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Elections / 2002 · Governor · PA

Ed Rendell won Pennsylvania's 2002 governor's race.

Ed Rendell (Democrat) led by 9.0 points statewide.

Statewide result
Pennsylvania 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ed RendellDDemocratic1,913,23553.4%
Mike FisherRRepublican1,589,40844.4%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 2000D+4.2Governor 2002D+9.2vs. baselineD+5.1

Pennsylvania's 2002 governor race ran 5.1 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 2002PA