2002 Colorado Attorney General election

2002 Colorado Attorney General election

November 5, 2002

Nominee Ken Salazar Marti Allbright Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 803,200 522,281 Percentage 57.92% 37.66%

County results Salazar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Allbright:      40–50%      50–60%

Attorney General before election Ken Salazar Democratic Elected Attorney General Ken Salazar Democratic

The 2002 Colorado Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Colorado Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Ken Salazar won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican former Chief Deputy Colorado Attorney General Marti Allbright by twenty percentage points.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Ken Salazar, incumbent Colorado Attorney General (1999–2005)

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Salazar	108,849	100.00%
Total votes			108,849	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Marti Allbright, former Chief Deputy Colorado Attorney General (1997–1999)

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marti Allbright	176,629	100.00%
Total votes			176,629	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Ken Salazar, incumbent Colorado Attorney General (1999–2005) (Democratic)
• Marti Allbright, former Chief Deputy Colorado Attorney General (1997–1999) (Republican)
• Alison Maynard (Green)
• Dwight K. Harding (Libertarian)

Results

2002 Colorado Attorney General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ken Salazar	803,200	57.92%	+7.96%
	Republican	Marti Allbright	522,281	37.66%	−9.75%
	Green	Alison Maynard	35,301	2.55%	N/A
	Libertarian	Dwight K. Harding	26,023	1.88%	−0.76%
Total votes			1,386,805	100.00%
	Democratic hold

External links

Official campaign websites (archived)

• Ken Salazar (D) for Colorado Attorney General
• Marti Allbright (R) for Colorado Attorney General