Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2002

November 5, 2002



Nominee	Dave Freudenthal	Eli Bebout
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	92,662	88,873
Percentage	49.96%	47.92%

County results

Governor before election

Jim Geringer
Republican

Elected Governor

Dave Freudenthal
Democratic

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The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wyoming Jim Geringer was barred from seeking a third term in office, thereby creating an open seat. Former United States Attorney Dave Freudenthal and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Eli Bebout both emerged from competitive Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively, and faced off against each other in the general election. Despite Wyoming's strong inclination to elect Republicans, a contentious race ensued, with Freudenthal ultimately edging out Bebout by fewer than 4,000 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Ken Casner
Dave Freudenthal, former United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
Paul Hickey, attorney, former Chairman of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority and son of former Governor John J. Hickey
Toby Simpson, construction worker

Results

Democratic Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Freudenthal	19,732	53.62
	Democratic	Paul Hickey	13,793	37.48
	Democratic	Toby Simpson	1,918	5.21
	Democratic	Ken Casner	1,356	3.68
Total votes			36,799	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Eli Bebout, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Ray Hunkins, attorney and rancher
John H. Self
Bill Sniffin, journalist and former Wyoming Travel Commissioner
Stephen Watt, State Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eli Bebout	44,417	48.98
	Republican	Ray Hunkins	25,363	27.97
	Republican	Bill Sniffin	13,633	15.03
	Republican	Stephen Watt	5,724	6.31
	Republican	John H. Self	1,548	1.71
Total votes			90,685	100.00

General election

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2002^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dave Freudenthal	92,662	49.96%	+9.51%
	Republican	Eli Bebout	88,873	47.92%	-7.68%
	Libertarian	Dave Dawson	3,924	2.12%	-1.83%
Majority			3,789	2.04%	-13.10%
Turnout			185,459
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

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