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| Turnout | 56.51%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Municipality results Congressional district resultsRowland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Curry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. IncumbentRepublican governorJohn G. Rowland won reelection to a third consecutive term, defeatingDemocratBill Curry. Rowland became the firstConnecticut governor to win a third term in office, but did not finish his term, resigning in 2004 due to allegations of corruption. Despite losing this election, Curry is to date the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carryWindham County.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely R | October 31, 2002 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Likely R | November 4, 2002 |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| John Rowland | Bill Curry | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 2, 2002 | League of Women Voters Connecticut New London Day WVIT-TV | C-SPAN | P | P | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John G. Rowland (incumbent) | 573,958 | 56.1% | ||
| Democratic | Bill Curry | 448,984 | 43.9% | ||
| Write-in | 56 | 0.0% | |||
| Total votes | 1,022,998 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
Rowland won all five congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[5]
| District | Rowland | Curry | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 48% | John Larson |
| 2nd | 54% | 46% | Rob Simmons |
| 3rd | 52% | 48% | Rosa DeLauro |
| 4th | 60% | 40% | Chris Shays |
| 5th | 63% | 37% | Nancy Johnson |
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