2002 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Bob Taft won the 2002 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Bob Taft received 1,865,007 popular votes (57.76%). The main challenger was Tim Hagan (38.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Taft and Hagan

Taft +19.4 pts · won by 628,083 votes

Bob Taft RepublicanWINNER57.76%

1,865,007 votes

Tim Hagan Democratic38.31%

1,236,924 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% 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.