| Election Name: | 2002 Massachusetts general election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Massachusetts elections |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Massachusetts elections |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | Part of the 2002 United States elections |
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.
Republicans Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey were elected governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli, Green-Rainbow candidates Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen, Libertarian candidates Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin, and independent candidates Barbara C. Johnson and Joe Schebel.
Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeated Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.
Democrat Thomas Reilly ran unopposed.
| Election Name: | 2002 Massachusetts Treasurer election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Timothy P. Cahill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,040,281 |
| Percentage1: | 50.7% |
| Nominee2: | Daniel Grabauskas |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 848,904 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| Nominee3: | James O'Keefe |
| Party3: | Green-Rainbow Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 163,559 |
| Percentage3: | 8.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Treasurer and Receiver-General | |
| Before Election: | Shannon O'Brien |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Timothy P. Cahill |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Libertarian Kamal Jain and Independent John James Xenakis.
Democratic incumbent John Kerry was re-elected over his Libertarian challenger Michael Cloud.
see 2002 Massachusetts Senate election
see 2002 Massachusetts House election
See 2002 Massachusetts Governor's Council election
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which Massachusetts voters considered in this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the Commonwealth.
| Number | Title | Type | Subject | Result (excludes blank ballots)[1] | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Eliminating State Personal Income Tax | Initiative Petition | Taxes | Failed (48%–40%) | [2] | |
| Question 2 | English Language Education in Public Schools | Initiative Petition | Education | Passed (61%–29%) | [3] | |
| Question 3 | Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns | Advisory Question | Taxes, Elections | Failed (66%–23%) | [4] |
Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003.[5]
English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative
Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English.[6]
Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office.[6]