A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
2002 Massachusetts general election
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.
Governor and lieutenant governor
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Treasurer and Receiver-General
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2002 Massachusetts Treasurer election
Dan Grabauskas , Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Bruce A. Herzfelder, businessman
United States Senator
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United States House of Representatives
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Massachusetts Senate
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which Massachusetts voters considered in this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the Commonwealth.
Number
Title
Type
Subject
Result (excludes blank ballots)[ 4]
Ref.
Question 1
Eliminating State Personal Income Tax
Initiative Petition
Taxes
N Failed (48%–40%)
[ 5]
Question 2
English Language Education in Public Schools
Initiative Petition
Education
Y Passed (61%–29%)
[ 6]
Question 3
Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns
Advisory Question
Taxes, Elections
N Failed (66%–23%)
[ 7]
Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003.[ 8]
Question 1: Abolishing the state income tax
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Yes
885,683
45.3%
✓
No
1,069,467
54.7%
English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative : Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English.[ 9]
Question 2: Abolishing bilingual education [ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
±
✓
Yes
1,359,935
67.98%
No
640,525
32.02%
Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office.[ 9]
Question 3: Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections
Candidate
Votes
%
±
✓
No
1,462,435
73.87%
Yes
517,285
26.13%
^ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002" .
^ "Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 2002" .
^ a b State Election 2002: Candidates for Election (PDF) , Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 31, 2020
^ "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2002" . sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved March 10, 2018 .
^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 1: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition" . sec.state.ma.us . 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018 .
^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 2: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition" . sec.state.ma.us . 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018 .
^ "2002 Information For Voters – QUESTION 3: Non-binding Advisory Question" . sec.state.ma.us . 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018 .
^ "News and Features | Voter s guide to statewide ballot questions" . Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010 .
^ a b "News and Features | Voter's guide to statewide ballot questions" . Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010 .
^ "Our Campaigns - Question 2 - English Only Schools Race - Nov 05, 2002" .