2002 Massachusetts elections

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2002 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Republicans Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey were elected governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli, Green-Rainbow candidates Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen, Libertarian candidates Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin, and independent candidates Barbara C. Johnson and Joe Schebel.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeated Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.

2002 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William F. Galvin (incumbent) 1,472,562 73.97% Increase2.svg3.95
Republican Jack E. Robinson III516,26025.93%Increase2.svg0.76
Write-inAll others1,8320.09%
Turnout 1,990,654
Democratic hold Swing

Attorney general

Democrat Thomas Reilly ran unopposed.

2002 Massachusetts Attorney General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas Reilly (incumbent) 1,602,817 99.24% Increase2.svg32.47
Write-inAll others12,3260.76%Increase2.svg0.65
Total votes1,615,143 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Treasurer and Receiver-General

2002 Massachusetts Treasurer election
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  Timothy Cahill.jpg Daniel Grabauskas (21960586553).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Timothy P. Cahill Daniel Grabauskas James O'Keefe
Party Democratic Republican Green-Rainbow
Popular vote1,040,281848,904163,559
Percentage50.7%41.3%8.0%
Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

Shannon O'Brien
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

Timothy P. Cahill
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2002 Democratic primary for Treasurer [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Timothy P. Cahill 226,505 35.79%
Democratic Jim Segel153,94024.33%
Democratic Stephen J. Murphy 135,61221.43%
Democratic Michael P. Cahill 116,73718.45%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Dan Grabauskas, Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
  • Bruce A. Herzfelder, businessman

Results

2002 Republican primary for Treasurer [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Grabauskas 110,690 53.19%
Republican Bruce A. Herzfelder96,85146.54%
Write-inAll others5600.27%

General election

Results

2002 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Timothy P. Cahill 1,040,281 50.66%
Republican Daniel Grabauskas 848,90441.34%
Green-Rainbow James O'Keefe163,5597.96%
Write-inAll others8300.04%
Total votes2,053,574 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Auditor

Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Libertarian Kamal Jain and Independent John James Xenakis.

2002 Massachusetts Auditor Election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic A. Joseph DeNucci (incumbent) 1,456,880 77.96%
Independent John James Xenakis277,97414.87%N/A
Libertarian Kamal Jain133,9977.17%
Write-inAll others2,0650.11%
Turnout 1,868,851
Democratic hold Swing

United States Senator

Democratic incumbent John Kerry was re-elected over his Libertarian challenger Michael Cloud.

United States House of Representatives

Massachusetts Senate

see 2002 Massachusetts Senate election [3]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

see 2002 Massachusetts House election [3]

Governor's Council

See 2002 Massachusetts Governor's Council election

Ballot measures

There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which Massachusetts voters considered in this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the Commonwealth.

NumberTitleTypeSubjectResult (excludes blank ballots) [4] Ref.
Question 1Eliminating State Personal Income TaxInitiative PetitionTaxesRed x.svg Failed (48%–40%) [5]
Question 2 English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative PetitionEducationGreen check.svgPassed (61%–29%) [6]
Question 3Taxpayer Funding for Political CampaignsAdvisory QuestionTaxes, ElectionsRed x.svg Failed (66%–23%) [7]

Question 1

Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003. [8]

Question 1: Abolishing the state income tax
CandidateVotes %±
Yes885,68345.3%
✓No1,069,46754.7%

Question 2

English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative: Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English. [9]

Question 2: Abolishing bilingual education [10]
CandidateVotes %±
✓Yes1,359,93567.98%
No640,52532.02%

Question 3

Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office. [9]

Question 3: Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections
CandidateVotes %±
✓No1,462,43573.87%
Yes517,28526.13%

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002".
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002".
  3. 1 2 State Election 2002: Candidates for Election (PDF), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 31, 2020
  4. ↑ "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2002". sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 1: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition". sec.state.ma.us. 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 2: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition". sec.state.ma.us. 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 3: Non-binding Advisory Question". sec.state.ma.us. 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "News and Features | Voter s guide to statewide ballot questions". Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "News and Features | Voter's guide to statewide ballot questions". Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Question 2 - English Only Schools Race - Nov 05, 2002".
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