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Parents > United States > Alabama > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 15, 2007 - 12:00pm
Last ModifiedRBH February 24, 2018 06:31pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1998
NameDonald E. "Don" Siegelman Votes760,115 (57.55%)
Term01/18/1999 - 01/20/2003 Margin205,369 (+15.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 2002 AL Governor - D Primary Donald E. "Don" Siegelman
Jun 04, 2002 AL Governor - R Primary Bob Riley
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Bob Riley
Strong 1
Lean 5
Slight 15
Donald E. "Don" Siegelman
Lean 2
Slight 5
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

02/04/2002 10/24/2002
Graph MoE
Ignore Pollsters:
Alabama Education Association
Business Council of Alabama
Hickman-Brown Research
Mobile Register
University of Alabama
USA Polling Group

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Rep. Bob Riley (I) Gov. Donald E. "Don" Siegelman John P. Sophocleus (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Other
Votes672,225 (49.17%) 669,105 (48.95%) 23,272 (1.70%) 2,451 (0.18%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,120 (-0.23%) -648,953 (-47.47%) -669,774 (-48.99%)
Predict Avg.50.51% 48.56% 0.79% 0.00%
Finances$13,847,976.00 $11,389,116.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
USA Polling Group 
10/21-10/24
44.00% (+2.0) 40.00% (+5.0) 2.00% (+0.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
Business Council of Alabama 
10/21-10/23
42.00% (-1.0) 41.00% (-2.0) 2.00% (+0.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
Alabama Education Association 
10/19-10/21
40.00% (-6.0) 40.00% (+4.0) 3.00% (+1.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
University of Alabama 
09/09-09/12
45.00% (-6.0) 43.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
Alabama Education Association 
09/03-09/04
44.00% (-2.0) 42.00% (+6.0) 1.00% (-1.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
Business Council of Alabama 
08/27-08/28
43.00% (+0.0) 43.00% (+0.0) -0.00% (+0.0) -0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Johnny Ford [L]
AENM Angry Russian
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
F Blue Republican
D KeystoneProgressive
I ThatAlabamaGuy
D Jimmy Buffett
D Chase Anderson "Andy" Romagnano
R Barack O-blame-a
I McCord 2014

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 19, 2002 02:31am General Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman concedes race, giving GOP another victory in South  Article None Entered 
Nov 19, 2002 02:30am General Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman concedes, giving GOP another victory in South  Article None Entered 
Nov 19, 2002 02:30am General Election Finally Ends In Alabama  Article None Entered 
Nov 19, 2002 02:29am General Ala. Governor Concedes Race to GOP Candidate  Article None Entered 
Nov 15, 2002 10:40am General Riley seeks court's help  Article None Entered 
Nov 13, 2002 12:53pm General Potential ballot recount meets with indifference  Article None Entered 

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