2002Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2002 election for Pennsylvania Governor
Governor · Pennsylvania
Edward G. Rendell (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Fisher (R) by 9.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward G. RendellDemocrat · winner
54.6%1,913,235
Mike FisherRepublican
45.4%1,589,408
3,502,643 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