2002 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Mitt Romney won the 2002 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Mitt Romney received 1,091,988 popular votes (49.18%). The main challenger was Shannon O'Brien (44.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Romney and O'Brien

Romney +4.8 pts · won by 106,007 votes

Mitt Romney RepublicanWINNER49.18%

1,091,988 votes

Shannon O'Brien Democratic44.4%

985,981 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 6.4% 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.