Maryland gubernatorial election, 2002

Maryland gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Bob Ehrlich Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Party Republican Democratic Running mate Michael Steele Charles R. Larson Popular vote 879,592 813,422 Percentage 51.55% 47.68%

Election results by county

Governor before election Parris Glendening Democratic Elected Governor Bob Ehrlich Republican

The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Bob Ehrlich defeated Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, enabling him to become the first Republican governor since Spiro Agnew in 1966.

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Candidates

Democratic Party

• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
• Robert Fustero, perennial candidate

Republican Party

• Bob Ehrlich, United States Representative from Maryland's 2nd congressional district
• James J. Sheridan
• Ross Z. Pierpont, perennial candidate

Primary election

General election

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend won the Democratic nomination, and Congressman Robert Ehrlich won the Republican nomination.

Ehrlich chose Maryland Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele as his running mate, while Townsend chose Admiral Charles R. Larson as her running mate. Larson switched to the Democratic Party just a few weeks before the election.

Kennedy's selection of Larson as her running mate proved to be an unpopular move, seeing as he was a white former Republican and had been selected without consultation with black Democratic leaders.^[3] Ehrlich ran advertisements assailing incumbent Governor Parris Glendening for the increasingly dismal fiscal situation in Maryland, an issue that resonated with Maryland voters. Glendening's unpopularity did little to help his Lieutenant Governor's flailing campaign.^[4]

Results

References

See also

Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006