Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002

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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   30-39%   40-49%   50-59%   60-69%   70-79% McCallum   30-39%   40-49%   50-59%   60-69% Thompson   30-39%   40-49%
Governor before election Scott McCallum Republican Elected Governor Jim Doyle Democratic

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Scott McCallum
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Jim Doyle
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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.