Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Tim Pawlenty Roger Moe Tim Penny Party Republican DFL Independence Running mate Carol Molnau Julie Sabo Martha Robertson Popular vote 999,473 821,268 364,534 Percentage 44.4% 36.5% 16.2%

County Results

Governor before election Jesse Ventura Independence Elected Governor Tim Pawlenty Republican

The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny. Due to a state economy in recession and underwater approval ratings. Incumbent Independence Party Governor Jesse Ventura chose not to seek reelection.

Election results

2002 gubernatorial election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tim Pawlenty	999,473	44.4%	+10.1%
	DFL	Roger Moe	821,268	36.5%	+6.4%
	Independence	Tim Penny	364,534	16.2%	-20.8%
	Green	Ken Pentel	50,589	2.3%	+2.0%
	Independent	Booker Hodges IV	9,698	0.4%	+0.4%
	Socialist Workers	Kari Sachs	3,026	0.1%	+0.09%
	Constitution	Lawrence Aeshliman	2,537	0.1%	+0.1%
		Lealand Vettleson	2	0.0%	+0.0%
		Write-ins	1,348	0.06%	+0.02%
Majority			178,205	7.9%
Turnout			2,252,473	70.7%	+10.6%
	Republican gain from Independence

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections