2002

2002 was a presidential election year in the United States.

Major events

Elections

• United States Presidential Election (2002)
  • Democratic Presidential Primary Election (2002)
  • Republican Presidential Primary Election (2002)
• United States Congressional Election (2002)

Other Events

• Sam Seaborn runs for congress

Deaths

• Abdul ibn Shareef
• Simon Donovan
• Horton Wilde

Events of The West Wing

• early January: events of H.Con - 172
• January 20: events of 100,000 Airplanes
• late January: events of The Two Bartlets
• early February: events of Night Five
• late February: events of Hartsfield's Landing
• early March: events of Dead Irish Writers
• March - April: events of The U.S. Poet Laureate and Stirred
• April 29 - May 1: events of Enemies Foreign and Domestic
• Summer: events of The Black Vera Wang, We Killed Yamamoto and Posse Comitatus
• September 24: events of 20 Hours in America (Part I), 20 Hours in America (Part II), and College Kids
• early October: events of The Red Mass
• mid October: events of Debate Camp
• October 23: events of Game On
• November 5: events of Election Night and Process Stories
• mid November: events of Swiss Diplomacy
• November 27: events of Arctic Radar
• December 23: events of Holy Night

Previous year: 2001

2002

Next year: 2003