2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Donald L. Carcieri (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Myrth York (D) by 9.5 points.
Donald L. CarcieriRepublican · winner
54.8%181,827
Myrth YorkDemocrat
45.2%150,229
332,056 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