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2002 Illinois gubernatorial election information


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election
2002 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout50.05% Increase 0.33 pp
 
Nominee Rod Blagojevich Jim Ryan
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Pat Quinn Carl Hawkinson
Popular vote 1,847,040 1,594,961
Percentage 52.19% 45.07%

County results
Blagojevich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Ryan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

George Ryan
Republican

Elected Governor

Rod Blagojevich
Democratic

The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor George Ryan, who was plagued by scandal, did not run for a second term. Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won 52% to 45%, becoming the first Democrat to win an election for governor since 1972.

As of 2023, this is the last Illinois governor election where no candidate running was an incumbent.

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