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2002 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Bob Ehrlich won the 2002 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Bob Ehrlich received 879,592 popular votes (51.55%). The main challenger was Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (47.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Ehrlich and Townsend

Ehrlich +3.9 pts · won by 66,170 votes
Bob EhrlichRepublicanWINNER51.55%
879,592 votes
Kathleen Kennedy TownsendDemocratic47.68%
813,422 votes
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.