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The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent
Democratic
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Governor of Iowa
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Tom Vilsack
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sought re-election to a second term as governor. Governor Vilsack won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad
Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as governor of Iowa fr ...
, narrowly won the Republican Party's primary in a crowded and competitive primary election. In the general election, Vilsack was able to improve slightly on his margin of victory four years earlier to win what would be his second and final term as governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Tom Vilsack
Thomas James Vilsack (; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administratio ...
, incumbent Governor of Iowa
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Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Doug Gross, advisor to former GovernorTerry Branstad
Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as governor of Iowa fr ...
* Steve Sukup, Iowa State Representative
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(1995–2003)
* Bob Vander Plaats, family values activist
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
*Adams
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*Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
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(largest city: Corning)
* Hardin (largest city: Iowa Falls)
* Winnebago (largest city: Forest City)
*Clarke
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(largest city: Osceola
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)
* Louisa (largest city: Wapello)
* Mitchell (largest city: Osage The Osage Nation, a Native American tribe in the United States, is the source of most other terms containing the word "osage".
Osage can also refer to:
* Osage language, a Dhaegin language traditionally spoken by the Osage Nation
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)
* Union (largest city: Creston)
*Appanoose
Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah (Chief Tama) and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michiga ...
(Largest city: Centerville)
* Decatur (Largest city: Lamoni)
* Lucas (Largest city: Chariton
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)
* Monona (Largest city: Onawa)
* Ringgold (Largest city: Mount Ayr)
*Taylor
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(Largest city: Bedford
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)
* Wayne (Largest city: Corydon)
*Wright
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(Largest city: Eagle Grove)
*Cherokee
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(Largest city: Cherokee
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)
* Calhoun (Largest city: Rockwell City)
* Carroll (Largest city: Carroll)
* Keokuk (Largest city: Sigourney)
* Woodbury (Largest city: Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...
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*Washington
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(Largest city: Washington
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)
*Pocahontas
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(Largest city: Pocahontas
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* Franklin (Largest city: Hampton
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*Hampton, New Brunswick
*Ham ...
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*Delaware
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(Largest city: Manchester
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*Humboldt Humboldt may refer to:
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* Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
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(largest city: Humboldt Humboldt may refer to:
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* Adair (Largest city: Greenfield)
* Scott (largest city: Davenport)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
* Jefferson (Largest city: Fairfield) * Dickinson (Largest city: Spirit Lake) * Sac (largest city: Sac City) * Winneshiek (largest city:Decorah
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,587 at the time of the 2020 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52, and is the largest communi ...
)
See also
*2002 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2002, in 36 states and two territories. The Republicans won eight seats previously held by the Democrats, as well as the seat previously held by Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, who ...
* State of Iowa
* Governors of Iowa
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References
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