2002 Iowa gubernatorial election

2002 Iowa gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tom Vilsack Doug Gross
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 540,449 456,612
Percentage 52.7% 44.5%

County results
Vilsack:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Gross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Tom Vilsack
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tom Vilsack
Democratic

The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. He won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former and future Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican primary in a crowded and competitive election. In the general election, Vilsack was able to improve slightly on his margin of victory four years earlier to win what would be his second and final term as governor.