2002 Ohio Secretary of State election

2002 Ohio Secretary of State election

November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
 
Nominee Ken Blackwell Bryan Flannery
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,827,995 1,256,428
Percentage 59.27% 40.73%

Blackwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%
Flannery:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Ken Blackwell
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Ken Blackwell
Republican

The 2002 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State. Primaries were held on May 7, 2002. Republican incumbent Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic challenger, Ohio House Representative Bryan Flannery, by nearly 20 percentage points.