2002 Arizona gubernatorial election
November 5, 2002
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| Turnout | 56.33% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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County results Napolitano: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Salmon: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull was term limited. The Democratic nominee, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano, narrowly defeated Republican Matt Salmon, a former U.S. Representative, in a victory that was considered a minor upset. Upon her inauguration, Napolitano became the first woman to succeed another woman as governor of a state. This was the last Arizona gubernatorial election in which the winning candidate did not win Maricopa County.