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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 30, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open September 17, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 17, 2002 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedRBH September 20, 2022 02:31pm
Data SourcesMA Secretary of State, Dem Primary Official Returns
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
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameMitt Romney Votes1,091,988 (49.77%)
Term01/02/2003 - 01/04/2007 Margin106,007 (+4.83%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMA Governor 11/05/2002
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/21/2002 09/17/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Shannon P. O'Brien 3 5 ----
Leaning Call: Shannon P. O'Brien (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Shannon P. O'Brien (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/02/2002 09/15/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name Treas. Shannon P. O'Brien Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich St. Sen. Thomas F. Birmingham St. Sen. Warren E. Tolman Chairman Steve Grossman (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 243,039 (32.52%) 185,315 (24.80%) 179,703 (24.05%) 132,157 (17.69%) 5,976 (0.80%) 1,113 (0.15%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -57,724 (-7.72%) -63,336 (-8.48%) -110,882 (-14.84%) -237,063 (-31.72%) -241,926 (-32.37%)  
Predict Avg.34.86% 28.43% 21.00% 15.57% 0.00% 0.00%  
sethdm30.00% (+1.76 pts) 28.00% (+0.73 pts) 26.00% (+1.50 pts) 15.00% (+0.54 pts) -- --
Stephen Yellin35.00% (+1.79 pts) 20.00% (-0.34 pts) 20.00% (+0.11 pts) 25.00% (-2.55 pts) -- --
None Entered38.00% (-0.21 pts) 34.00% (-3.27 pts) 20.00% (+0.11 pts) 8.00% (-4.13 pts) -- --
nealpatel7931.00% (+2.42 pts) 28.00% (+0.73 pts) 19.00% (-0.56 pts) 22.00% (-0.55 pts) -- --
User 1336.00% (+1.12 pts) 32.00% (-1.94 pts) 23.00% (+2.11 pts) 9.00% (-3.46 pts) -- --
JBarone37.00% (+0.45 pts) 29.00% (+0.06 pts) 15.00% (-3.23 pts) 19.00% (+1.45 pts) -- --
CA Pol Junkie37.00% (+0.45 pts) 28.00% (+0.73 pts) 24.00% (+2.77 pts) 11.00% (-2.13 pts) -- --
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg32.48%-- 21.32%-- 16.66%-- 18.53%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Boston Herald 
09/13/02-09/15/02
34.00% -- 16.00% -- 17.00% -- 21.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Boston Globe 
09/09/02-09/09/02
31.00% -- 22.00% -- 22.00% -- 13.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
RKM Research and Communications 
09/06/02-09/07/02
28.00% -- 28.00% -- 17.00% -- 21.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Massachusetts 
08/31/02-09/04/02
37.00% -- 20.00% -- 10.00% -- 19.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Boston Globe 
08/25/02-08/29/02
35.00% -- 21.00% -- 15.00% -- 15.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
06/02/02-06/05/02
36.00% -- 20.00% -- 16.00% -- 4.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
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