2002 Kansas Attorney General election

2002 Kansas Attorney General election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Phill Kline Chris Biggs
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 412,697 408,410
Percentage 50.26% 49.74%
County results
Kline:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Biggs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Carla Stovall
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Phill Kline
Republican

The 2002 Kansas Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Kansas Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Carla Stovall chose not to run for a third term, instead running for the Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas and later dropping out. Republican former Kansas state representative Phill Kline won the election, defeating Democratic attorney Chris Biggs by a narrow margin of just 0.52 percentage points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phill Kline 142,333 49.71%
Republican David Adkins 111,133 38.81%
Republican Charles D. McAtee 32,877 11.48%
Total votes 286,343 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Biggs 71,394 100.00%
Total votes 71,394 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

2002 Kansas Attorney General election results [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Phill Kline 412,697 50.26% −24.84%
Democratic Chris Biggs 408,410 49.74% +24.84%
Total votes 821,107 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 "2002 Primary Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2002 Attorney General General Election Results - Kansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
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