2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
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The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was a closely watched statewide race in which Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, ending decades of Democratic control of the governor’s office.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maryland state election
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
crime
ⓘ
education ⓘ state budget ⓘ |
| campaignType | statewide election ⓘ |
| closelyWatched | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticNominee | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | quadrennial ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2002-11-05 ⓘ |
| electionLevel | state ⓘ |
| electionSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endedContinuousControlSince | 1969 ⓘ |
| endedPartyControl | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Bob Ehrlich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Parris N. Glendening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| loser | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
Bob Ehrlich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland as Michael Steele
ⓘ
first Republican elected governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Maryland ⓘ |
| partyOfGovernorAfterElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfLoser | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinner | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageLoser | 47.7% ⓘ |
| percentageWinner | 51.6% ⓘ |
| popularVoteLoser | 813422 ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | 879592 ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| primaryElectionsHeld | 2002-09-10 ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Bob Ehrlich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultType | party control change ⓘ |
| runningMateOfLoser | Charles R. Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Michael Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 63% ⓘ |
| winner | Bob Ehrlich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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