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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 02, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 04, 2007 - 12:00pm
Turnout 55.29% Registered 34.56% Total Population
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH April 30, 2012 02:05pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won04/10/2001
NameJane Maria Swift Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/10/2001 - 01/03/2003 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameDeval Patrick Votes1,234,984 (55.64%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2011 Margin450,642 (+20.30%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 17, 2002 MA Governor - D Primary Shannon P. O'Brien
MAP

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KEY RACE? 7.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/11/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Mitt Romney 3 2 ----
Shannon P. O'Brien 20 6 ----
Carla Howell --1 ----
Leaning Call: Shannon P. O'Brien (78.05%)
Weighted Call: Shannon P. O'Brien (99.97%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
09/16/2002 10/30/2002

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Mitt Romney Treasurer Shannon P. O'Brien Jill Stein Carla Howell Barbara Johnson Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic Green Libertarian Independent Independent  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Uncertified Votes1,091,988 (49.77%) 985,981 (44.94%) 76,530 (3.49%) 23,044 (1.05%) 15,335 (0.70%) 1,301 (0.06%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -106,007 (-4.83%) -1,015,458 (-46.28%) -1,068,944 (-48.72%) -1,076,653 (-49.07%) -1,090,687 (-49.71%)  
Predict Avg.46.88% 49.48% 1.57% 2.07% 0.34% 0.00%  
polcamelect49.00% (+4.22 pts) 48.00% (+2.33 pts) 1.00% (-0.40 pts) 2.00% (+0.45 pts) -- --
nealpatel7951.00% (+3.91 pts) 47.00% (+2.99 pts) 1.00% (-0.40 pts) 1.00% (+1.04 pts) -- --
User 1345.00% (+1.55 pts) 48.00% (+2.33 pts) 3.00% (+0.94 pts) 3.00% (-0.22 pts) -- --
RP47.00% (+2.89 pts) 51.00% (+0.33 pts) 2.00% (+0.27 pts) 3.00% (-0.22 pts) -- --
Nats In First!47.00% (+2.89 pts) 52.00% (-0.34 pts) -- -- -- --
Blue Wizzrobe44.00% (+0.89 pts) 49.00% (+1.66 pts) 2.00% (+0.27 pts) 5.00% (-1.55 pts) -- --
CA Pol Junkie46.00% (+2.22 pts) 52.00% (-0.34 pts) 1.00% (-0.40 pts) 1.00% (+1.04 pts) -- --
Ced48.00% (+3.55 pts) 51.00% (+0.33 pts) -- 1.00% (+1.04 pts) -- --
Vlajos46.00% (+2.22 pts) 52.00% (-0.34 pts) 1.00% (-0.40 pts) 1.00% (+1.04 pts) -- --
*crickets chirp*46.40% (+2.49 pts) 50.20% (+0.86 pts) 1.40% (-0.13 pts) 1.90% (+0.51 pts) 0.10% (+0.65 pts) --
None Entered47.00% (+2.89 pts) 49.00% (+1.66 pts) 3.00% (+0.94 pts) 3.00% (-0.22 pts) -- --
Stephen Yellin44.00% (+0.89 pts) 47.00% (+2.99 pts) 4.00% (+0.92 pts) 3.00% (-0.22 pts) 2.00% (+0.19 pts) --
Eric49.00% (+4.22 pts) 47.00% (+2.99 pts) 1.00% (-0.40 pts) 2.00% (+0.45 pts) 1.00% (+0.85 pts) --
Cash On Hand 12/1 $6,024,508.00 12/1 $1,783,339.00 12/1 $15,876.00 12/1 $52,471.00 12/1 $36,314.00 $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (10 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg41.56%-- 38.76%-- 3.79%-- 0.84%-- 0.44%-- 0.00%--  
KRC Communications Research 
10/29/02-10/30/02		 40.00% 4.0 41.00% 1.0 5.00% 1.0 3.00% 1.0 4.00% -- 0.00% --
Harvard Institute of Politics 
10/24/02-10/27/02		 39.00% -- 41.00% -- 4.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
RKM Research and Communications 
10/25/02-10/27/02		 38.00% 4.0 44.00% 1.0 4.00% 2.0 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/20/02-10/22/02		 37.20% 7.2 36.70% 5.3 2.50% 0.5 1.00% 1.0 1.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Zogby International 
10/07/02-10/09/02		 40.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/04/02-10/06/02		 30.00% -- 42.00% -- 2.00% -- 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
AENM Angry Russian
D Some say...
IPR Drew Benson R.I.P.
R Ferriswh.googlepages.com
D DylanSH99
D Blue Wizzrobe
D Andy
IND Monsieur
IS Sesel
Veg Thomas Walker
LBT Bomb Defusing Sloth
FL Silver Dime
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
BTP Maditude
 

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Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
00/00/2002 Mitt Romney TVAd Endorsement eng Mitt Romney ad "Rocky"  00:00:29 Green Pigs 

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