2002 Kansas gubernatorial election
The Kansas gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Governor Bill Graves, a Republican was barred from seeking a third term by the Kansas Constitution. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, the Democratic nominee, ran against Kansas State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger, the Republican nominee, with Sebelius defeating Shallenburger to become the second female Governor of Kansas after Joan Finney who served as governor from 1991 to 1995.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathleen Sebelius | 87,499 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 87,499 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Primary results by county:
Shallenburger
- Shallenburger—71-80%
- Shallenburger—51-60%
- Shallenburger—41-50%
- Shallenburger—31-40%
Kerr
- Kerr—41-50%
- Kerr—31-40%
Knight
- Knight—51-60%
- Knight—41-50%
- Knight—31-40%
Tie between Shallenburger and Kerr-38%
Candidates
- Tim Shallenburger, Kansas State Treasurer (1999-present) and former state representative (1987-1998)
- Running mate: Dave Lindstrom, former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end and businessman
- Dave Kerr, Kansas State Senator
- Running mate: Mary Birch, former president of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce (1984-2002)
- Bob Knight, Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Running mate: Kent Glasscock, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (2001-present) and state representative (1991-present), was Carla Stovall's running mate until she dropped out.
- Dan Bloom
- Running mate: Eric Bloom
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- Carla Stovall, Kansas Attorney General (1995-present), dropped out due to getting married and wanting to spend time with her husband's family
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tim Shallenburger | 122,141 | 41.47 | |
| Republican | Dave Kerr | 86,995 | 29.54 | |
| Republican | Bob Knight | 77,642 | 26.36 | |
| Republican | Dan Bloom | 7,726 | 2.62 | |
| Total votes | 294,504 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Kathleen Sebelius | 441,858 | 52.87% | +30.22% | |
| Republican | Tim Shallenburger | 376,830 | 45.09% | -28.28% | |
| Reform | Theodore Pettibone | 8,907 | 1.07% | +0.01% | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Hawver | 8,097 | 0.97% | ||
| Majority | 65,028 | 7.78% | -42.93% | ||
| Turnout | 835,692 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
References
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