32% 482 19.64% 50 2.04% 1,440 58.68% 2,454 Rio Grande 3,107 68.41% 1,349 29.70% 86 1.89% 1,758 38.71% 4,542 Routt 4,525 60.28% 2,596 34.58% 386 5.14% 1,929 25.70% 7,507 Saguache 1,038 51.31% 872 43.10% 113 5.59% 166 8.21% 2,023 San Juan 206 50.49% 154 37.75% 48 11.76% 52 12.74% 408 San Miguel 1,085 43.52% 1,129 45.29% 279 11.19% -44 -1.77% 2,493 Sedgwick 895 75.46% 279 23.52% 12 1.02% 616 51.94% 1,186 Summit 4,395 53.83% 3,241 39.70% 528 6.47% 1,154 14.13% 8,164 Teller 5,885 73.60% 1,772 22.16% 339 4.24% 4,113 51.44% 7,996 Washington 1,800 82.99% 338 15.58% 31 1.43% 1,462 67.41% 2,169 Weld 39,682 70.97% 14,670 26.24% 1,564 2.79% 25,012 44.73% 55,916 Yuma 3,090 79.41% 749 19.25% 52 1.34% 2,341 59.89% 3,891Total 884,58362.62%475,37333.65%52,6463.73%411,21028.97%1,412,602 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Routt (Largest city: Steamboat Springs) Garfield (largest municipality: Glenwood Springs) Eagle (largest municipality: Edwards) Summit (largest municipality: Breckenridge) Clear Creek (largest city: Idaho Springs) Gilpin (largest city: Central City) Adams (largest city: Thornton) Gunnison (Largest city: Gunnison) Lake (Largest city: Leadville) Pitkin (Largest city: Aspen) La Plata (largest municipality: Durango) San Juan (largest municipality: Silverton) Saguache (largest city: Center) Mineral (Largest city: Creede) Conejos (largest municipality: Manassa) Costilla (largest municipality: San Luis) Las Animas (largest city: Trinidad) Huerfano (largest city: Walsenburg) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #77e3ff Democratic—+10−15% #aaeeff Democratic—+5−10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #808080 Did not exist #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5−10% #FF8080 Republican—+10−15% #FF5555 Republican—+15−20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20−25% #FF0000 Republican—+25−30% #D40000 Republican—+30–40% #b80000 Republican—+40–50% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References Category:2002 United States gubernatorial elections 2002 Gubernatorial