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2002 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 2002 Governor race

Who won the 2002 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Ed Rendell won the 2002 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Ed Rendell received 1,913,235 popular votes (53.41%). The main challenger was Mike Fisher (44.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Rendell and Fisher

Rendell +9.0 pts · won by 323,827 votes
Ed RendellDemocraticWINNER53.41%
1,913,235 votes
Mike FisherRepublican44.37%
1,589,408 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% 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.