2002 Minnesota Attorney General election

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2002 Minnesota Attorney General election
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Nominee Mike Hatch Thomas Kelly
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote1,197,362894,654
Percentage54.6%40.8%

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Hatch:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Kelly:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%

Attorney General before election

Mike Hatch
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Mike Hatch
Democratic (DFL)

The 2002Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFL Attorney General Mike Hatch ran for reelection and won. [1] The election marked the ninth attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970.

Contents

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the DFL nomination unopposed at the party's May 3 convention in Minneapolis. [2] There was some speculation that Hatch would not seek the endorsement for attorney general and instead launch his third run for governor, but it did not come to pass.

The primary was held on September 10. Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the primary unopposed. [3]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Declined

Results

2002 DFL Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Mike Hatch 216,309 100.00%
Total votes216,309 100%

Republican primary

Lawyer Thomas Kelly of Medina was endorsed uncontested at the state Republican convention in St. Paul on June 15. [4]

The primary was held on September 10. Kelly defeated perennial candidate and 1994 Republican nominee for attorney general Sharon Anderson. [3]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county:
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Kelly
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Anderson
50-60% 2002 Minnesota attorney general Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Kelly
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Anderson
  •   50–60%
2002 Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas Kelly 126,407 68.81%
Republican Sharon Anderson57,29931.19%
Total votes183,706 100%

Independence primary

Lawyer Dale Nathan was the only candidate to seek the Independence Party endorsement for attorney general at the party's July 13 convention in St. Cloud. He did not receive the endorsement after word spread of a pending disciplinary action against him by the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board [5]

The primary was held on September 10. Nathan defeated challenger Richard Bullock.

Reform Party

Nominated in primary

  • Dale Nathan, lawyer

Eliminated in primary

  • Richard Bullock

Results

Results by county:
Nathan
50-60%
60-70%
Bullock
50-60%
60-70% 2002 Minnesota attorney general Independence primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Nathan
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Bullock
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2002 Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independence Dale Nathan 14,410 54.04%
Independence Richard Bullock12,25645.96%
Total votes26,666 100%

General election

Results

2002 Minnesota Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Mike Hatch 1,197,362 54.64% +6.81%
Republican Thomas Kelly894,65440.83%-3.00%
Independence Dale Nathan96,8174.42%-1.38%
N/AWrite Ins2,5110.12%+0.03%
Total votes2,191,344 100.00%

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