The 2002 Arkansas Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect the Secretary of State of Arkansas. Democratic incumbent Sharon Priest was term-limited and ineligible to serve a fourth term. Democratic nominee and Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands Charlie Daniels won the election in a landslide, defeating Republican nominee and First Lady of Arkansas Janet Huckabee by twenty-four percentage points and winning every county in the state except for Benton.
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November 5, 2002
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 County results Daniels: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Huckabee: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Charlie Daniels, Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (1985–2003) (Democratic)
- Janet Huckabee, First Lady of Arkansas (1996–2007) (Republican)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Charlie Daniels | 492,621 | 62.13% | −7.10% | |
| Republican | Janet Huckabee | 300,293 | 37.87% | +7.10% | |
| Total votes | 792,914 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "2002 Secretary of State General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
External links
editOfficial campaign websites (archived)