2002 New York Attorney General election

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.

2002 New York Attorney General election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
 
Nominee Eliot Spitzer Dora Irizarry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,744,302 1,234,899
Percentage 66.4% 29.9%

County results
Spitzer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Irizarry:      40–50%      50–60%

Attorney General before election

Eliot Spitzer
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Eliot Spitzer
Democratic

General election

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Polling

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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

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General election results [1]
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

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  1. ^ "NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 5, 2002" (PDF).

See also

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Preceded by
1998
New York Attorney General election
2002
Succeeded by
2006