2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum won his party's nomination by defeating two minor candidates, and Attorney General of Wisconsin Jim Doyle won the Democratic primary with a little more than a third of the vote in a highly competitive primary election. In the general election, the presence of Ed Thompson, former Governor Tommy Thompson's younger brother, the Mayor of Tomah, and the Libertarian Party nominee, held both McCallum and Doyle to under fifty percent of the vote, enabling Doyle to win with 45% of the vote, defeating McCallum.

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 5, 2002
Turnout45.43%
 
Nominee Jim Doyle Scott McCallum Ed Thompson
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 800,515 734,779 185,455
Percentage 45.1% 41.4% 10.4%
  • County results
  • Doyle:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCallum:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
  • Thompson:      30–40%      40–50%
Governor before election

Scott McCallum
Republican

 Elected Governor

Jim Doyle
Democratic

Elections in Wisconsin

Democratic primary

The primary election for the Democratic nomination was closely contested by three competitive candidates. The race was ultimately won by Jim Doyle with around 38% of the vote.

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Jim
Doyle		 Tom
Barrett		 Kathleen
Falk
University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) Sept 2–5, 2002 39.00% 31.00% 30.00%
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug 26–28, 2002 31.50% 25.70% 25.10%

Results
Democratic Primary results by county:
  Doyle—50–60%
  Doyle—40–50%
  Doyle—<40%
  Falk—50–60%
  Barrett—<40%
  Barrett—40–50%
  Barrett—50–60%
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Primary Election, September 10, 2002
Democratic Jim Doyle 212,066 38.30%
Democratic Tom Barrett 190,605 34.43%
Democratic Kathleen Falk 150,161 27.12%
N/A Scattering 802 0.14%
Total votes 553,634 100.0%

Republican primary

McCallum, as the incumbent governor, did not face significant opposition in the primary. He was nominated with 86% of the primary vote.

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Results
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Primary Election, September 10, 2002
Republican Scott McCallum (incumbent) 198,525 86.23%
Republican William Lorge 18,852 8.19%
Republican George Pobuda 12,452 5.41%
N/A Scattering 403 0.18%
Total votes 230,232 100.0%

Libertarian party

Green party

Reform party
  • Alan D. Eisenberg, lawyer and real estate dealer

Independent candidates

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Jim
Doyle (D)		 Scott
McCallum (R)		 Ed
Thompson (L)		 Jim
Young (G)		 Others
University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) Oct 27–29, 2002 41% 34% 10% 2% 0%
University of Wisconsin (Badger Poll) Oct 25–27, 2002 38% 36% 0% 0% 0%
Market Shares Corp Oct 24–27, 2002 38% 36% 8% 4% 0%
St. Norbert College Oct 16–27, 2002 41% 33% 6% 3% 0%
We the People/Wisconsin Oct 20–21, 2002 46% 38% 8% 3% 0%
Research 2000 Oct 4–7, 2002 44% 36% 6% 3% 0%
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Sept 26–29, 2002 40% 31% 7% 4% 0%
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sept 17–25, 2002 43% 35% 6% 1% 0%

Results
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
General Election, November 5, 2002
Democratic Jim Doyle 800,515 45.09% +6.39%
Republican Scott McCallum (incumbent) 734,779 41.39% -18.28%
Libertarian Ed Thompson 185,455 10.45% +9.82%
Green Jim Young 44,111 2.48% +2.48%
Reform Alan D. Eisenberg 2,847 0.16%
Independent Ty A. Bollerud 2,637 0.15%
Independent Mike Managan 1,710 0.10%
Independent Aneb Jah Rasta 929 0.05%
Scattering 2,366 0.13%
Plurality 65,736 3.71% -17.27%
Turnout 1,775,349 45.43% +1.10%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also
  • United States gubernatorial elections, 2002

References
  1. "Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002" (PDF). Wisconsin State Elections Board. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. "Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002" (PDF). Wisconsin State Elections Board. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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