2002 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2002 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on August 27, 2002, with runoff elections held on September 17 in races where no single candidate cleared at least 50% of the vote.^[1]

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2002 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Mary Fallin Laura Boyd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 584,990 400,511 Percentage 56.88% 38.95%

County results Fallin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Boyd:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Mary Fallin Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin Republican

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Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mary Fallin ran for re-election to a third term in office after previously stating she was considering a run for governor.^[2] Fallin defeated former Democratic state representative and 1998 gubernatorial nominee Laura Boyd, along with two independent candidates, in the general election.^[3]