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2002 New York Attorney General election 
Summary
The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin, defeating Republican Dora Irizarry. This is the most recent and the last New York Attorney General election in which the winner won a majority of New York's counties.
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 County results Spitzer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Irizarry: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Polling edit
| Source | Date | Eliot Spitzer (D) | Dora Irizarry (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | September 26, 2002 | 58% | 19% |
| Quinnipiac | October 16, 2002 | 64% | 20% |
| Quinnipiac | November 4, 2002 | 68% | 18% |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer (incumbent) | 2,744,302 | 66.42% | ||
| Republican | Dora Irizarry | 1,234,899 | 29.89% | ||
| Right to Life | John J. Broderick | 78,268 | 1.89% | ||
| Green | Mary Jo Long | 50,755 | 1.23% | ||
| Libertarian | Daniel A. Conti, Jr. | 23,213 | 0.56% | ||
| Total votes | 4,131,437 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 5, 2002" (PDF).
See also edit
- New York gubernatorial election, 2002
- New York Comptroller election, 2002
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002
| Preceded by 1998 |
New York Attorney General election 2002 |
Succeeded by 2006 |