2002 Gubernatorial and Senate Nominations
at a Glance
Dashes in the Senate or gubernatorial columns indicate there is no race for that particular office this year. An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent. Louisiana does not hold a primary; the first round of voting in the Bayou State is November 5, with a runoff December 7, if necessary.
Gubernatorial Races
Senate Races
State Primary Democrats Republicans Democrats Republicans

California March 5 Gray Davis* Bill Simon Jr.
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Texas March 12 Tony Sanchez Rick Perry * Ron Kirk John Cornyn
Illinois March 19 Rod Blagojevich Jim Ryan Richard J. Durbin* Jim Durkin
Gubernatorial Races
Senate Races
State Primary Democrats Republicans Democrats Republicans

Indiana May 7
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Ohio May 7 Tim Hagan Bob Taft*
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Nebraska May 14 Stormy Dean Mike Johanns* Charlie A. Matulka Chuck Hagel*
West Virginia May 14
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John D. Rockefeller IV* Jay Wolfe
Arkansas May 21 Jimmie Lou Fisher Mike Huckabee* Mark Pryor Tim Hutchinson*
Oregon May 21 Ted Kulongoski Kevin Mannix Bill Bradbury Gordon H. Smith*
Pennsylvania May 21 Ed Rendell Mike Fisher
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Idaho May 28 Jerry Brady Dirk Kempthorne* Alan Blinken Larry Craig*
Kentucky May 28
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Lois Combs Weinberg Mitch McConnell*
Gubernatorial Races
Senate Races
State Primary Democrats Republicans Democrats Republicans

Alabama June 4 Don Siegelman* Bob Riley Susan Parker Jeff Sessions*
Iowa June 4 Tom Vilsack* Doug Gross Tom Harkin* Greg Ganske
Mississippi June 4
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Steven Turney Thad Cochran*
Montana June 4
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Max Baucus* Mike Taylor
New Jersey June 4
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Robert G. Torricelli* Douglas Forrester
New Mexico June 4 Bill Richardson John Sanchez Gloria Tristani Pete Domenici*
South Dakota June 4 Jim Abbott Mike Rounds Tim Johnson* John Thune
Maine June 11 John Baldacci Peter Cianchette Chellie Pingree Susan Collins*
North Dakota June 11
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South Carolina June 11 Jim Hodges* Mark Sanford Alex Sanders Lindsey Graham
Virginia June 11
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(No Candidate) John Warner*
Utah June 25
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Gubernatorial Races
Senate Races
State Primary Democrats Republicans Democrats Republicans

Tennessee August 1 Phil Bredesen Van Hilleary Bob Clement Lamar Alexander
Kansas August 6 Kathleen Sebelius Tom Shallenburger (No Candidate) Pat Roberts*
Michigan August 6 Jennifer Granholm Dick Posthumus Carl Levin* Andrew Raczkowski
Missouri August 6
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Jean Carnahan* Jim Talent
Colorado August 13 Rollie Heath Bill Owens* Tom Strickland Wayne Allard*
Georgia August 20 Roy E. Barnes* Sonny Perdue Max Cleland* Saxby Chambliss
Wyoming August 20 Dave Freudenthal Eli Bebout Joyce Corcoran Mike Enzi*
Alaska August 27 Fran Ulmer Frank Murkowski Frank Vondersaar Ted Stevens
Oklahoma August 27 Brad Henry Steve Largent David Walters Jim Inhofe*
Gubernatorial Races
Senate Races
State Primary Democrats Republicans Democrats Republicans

Nevada September 3 Joe Neal Kenny Guinn*
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Delaware September 7 - - Joe Biden* Ray Clatworthy
Arizona September 10 Janet Napolitano Matt Salmon - -
Connecticut September 10 Bill Curry John Rowland* - -
Florida September 10 Bill McBride Jeb Bush* - -
Maryland September 10 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Robert Ehrlich - -
Minnesota September 10 Roger Moe Tim Pawlenty Paul Wellstone* Norm Coleman
New Hampshire September 10 Mark Fernald Craig Benson Jeanne Shaheen John E. Sununu
New York September 10 Carl McCall George Pataki* - -
North Carolina September 10 - - Erskine Bowles Elizabeth Dole
Rhode Island September 10 Myrth York Don Carcieri Jack Reed* Bob Tingle
Vermont September 10 Douglas Racine James Douglas - -
Wisconsin September 10 Jim Doyle Scott McCallum* - -
Massachusetts September 17 Shannon O'Brien Mitt Romney
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Washington September 17
Hawaii September 21 Mazie Hirono Linda Lingle
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