2002 Maryland gubernatorial election

none January 2025 August 2022 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election Maryland presidential no 61.85% 1.26%2002 Gubernatorial General Election - Voter Turnout https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/turnout/g_statewide.html elections.maryland.gov Maryland State Board of Elections May 1, 2022 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 File:Robertehrlichrep.jpg 150x150px Bob Ehrlich Republican Party (United States) Michael Steele 879,592 51.55% File:Kathleen Kennedy Townsend giving out awards, 2001, cropped (cropped).jpg Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Democratic Party (United States) Charles R. Larson 813,422 47.68% 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 295px County results Ehrlich: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Townsend: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Parris Glendening Democratic Party (United States) Bob Ehrlich Republican Party (United States) The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, making him the first Republican governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew, who served from 1967 to 1969. As of , this is the last time Charles County voted Republican in a statewide election. This election marked the first time since the 1934 gubernatorial election that a Republican won Maryland without Baltimore City or Montgomery County.https://books.google.com/books?id=x4tKAQAAMAAJ Maryland Manual 1987 Hall of Records Commission Democratic primary Candidates Robert Fustero, retired grocery store stock clerk and perennial candidatehttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/09/12/kkt-got-a-run-for-her-money/ KKT got a run for her money September 12, 2002 The Baltimore Sun Michael Ollove April 1, 2026 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/p_governor.html 2002 Gubernatorial Election Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Democratic Party (United States) 434,948 80.01 Robert Fustero Democratic Party (United States) 108,659 19.99 543,607 100 Fustero's receiving one-fifth of the vote brought surprise, given his non-political background and relatively small campaign spending of less than $1,500 to Kennedy Townsend's $2.3 million.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/09/11/long-shot-democrat-takes-20-of-votes-2/ Long-shot Democrat takes 20% of votes September 11, 2002 The Baltimore Sun April 1, 2026 Townsend's campaign spokesman said such results were typical for a challenger in a Maryland Democratic primary.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/12/maryland/4ded9e6b-2b20-40cb-8c37-574508099675/ A Nobody September 11, 2002 The Washington Post registration April 2, 2026 Fustero said it showed that a significant number of Democrats were not happy with Townsend, and predicted (correctly) that Townsend would lose to Ehrlich in the general election. Fustero previously ran for Montgomery County Council and congress, and ran for Montgomery County executive in 2006, placing third in the Democratic primary.https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2006p.html Montgomery County, Maryland: Election Returns, Primary Election September 12, 2006 Maryland State Archives April 2, 2026 He died in 2013 at age 62.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-r-fustero-maryland-activist-and-gadfly-dies-at-62/2013/10/22/ad8d6abc-3b32-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html Robert R. Fustero, Maryland activist and gadfly, dies at 62 October 22, 2013 The Washington Post Marc Fisher subscription April 2, 2026 Republican primary Candidates Bob Ehrlich, U.S. Representative Ross Z. Pierpont, perennial candidate James J. Sheridan Results Republican primary results Bob Ehrlich Republican Party (United States) 229,927 92.88 James J. Sheridan Republican Party (United States) 9,181 3.71 Ross Z. Pierpont Republican Party (United States) 8,458 3.42 247,566 100 General election Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend won the Democratic nomination, and Congressman Bob Ehrlich won the Republican nomination, both over token opposition. Ehrlich chose Maryland Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele as his running mate, while Townsend chose Admiral Charles R. Larson as her running mate. Larson switched to the Democratic Party just a few weeks before the election. Kennedy's selection of Larson as her running mate proved to be an unpopular move, seeing as he was a white former Republican and had been selected without consultation with black Democratic leaders.Election 2002 CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122220333/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/elec02.md.g.hotrace/index.html January 22, 2009 Ehrlich ran advertisements assailing incumbent Governor Parris Glendening for the increasingly dismal fiscal situation in Maryland, an issue that resonated with Maryland voters. Glendening's unpopularity did little to help his Lieutenant Governor's flailing campaign.http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.partners26nov26,0,836237,full.story?coll=bal-home-headlines For this pair, the talking is over 2011-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522115934/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.partners26nov26,0,836237,full.story?coll=bal-home-headlines 2011-05-22 dead mdy-all 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 R FlipNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error BobEhrlich (R) KathleenKennedyTownsend (D) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 31 – November 2, 2002 797 (LV) ± 3.6% 51% 46% 2% Results Maryland gubernatorial election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bob Ehrlich 879,592 51.55% +6.74% Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Kennedy Townsend 813,422 47.68% -7.47% Libertarian Party (United States) Spear Lancaster 11,546 0.68% Write-ins 1,619 0.09% 66,170 3.88% -6.45% 1,706,179 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by county CountyKathleen Kennedy TownsendDemocraticRobert EhrlichRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegany 7,831 34.9% 14,416 64.2% 201 0.9% 6,585 29.3% 22,448 Anne Arundel 60,753 34.5% 113,968 64.7% 1,458 0.8% 53,215 30.2% 176,179 Baltimore 106,195 38.0% 170,920 61.2% 2,272 0.8% 64,725 23.2% 279,387 Baltimore City 120,070 75.0% 38,838 24.3% 1,198 0.7% -81,232 -50.7% 160,106 Calvert 9,854 37.5% 16,193 61.7% 208 0.8% 6,339 24.2% 26,255 Caroline 2,069 24.6% 6,286 74.7% 63 0.8% 4,217 50.1% 8,418 Carroll 12,107 20.2% 47,328 79.0% 511 0.9% 35,221 58.8% 59,946 Cecil 7,668 30.8% 16,956 68.1% 267 1.1% 9,288 37.3% 24,891 Charles 15,149 43.2% 19,695 56.1% 256 0.8% 4,546 12.9% 35,100 Dorchester 3,316 32.1% 6,941 67.2% 68 0.7% 3,625 35.1% 10,325 Frederick 21,913 33.1% 43,646 66.0% 596 0.9% 21,733 32.9% 66,155 Garrett 2,355 26.1% 6,604 73.2% 60 0.6% 4,249 47.1% 9,019 Harford 21,246 24.8% 63,553 74.3% 704 0.8% 42,307 49.5% 85,503 Howard 42,438 44.0% 53,260 55.2% 810 0.8% 10,822 11.2% 96,508 Kent 2,641 34.3% 5,012 65.0% 57 0.7% 2,371 30.7% 7,710 Montgomery 180,576 60.9% 113,680 38.3% 2,278 0.8% -66,896 -22.6% 296,524 Prince George's 150,927 76.5% 45,193 22.9% 1,074 0.6% -105,734 -53.6% 197,194 Queen Anne's 4,190 25.2% 12,341 74.2% 111 0.7% 8,151 49.0% 16,642 Somerset 2,052 31.1% 4,516 68.3% 40 0.6% 2,464 37.2% 6,608 St. Mary's 9,048 35.8% 15,986 63.2% 265 1.1% 6,938 27.4% 25,299 Talbot 4,225 29.5% 10,002 69.9% 78 0.6% 5,777 40.4% 14,305 Washington 11,719 30.6% 26,312 68.6% 314 0.9% 14,593 38.0% 38,345 Wicomico 8,775 35.1% 16,054 64.2% 166 0.7% 7,279 29.1% 24,995 Worcester 6,305 34.4% 11,892 64.9% 120 0.6% 5,587 30.5% 18,317Totals813,42247.7%879,59251.7%13,1650.8%66,1703.9%1,706,179 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alleghany (largest municipality: Cumberland) Howard (largest municipality: Columbia) Notes References External links Official election website of Bob Ehrlich Official election website of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Maryland 2002 Gubernatorial Category:Michael Steele