2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, making him the first Republican governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew, who served from 1967 to 1969. As of 2023, this is the last time Charles County voted Republican in a statewide election.
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| Turnout | 61.85% 1.26% | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Ehrlich: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Townsend: 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This election marked the first time since the 1934 gubernatorial election that a Republican won Maryland without Baltimore City or Montgomery County.
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