2002 Arizona Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Arizona Gubernatorial Election?

Janet Napolitano won the 2002 Arizona Gubernatorial Election. Janet Napolitano received 566,284 popular votes (46.19%). The main challenger was Matt Salmon (45.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Napolitano and Salmon

Napolitano +1.0 pts · won by 11,819 votes
566,284 votes
554,465 votes
Richard MahoneyIndependent6.93%
84,947 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.