2002 Maryland Attorney General election

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2002 Maryland Attorney General election
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  1998 5 November 2002 2006  
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Nominee J. Joseph Curran Jr. Edwin MacVaugh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,064,112567,569
Percentage65.17%34.76%

Attorney General before election

J. Joseph Curran Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

J. Joseph Curran Jr.
Democratic

The 2002 Maryland attorney general election was held on 5 November 2002 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general J. Joseph Curran Jr. defeated Republican nominee Edwin MacVaugh. [1]

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General election

On election day, 5 November 2002, Democratic nominee J. Joseph Curran Jr. won re-election by a margin of 496,543 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Edwin MacVaugh, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Curran was sworn in for his fifth term on 3 January 2003. [2]

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Joseph Curran Jr. (incumbent) 1,064,112 65.17
Republican Edwin MacVaugh567,56934.76
Scattering1,1580.07
Total votes1,632,839 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "2002 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2024.