☜ 1998 •  • 2006 ☞
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| UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY | |||||
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| Robert Ritchie | |||||
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The 2002 Republican Presidential Primary Election was a series of elections to determine the Republican nominee who would run against Democrat President Josiah Bartlet in the presidential election.
Candidates[]
- Robert Ritchie, Governor of Florida
- Daniel
- Kalmbach
- Simon
- Weston
History[]
The revelation that President Bartlet had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis years earlier and concealed his condition from voters made his reelection less likely.
The Senate Majority Leader planned to run for president and hired Ann Stark as his Chief of Staff in anticipation,[1] but after he fumbled when answering the question, "Why do you want to be president?" his candidacy ceased to be mentioned (unless the unnamed Senate Majority Leader is the same person as one of the other candidates).[2]
Bruno Gianelli considered Kalmbach, Leeder, Ross, O'Rourke, and Stevens potential nominees.[3] Simon was the initial favorite going into the Iowa caucus, but Ritchie won the caucus.[4] Other "serious guys" running in the primaries were Kalmbach, Daniel, and Weston.[5]
Ritchie won the nomination, and he chose Jeff Heston as his running mate.[6]
| PREDECESSOR 1998 |
Republican Presidential Primary Elections 2002 |
SUCCESSOR 2006 |