The2002 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select thegovernor of the state ofIdaho.Dirk Kempthorne, theRepublican incumbent, defeatedDemocratic nominee Jerry Brady to win a second term, but the win was not nearly as overwhelming as Kempthorne's 1998 victory. This was the first Idaho gubernatorial election since 1978 in which the winner was of the same party as theincumbent president. This was the first time since1962 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Idaho was re-elected.
Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nomineeRobert C. Huntley, and won a plurality of the vote inAda County, the state's most populous county, Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.
County results
Precinct results
