2002Final results
2002 election for Idaho Governor
Governor · Idaho
Dirk Kempthorne (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry M. Brady (D) by 14.8 points.
Dirk KempthorneRepublican · winner
57.4%231,566
Jerry M. BradyDemocrat
42.6%171,711
403,277 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