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2002 Colorado gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	2002 Colorado gubernatorial election
country	Colorado
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1998 Colorado gubernatorial election
previous_year	1998
election_date	November 5, 2002
next_election	2006 Colorado gubernatorial election
next_year	2006
image_size	x150px
image1	File:Bill Owens 2002 (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Bill Owens
party1	Republican Party (United States)
running_mate1	Jane E. Norton
popular_vote1	884,583
percentage1	62.62%
image2	File:Rollie Heath.jpeg
nominee2	Rollie Heath
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
running_mate2	Bill Thiebaut
popular_vote2	475,373
percentage2	33.65%
map_image	2002 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	County results
Owens:
Heath:
title	Governor
before_election	Bill Owens
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Owens
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Owens:
Heath:
The 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the governor of Colorado. Bill Owens, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Rollie Heath to win a second term. Owen's win set the record for biggest win by a Republican in a Colorado gubernatorial election (Democrats won by larger margins in 1982, 1948, and 1928, with Billy Adams' 35 point blowout in that year being the greatest victory for a candidate of any party). As of , this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Colorado and the only time in the past half-century that a Republican won a majority in the state.

Republican primary

Candidates

Bill Owens, incumbent Governor of Colorado

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Rollie Heath, businessman

Results

General election

Debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Republican	Democratic	Key:
Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn	Republican Party (US)}}"		Democratic Party (US)}}"	Bill Owens	Rollie Heath	1	2	3
Sep. 7, 2002	Club 20
KJCT-TV	Jerry Groswald	[C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/colorado-gubernatorial-debate/113098)
Sep. 24, 2002	City Club of Denver		[C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/colorado-gubernatorial-debate/145873)
Oct. 17, 2002	KUSA (TV)
The Denver Post	Jim Benemann	[C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/colorado-gubernatorial-debate/197633)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Routt (Largest city: Steamboat Springs)
Garfield (largest municipality: Glenwood Springs)
Eagle (largest municipality: Edwards)
Summit (largest municipality: Breckenridge)
Clear Creek (largest city: Idaho Springs)
Gilpin (largest city: Central City)
Adams (largest city: Thornton)
Arapahoe (largest city: Aurora)
Gunnison (Largest city: Gunnison)
Lake (Largest city: Leadville)
Pitkin (Largest city: Aspen)
La Plata (largest municipality: Durango)
San Juan (largest municipality: Silverton)
Saguache (largest city: Center)
Mineral (Largest city: Creede)
Conejos (largest municipality: Manassa)
Costilla (largest municipality: San Luis)
Las Animas (largest city: Trinidad)
Huerfano (largest city: Walsenburg)

References

"Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page".
Davidson, Donetta. (2002). "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2001 Coordinated, 2002 Primary, 2002 General". Colorado Secretary of State.
(October 31, 2002). "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 {{!}} The Cook Political Report".
(November 4, 2002). "Governors Races".

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