| Election Name: | 2002 Kyoto gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kyoto |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| Turnout: | 49.18 5.07 |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Kyoto gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Election Date: | 7 April 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Kyoto gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Time Zone: | +9 |
| Candidate1: | Keiji Yamada |
| Party1: | LDP |
| Popular Vote1: | 482,158 |
| Percentage1: | 48.69% |
| Candidate2: | Akira Morikawa |
| Party2: | JCP |
| Popular Vote2: | 391,638 |
| Percentage2: | 39.55% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Teiichi Aramaki |
| Before Party: | LDP |
| After Election: | Keiji Yamada |
| After Party: | LDP |
The 2002 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 13 March 2002 to elect the next governor of, a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.