2002 New York Attorney General election

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2002 New York Attorney General election
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Nominee Eliot Spitzer Dora Irizarry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,744,302 1,234,899
Percentage 66.4% 29.9%

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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

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.

General election[]

Polling[]

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[]

General election results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliot Spitzer (incumbent) 2,744,302 66.42%
Republican Dora Irizarry 1,234,899 29.89%
New York State Right to Life Party 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[]

See also[]

  • 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
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