The 2002Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFL Attorney General Mike Hatch ran for reelection and won.[1] The election marked the ninth attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the DFL nomination unopposed at the party's May 3 convention in Minneapolis.[2] There was some speculation that Hatch would not seek the endorsement for attorney general and instead launch his third run for governor, but it did not come to pass.
The primary was held on September 10. Incumbent attorney general Mike Hatch won the primary unopposed.[3]
Lawyer Dale Nathan was the only candidate to seek the Independence Party endorsement for attorney general at the party's July 13 convention in St. Cloud. He did not receive the endorsement after word spread of a pending disciplinary action against him by the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board[5]
The primary was held on September 10. Nathan defeated challenger Richard Bullock.
Reform Party
Nominated in primary
Dale Nathan, lawyer
Eliminated in primary
Richard Bullock
Results
Results by county:
Nathan
50–60%
60–70%
Bullock
50–60%
60–70%
2002 Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General[3]
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