2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Larry Craig Alan Blinken Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 266,215 132,975 Percentage 65.16% 32.55%

County results Precinct results Craig:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Blinken:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%     No data

U.S. senator before election Larry Craig Republican Elected U.S. Senator Larry Craig Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alan Blinken, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
• Dave Sneddon

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	26,346	70.90%
	Democratic	Dave Sneddon	10,812	29.10%
Total votes			37,158	100.00%

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  County results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Donovan Bramwell, perennial candidate

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	1,179	100.00%
Total votes			1,179	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Larry Craig, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	130,126	100.00%
Total votes			130,126	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Alan Blinken (D), former United States Ambassador to Belgium
• Donovan Bramwell (L), perennial candidate
• Larry Craig (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 27, 2002
• Complete video of debate, October 30, 2002

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results

General election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	266,215	65.16%	+8.14%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	132,975	32.55%	−7.36%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	9,354	2.29%
Majority			133,240	32.61%	+15.50%
Turnout			408,544
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Latah (largest municipality: Moscow)
• Shoshone (largest municipality: Kellogg)

See also

• 2002 United States Senate elections

References

1. "2002 Primary Results US Senate". Sos.idaho.gov. May 28, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
2. "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
3. "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2013.