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The United States gubernatorial elections of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002, in 36 states and 2 territories. The Republicans won 8 seats previously held by the Democrats, as well the seat previously held by Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, who was elected on the Reform Party ticket but had since renounced his party affiliation. The Democrats won 10 seats previously held by the Republicans, as well as the seat previously held by Maine governor Angus King, an independent. Overall, the Republicans suffered a net loss of one seat while the Democrats made a net gain of three. The Republicans managed to maintain their majority of state governorships, but it was reduced to a margin of only two seats. The elections were notable for the sheer number of state governorships that changed parties – 20 in total, constituting more than half of the seats up for election. The elections were also notable for the inroads that both major parties made in regions where their support had historically been low or waning. In addition to the elections held in 36 states, elections were also held in the unincorporated territories of Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. The Democrats held their seat in the United States Virgin Islands, while the Republicans won an open seat in Guam previously held by the Democrats. The elections were held concurrently with the other United States elections of 2002. ==Democratic gains== * Arizona – State Attorney General Janet Napolitano won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jane Dee Hull * Illinois – Representative Rod Blagojevich won an open seat held by retring Gov. George H. Ryan, becoming the first Democratic governor since 1976. * Kansas – State Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Bill Graves * Maine – Representative John Baldacci won an open seat held by Independent term-limited Gov. Angus King * Michigan – State Attorney General Jennifer Granholm won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. John Engler * New Mexico – former U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Gary Johnson * Oklahoma – State Sen. Brad Henry won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Frank Keating * Pennsylvania – former Mayor of Philadelphia and DNC Chairman Ed Rendell won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Tom Ridge * Tennessee – former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Don Sundquist * Wisconsin – State Attorney General Jim Doyle ''defeated'' incumbent Gov. Scott McCallum * Wyoming – U.S. Attorney Dave Freudenthal won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jim Geringer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States gubernatorial elections, 2002」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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