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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 21, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 16, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH February 12, 2018 06:41pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/05/2001
NameMark Schweiker Votes1 (100.00%)
Term10/05/2001 - 01/21/2003 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameEd Rendell Votes2,470,517 (60.31%)
Term01/16/2007 - 01/18/2011 Margin848,382 (+20.71%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 21, 2002 PA Governor- D Primary
Ed Rendell
D 1,218,039
May 21, 2002 PA Governor- R Primary
Mike Fisher
R 538,757
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/10/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Ed Rendell 1 3 17 5
Michael W. Morrill ------1
Leaning Call: Ed Rendell (95.12%)
Weighted Call: Ed Rendell (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/28/2002 10/29/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Ed Rendell Attorney General Mike Fisher Kenneth V. Krawchuk Michael W. Morrill  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 1,913,235 (53.41%) 1,589,408 (44.37%) 40,923 (1.14%) 38,423 (1.07%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -323,827 (-9.04%) -1,872,312 (-52.27%) -1,874,812 (-52.34%)  
Predict Avg.55.85% 42.81% 0.69% 0.72%  
Cash On Hand 12/1 $39,163,560.00 12/1 $12,738,038.00 12/1 $36,113.00 12/1 $9,011.00  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (17 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.74%-- 34.06%-- 1.27%-- 1.07%--  
Survey USA 
10/27/02-10/29/02		 56.00% 1.0 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
West Chester University 
10/27/02-10/28/02		 48.60% 0.8 31.80% 0.7 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Keystone Poll 
10/24/02-10/28/02		 52.00% -- 33.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/21/02-10/27/02		 54.00% 2.0 35.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/19/02-10/21/02		 55.00% 2.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/09/02-10/15/02		 56.00% 5.0 36.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R TurnerforCongress
LBR Old LW
IND Monsieur
D Bob
D Barbara Hafer
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
R PASteve
R Barack O-blame-a
LBT Luzerne County Historian
I John B. Anderson 🔗
Veg Thomas Walker
D InspectorMorse
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 29, 2004 12:00am News Motorists would be wise to make VROOM for guv  Article BILLYW 
Oct 11, 2002 03:51pm General Pa. GOP May Wish It Could 'Pull a Torricelli'  Article Moof 
Oct 09, 2002 12:01pm General Fisher scales back TV ads in Philadelphia  Article RP 
Sep 16, 2002 09:26am General Fisher ads mark new turn in race  Article RP 
Sep 10, 2002 12:02pm General NRA Not Backing Ex-Ally for Pa. Gov.   Article RP 
Sep 03, 2002 02:59pm General Hafer crossing party lines to back Rendell for governor  Article RP 

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