2002 New York Attorney General election
November 5, 2002
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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.
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer | 2,346,991 | |||
| Independence | Eliot Spitzer | 256,915 | |||
| Working Families | Eliot Spitzer | 94,590 | |||
| Liberal | Eliot Spitzer | 45,806 | |||
| Total | Eliot Spitzer (incumbent) | 2,744,302 | 66.42 | ||
| Republican | Dora Irizarry | 1,110,242 | |||
| Conservative | Dora Irizarry | 124,657 | |||
| Total | Dora Irizarry | 1,234,899 | 29.89 | ||
| Right to Life | John Broderick | 78,268 | 1.89 | ||
| Green | Mary Jo Long | 50,755 | 1.23 | ||
| Libertarian | Daniel Conti Jr. | 23,213 | 0.56 | ||
| Total votes | 4,131,437 | 100.0 | |||
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References
See also
- New York gubernatorial election, 2002
- New York Comptroller election, 2002
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002
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