Election Name: | 2002 New York Attorney General election |
Country: | New York |
Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1998 New York Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2006 New York Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
Image1: | File:Eliot_Spitzer.jpg |
Nominee1: | Eliot Spitzer |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 2,744,302 |
Percentage1: | 66.4% |
Nominee2: | Dora Irizarry |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,234,899 |
Percentage2: | 29.9% |
Map Size: | 305px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Eliot Spitzer |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Eliot Spitzer |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
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% |