The 2002 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFL Attorney General Mike Hatch ran for reelection and won.[1] The election marked the ninth attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970.
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary edit
Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the DFL nomination unopposed at the party's May 3 convention in Minneapolis.[2] There was some speculation that Hatch would not seek the endorsement for attorney general and instead launch his third run for governor, but it did not come to pass.
The primary was held on September 10. Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the primary unopposed.[3]
Candidates edit
Nominated in primary edit
- Mike Hatch, incumbent Minnesota Attorney General
Declined edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Mike Hatch | 216,309 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 216,309 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
Lawyer Thomas Kelly of Medina was endorsed uncontested at the state Republican convention in St. Paul on June 15.[4]
The primary was held on September 10. Kelly defeated perennial candidate and 1994 Republican nominee for attorney general Sharon Anderson.[3]
Candidates edit
Nominated in primary edit
- Thomas Kelly, lawyer at Dorsey & Whitney[5]
Eliminated in primary edit
- Sharon Anderson, activist, perennial candidate[5][6]
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Kelly | 126,407 | 68.81% | |
Republican | Sharon Anderson | 57,299 | 31.19% | |
Total votes | 183,706 | 100% |
Independence primary edit
Lawyer Dale Nathan was the only candidate to seek the Independence Party endorsement for attorney general at the party's July 13 convention in St. Cloud. He did not receive the endorsement after word spread of a pending disciplinary action against him by the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board[5]
The primary was held on September 10. Nathan defeated challenger Richard Bullock.
Reform Party edit
Nominated in primary edit
- Dale Nathan, lawyer
Eliminated in primary edit
- Richard Bullock
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence | Dale Nathan | 14,410 | 54.04% | |
Independence | Richard Bullock | 12,256 | 45.96% | |
Total votes | 26,666 | 100% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Mike Hatch | 1,197,362 | 54.64% | +6.81% | |
Republican | Thomas Kelly | 894,654 | 40.83% | -3.00% | |
Independence | Dale Nathan | 96,817 | 4.42% | -1.38% | |
N/A | Write Ins | 2,511 | 0.12% | +0.03% | |
Total votes | 2,191,344 | 100.00% |
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b deFiebre, Conrad (May 4, 2002). "For Hatch, endorsement is a new experience". Minnesota Star Tribune. pp. A16. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Kiffmeyer, Mary (2003). Minnesota Legislative Manual 2003-2004. Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 312–313.
- ^ deFiebre, Conrad (June 16, 2002). "Long battle pushes Pawlenty forward". Minnesota Star Tribune. pp. A16. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c deFiebre, Conrad (September 7, 2002). "A varied cast in primary election". Minnesota Star Tribune. pp. B1, B11. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Featherly, Kevin (2018-08-09). "Quirky candidate Anderson's running for AG—again – Minnesota Lawyer". Retrieved 2022-09-26.
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