2002Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2002 election for Alabama Governor
Governor · Alabama
Bob Riley (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Don Siegelman (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob RileyRepublican · winner
50.1%672,225
Don SiegelmanDemocrat
49.9%669,105
1,341,330 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET