AMassachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts .
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.
Governor and lieutenant governor [ edit ] Republicans Mitt Romney andKerry Healey were elected governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, over Democratic candidatesShannon O'Brien andChris Gabrieli ,Green-Rainbow candidatesJill Stein andTony Lorenzen , Libertarian candidatesCarla Howell and Rich Aucoin, andindependent candidatesBarbara C. Johnson andJoe Schebel .
Secretary of the Commonwealth [ edit ] DemocratWilliam F. Galvin was re-electedSecretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeatedperennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.
DemocratThomas Reilly ran unopposed.
2002 Massachusetts Attorney General election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Thomas Reilly (incumbent)1,602,817 99.24% Write-in All others 12,326 0.76% Total votes 1,615,143 100.00% Democratic hold Swing
Treasurer and Receiver-General [ edit ] 2002 Massachusetts Treasurer election
Dan Grabauskas , Massachusetts Registrar of Motor VehiclesBruce A. Herzfelder, businessman DemocratA. Joseph DeNucci was re-electedAuditor . He defeated LibertarianKamal Jain and IndependentJohn James Xenakis .
United States Senator [ edit ] Democratic incumbentJohn Kerry was re-elected over hisLibertarian challenger Michael Cloud.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Massachusetts Senate [ edit ] see2002 Massachusetts Senate election [ 3]
Massachusetts House of Representatives [ edit ] see2002 Massachusetts House of Representatives election [ 3]
See2002 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)[ 4] Ref. Question 1 Eliminating State Personal Income Tax Initiative Petition Taxes N Failed (48%–40%)[ 5] Question 2 English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative Petition Education Y Passed (61%–29%)[ 6] Question 3 Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns Advisory Question Taxes, Elections N Failed (66%–23%)[ 7]
Massachusetts Question 1 (2002) Abolishing State Income Tax
Results Choice
Votes % 885,683 1,069,467 Valid votes 1,955,150 Invalid or blank votes 0 Total votes 1,955,150 100.00%
County results Municipality results Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
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.[ 8]
Question 1: Abolishing the state income tax Candidate Votes % ± Yes 885,683 45.3% ✓ No 1,069,467 54.7%
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.[ 9]
Question 2: Abolishing bilingual education[ 10] Candidate Votes % ± ✓ Yes 1,359,935 67.98% No 640,525 32.02%
Massachusetts Question 3 (2002) Taxpayer Funding for Clean Elections
Results Choice
Votes % 517,285 1,462,435 Valid votes 1,979,720 Invalid or blank votes 0 Total votes 1,979,720 100.00%
County results Municipality results Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office, with the "no" vote indicating voters were not in favor of publicly funded elections.[ 9] [ 9] [ 11] Thomas M. Finneran ,Salvatore F. DiMasi , andJoseph F. Wagner .[ 11]
Question 3: Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections Candidate Votes % ± ✓ No 1,462,435 73.87% Yes 517,285 26.13%
^ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002" .^ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002" .^a b State Election 2002: Candidates for Election (PDF) , Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrievedAugust 31, 2020 ^ "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2002" .sec.state.ma.us . RetrievedMarch 10, 2018 .^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 1: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition" .sec.state.ma.us . 2002. RetrievedMarch 10, 2018 .^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 2: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition" .sec.state.ma.us . 2002. RetrievedMarch 10, 2018 .^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 3: Non-binding Advisory Question" .sec.state.ma.us . 2002. RetrievedMarch 10, 2018 .^ "News and Features | Voter s guide to statewide ballot questions" . Archived fromthe original on November 17, 2011. RetrievedJuly 25, 2010 .^a b c "News and Features | Voter's guide to statewide ballot questions" . Archived fromthe original on November 17, 2011. RetrievedJuly 25, 2010 .^ "Our Campaigns - Question 2 - English Only Schools Race - Nov 05, 2002" .^a b "Massachusetts Legislature Repeals Clean Elections Law" .The New York Times . June 21, 2003.
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