Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002
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The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor
Scott McCallum
was defeated by Wisconsin Attorney General Jim Doyle
. Doyle served one term 2003 to 2007 and was then reelected
in 2006.
Governor of Wisconsin
The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
Scott McCallum
Scott McCallum
Scott McCallum is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and...
was defeated by Wisconsin Attorney General Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed...
. Doyle served one term 2003 to 2007 and was then reelected
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006
The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Doyle defeated Republican Congressman Mark Green. Doyle served between 2007 and 2011...
in 2006.
Independents
- Alan D. Eisenberg, Reform Party
- Ty A. Bollerud
- Mike Mangan, Guerilla Attack on State Spending
- Aneb Jah Rasta Senas-Utcha Nefer I, Rasta MovementRastafari movementThe Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, which at the time was a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black descendants of slaves. Its adherents worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia , as God...
Libertarian
- Marty ReynoldsMartin Reynolds (Wisconsin politician)Martin 'Marty' Reynolds is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, Reynolds served in the United States Air Force and was a plumbing contractor. He served as mayor of Ladysmith. In 1990, Reynolds was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly...
, Wisconsin State Assemblyman