The 2002 Maryland attorney general election was held on 5 November 2002 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general J. Joseph Curran Jr. defeated Republican nominee Edwin MacVaugh.
General election.
On election day, 5 November 2002, Democratic nominee J. Joseph Curran Jr. won re-election by a margin of 496,543 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Edwin MacVaugh, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Curran was sworn in for his fifth term on 3 January 2003.
Results.
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