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2002 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jim Douglas Doug Racine Cornelius Hogan
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 103,436 97,565 22,353
Percentage 44.9% 42.4% 9.7%

Douglas:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Racine:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Howard Dean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Douglas
Republican

The 2002 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor Howard Dean did not run for re-election to a sixth full term as Governor of Vermont. Republican Jim Douglas defeated Democratic candidate Doug Racine and independent candidate Cornelius Hogan, among others, to succeed him. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Douglas was elected by the Vermont General Assembly, as required by the state constitution.[1]

The race was very close, with Douglas prevailing by just under 6,000 votes or 2.56%. In Vermont for if no candidate for governor, lieutenant governor, or treasurer office receives 50%, then the Vermont General Assembly picks the winner. In practice, the general assembly almost always chooses the candidate who obtained a plurality. Racine conceded to Douglas, who was selected by the general assembly. Douglas's strong performance in Montpelier and Rutland carried him to victory. Racine did well in populous Burlington and greater Chittenden County, but it was not enough to overcome Douglas's advantage. Douglas was reelected three more times. Racine ran for governor again in 2010, but narrowly lost the Democratic Primary to Peter Shumlin. Shumlin won the general election and chose Racine to be his Secretary of Human Services. Racine stepped down from that post in 2014.

Progressive primary

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Tossup October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Lean R (flip) November 4, 2002

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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  1. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.