2002Final results
2002 election for Ohio Governor
Governor · Ohio
Robert Alphonso Taft (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy Hagan (D) by 20.2 points.
Robert Alphonso TaftRepublican · winner
60.1%1,865,007
Timothy HaganDemocrat
39.9%1,236,924
3,101,931 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