2002 New York Attorney General election

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.

2002 New York Attorney General election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Eliot Spitzer Dora Irizarry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,744,302 1,234,899
Percentage 66.4% 29.9%
Results by county

Spitzer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Irizarry:      40–50%      50–60%
Attorney General before election

Eliot Spitzer
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Eliot Spitzer
Democratic

Elections in New York State

General election

Polling
Source Date Eliot Spitzer (D) Dora Irizarry (R)
Quinnipiac September 26, 2002 58% 19%
Quinnipiac October 16, 2002 64% 20%
Quinnipiac November 4, 2002 68% 18%

Results
General election results [1]
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 4,131,437 100.00
Democratic hold

References
  1. http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2002/general/2002_ag.pdf

See also
  • New York gubernatorial election, 2002
  • New York Comptroller election, 2002
  • United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002
Preceded by
1998		 New York Attorney General election
2002		 Succeeded by
2006


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