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2002 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Rhode Island · 2 candidates · See every 2002 Governor race

Who won the 2002 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Donald Carcieri won the 2002 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Donald Carcieri received 181,827 popular votes (54.76%). The main challenger was Myrth York (45.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Carcieri and York

Carcieri +9.5 pts · won by 31,598 votes
Donald CarcieriRepublicanWINNER54.76%
181,827 votes
Myrth YorkDemocratic45.24%
150,229 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.