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The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin, defeating Republican Dora Irizarry.
| Source | Date | Eliot Spitzer (D) | Dora Irizarry (R) |
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| Quinnipiac | September 26, 2002 | 58% | 19% |
| Quinnipiac | October 16, 2002 | 64% | 20% |
| Quinnipiac | November 4, 2002 | 68% | 18% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer (incumbent) | 2,744,302 | 66.42% | ||
| Republican | Dora Irizarry | 1,234,899 | 29.89% | ||
| Right to Life | John J. Broderick | 78,268 | 1.89% | ||
| Green | Mary Jo Long | 50,755 | 1.23% | ||
| Libertarian | Daniel A. Conti, Jr. | 23,213 | 0.56% | ||
| Total votes | 4,131,437 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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