2002 New Orleans Saints season
The 2002 season was the New Orleans Saints' 36th in the National Football League and their 27th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They improved upon their previous season's performance of 7–9, winning nine games. Despite the winning season, and ranking third in total offense in 2002, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons.


2002 New Orleans Saints season
A bright moment during the season for the Saints was sweeping eventual champion Tampa Bay. Those two wins were almost guaranteed to make New Orleans a playoff team; however, three consecutive losses, all to losing teams, including one to the 1–13 Cincinnati Bengals, knocked New Orleans out of playoff contention.


2002 New Orleans Saints season, Regular season, Schedule
Under the NFL's new scheduling formula, the Saints' non-divisional conference opponents in 2002 were primarily from the NFC North, although they also played former divisional rival the San Francisco 49ers from the NFC West, and the Washington Redskins from the NFC East. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC North.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election
The New Orleans mayoral election of 2002 was an election for Mayor of New Orleans; the primary round of voting was held on February 2, 2002, followed by a runoff on March 2. It resulted in the election of Ray Nagin as mayor.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Background
In New Orleans, Louisiana mayoral elections, there is an open primary. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates in the primary round of voting. In this case, the runoff was held on March 2, 2002. In the runoff, Ray Nagin defeated Richard Pennington to become mayor of New Orleans, the first time in over 50 years that a New Orleans mayor had been elected with no previous experience as an elected official.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Candidates
The election campaign opened with the attempt of two-term mayor Marc Morial to change the city charter to allow him to run for a third term. Morial's attempt was unsuccessful, so a perceived political vacuum attracted a larger-than-usual number of candidates.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Campaign
The primary campaign was relatively short and quiet. The candidates agreed on most major issues, including the need to boost the city's economic climate by eliminating patronage and improving public schools. Some controversy arose from one of Nagin's main campaign planks, a proposal to sell or lease the city's Louis Armstrong International Airport and use the money to improve roads and schools. Other candidates proposed regionalizing the airport, but were unwilling to take the drastic step desired by Nagin. Nagin also proposed setting up committees to oversee the appointment of officials in an effort to curb political patronage, while Pennington insisted on retaining mayoral prerogative in appointments. Nagin was also the only candidate to oppose a living wage referendum, which passed but was eventually defeated in court.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Campaign
Nagin went into the primary round of voting with influential endorsements from both the Times-Picayune and the Gambit. Outgoing mayor Marc Morial did not endorse any candidates in the primary or the runoff; both leading candidates were promising a reduction in the patronage that was so prominent in Morial's administration.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Campaign
The runoff campaign saw Nagin pick up endorsements from defeated candidates Singleton, Carter, and Lucas. The campaign took a negative turn when ads appeared attacking Nagin's credentials as a member of the Democratic party, and when Pennington professed to have information about Nagin that 'sickened him to the core', without specifying its nature.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Results
The most prominent feature of the primary results was a dramatic surge in Nagin's support; going into the primary, Pennington was widely predicted to finish first. Precinct-by-precinct returns prompted political analysts to attribute Nagin's first-place finish in the primary to a high turnout by white voters who disproportionately preferred Nagin to his main opponent, Pennington. Nagin also saw support in higher-income black neighborhoods. Pennington found his main base of support in predominantly African-American neighborhoods, winning 217 black-majority precincts to Nagin's 46. The primary results were also seen as a rejection of New Orleans politics-as-usual; both the runoff candidates were political newcomers despite the candidacies of several prominent politicians.


2002 New Orleans mayoral election, Results
In the runoff, Nagin kept the base he had established in the primary, but expanded his support to win every majority-white precinct. Pennington maintained his base among lower and middle-class black voters, but was unable to pick up the support of many voters who had supported candidates defeated in the primary. Ray Nagin's runoff victory sent him to city hall, where he has served as New Orleans's mayor since May 2002.


2002 New Year Honours
New Years' Honours are announced on or around the date of the New Year in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.


2002 New Year Honours
This page lists those awards announced in the 2002 New Year's honours lists.


2002 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 2002 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2001 and the beginning of 2002. They were announced on 31 December 2001.


2002 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2002 New York Attorney General election
The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin, defeating Republican Dora Irizarry.


2002 New York City Marathon
The 2002 New York City Marathon was the 33rd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 4. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's Rodgers Rop in a time of 2:08:07 hours while the women's race was won in 2:25:56 by Joyce Chepchumba, also of Kenya.


2002 New York City Marathon
In the wheelchair races, Americans Krige Schabort (1:38:27) and Cheri Blauwet (2:14:39) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Switzerland's Franz Nietlispach (1:26:57) and America's Helene Hines (1:59:26) were the winners.


2002 New York City Marathon
A total of 31,824 runners finished the race, 21,634 men and 10,190 women.


2002 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 68th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2002, were announced on 16 December 2002 and presented on 12 January 2003 by the New York Film Critics Circle.


2002 New York Giants season
The 2002 season was the New York Giants' 78th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach Jim Fassel. The team improved upon their 7–9 record from the previous season by three games and returned to the playoffs for the second time in three years, ending the season on a four-game winning streak. After a midseason slump, head coach Jim Fassel stripped offensive coordinator Sean Payton of playcalling duties, and the Giants went on to a winning streak that would carry them to the playoffs.


2002 New York Giants season
Leading 35–14 in the third quarter of the NFC wild-card came at San Francisco, Jeremy Shockey dropped a touchdown pass forcing a field goal to make the score 38–14. Fassel decided to rest starting running back Tiki Barber to save him for the next round, but the 49ers gained momentum, and the Giants did not score again, losing the game 39–38. Following the season, Payton was not retained; he won the Super Bowl seven years later as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Giants opened their 2002 season at home against the 49ers, in a preview of their infamous Wild Card game later that season. This was the first-ever Thursday night NFL season opener.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Giants led 6–3 at halftime, with new kicker Matt Bryant kicking field goals of 29 and 33 yards. In the third quarter, 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia found running back Garrison Hearst for a 9-yard touchdown pass to make it 10–6. After a Jose Cortez field goal made it 13-6 49ers with 8 minutes to go, Tiki Barber ran in for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at 13–13 with 1:55 to go. However, the Giants defense failed to hold at the end of the game. A 33-yard pass from Garcia to Terrell Owens set up a 36-yard field goal by Cortez with 6 seconds left to win the game for the 49ers.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
For the Giants, Amani Toomer caught nine passes for 134 yards.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at St. Louis Rams
The Giants next traveled to St. Louis to take on the defending NFC champion Rams, who were favored by 12 to defeat the Giants. However, the Giants jumped out to a 17–0 lead in the first half. In the second quarter, Kerry Collins found rookie tight end Jeremy Shockey for his first career touchdown on a 28-yard pass. Later in the quarter, Jason Sehorn picked off Kurt Warner and returned his errant pass 31 yards for a touchdown. The Rams finally got on the board with Warner finding receiver Ricky Proehl for a 6-yard touchdown to make the score 17–7 Giants at the half.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at St. Louis Rams
In the third quarter, Marshall Faulk scored a touchdown to narrow the score to 17–14. After two Matt Bryant field goals, Faulk scored another touchdown from 8 yards out to make the score 23–21 with 8:24 to go. The Giants finally clinched the game when cornerback Will Allen intercepted a Kurt Warner pass with 1:43 remaining.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at St. Louis Rams
Kerry Collins was 22 of 26 for 307 yards and a touchdown with an interception. Ike Hilliard was the leading receiver with 4 receptions for 97 yards, while Amani Toomer added 4 catches for 92 yards. The defense forced 4 Rams turnovers against just one by the Giants.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Next came a contest against the Seahawks that did not feature a touchdown. The Giants trailed 6–0 at halftime after two Rian Lindell field goals, but Matt Bryant kicked three field goals in the second half, the last one a 47 yarder coming with 2:04 remaining. As he had the previous week, Will Allen clinched the game by intercepting a Trent Dilfer pass with 1:35 remaining.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Giants held the Seahawks to just 145 yards of total offense. Amani Toomer caught four passes for 100 yards.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals
The Giants completed their NFC West cycle with a poor performance against the Cardinals. The Giants struck first with Tiki Barber running in for a 6-yard touchdown in the first quarter. However, in the second quarter, Kerry Collins was intercepted by Justin Lucas, who returned the pick 38 yards for a touchdown to tie the score at 7–7 at the half. In the fourth quarter, Cardinals running back Marcel Shipp scored two touchdowns. The first one was on a 7-yard pass from quarterback Jake Plummer to give the Cardinals a 14–7 lead with 10:36 to go, and the second touchdown was a 10-yard run to clinch the game with 2:13 left.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals
Both teams gained 263 yards in this contest. However, the Cardinals won the turnover battle 3–1 and time of possession 36:05 to 23:55.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
The Giants took on the Vikings in a midseason contest at the Metrodome. The Giants took charge early, with Kerry Collins finding Charles Stackhouse for a 1-yard touchdown to make the score 7–0. In the second quarter Ron Dayne ran in for a 30-yard touchdown, with a failed two-point conversion making the score 13–3 at the half. Late in the third quarter, Collins found Amani Toomer for an 11-yard touchdown, and the Giants led 19–6 at the start of the fourth quarter. While the Giants flourished offensively, Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper struggled mightily. He completed just 9 of 20 passes, with many of his passes not even close to reaching his receivers. Due to his inability to perform and lack of confidence in this contest, Vikings coach Mike Tice decided to have him take the rest of the day off.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
To replace Culpepper, Tice put in Todd Bouman, a local product from St. Cloud State University. Immediately after he went in, the Vikings' fortunes changed. Early in the fourth quarter, Bouman threw a 48-yard bomb to Randy Moss, which set up a 1-yard touchdown by running back Moe Williams. The lead was now 19–13 Giants. On the next Vikings possession, the Vikings ran a draw play where the fastest man in the NFL, Michael Bennett, took off for a 78-yard touchdown. With 8:36 to go, the Vikings were now leading 20–19 in a contest the Giants had dominated.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
The Giants recovered, however, and Tiki Barber ran in for an 8-yard touchdown with 2:43 to go. On the two-point conversion, the Giants were thrown a life preserver when a Vikings player dropped an interception, with rookie tight end Marcellus Rivers catching the loose ball to make the score 27–20 Giants. The Giants forced a punt on the next Vikings possession when Kenny Holmes sacked Bouman on a third down play to essentially clinch the game.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
Kerry Collins was 25 of 35 for 300 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Tiki Barber added 127 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown, and Ron Dixon caught four passes for 107 yards.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
After two games against teams with losing records, the Giants' schedule got tougher with a road game at Indianapolis. However, the Giants would be up to the challenge in a shootout.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
The Giants took a 3–0 lead in the first quarter with a 20-yard Matt Bryant field goal. The first play of the second quarter was when this game took off. Kerry Collins threw a screen pass to Jeremy Shockey, who ran over and flattened Colts safety David Gibson before finally being brought down at the Colts' 14-yard line after a 24-yard gain. Shockey's takedown of Gibson was all the more embarrassing for the Colt as he declared before the game that Shockey was "just another player." Three plays later, Tiki Barber ran in for a 4-yard touchdown. The score was 10–3 Giants at the half, but some noted that the Giants should have been up by more as two lost fumbles hindered their offense.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
On the first play of the second half came the play of the game. The Giants ran a flea flicker where Tiki Barber took a handoff before throwing the ball back to Kerry Collins, who then launched a rocket (starting from his own 5-yard line, Collins' pass landed inside the Colts' 40) to Amani Toomer, who outran the already embarrassed David Gibson for an 82-yard touchdown. On the next Giants drive, they extended their lead with Collins finding Charles Stackhouse for an 18-yard touchdown to make the score 24–3. With 11 seconds to go in the third quarter, Tiki Barber ran in for a 1-yard touchdown. The score was 30–6 Giants heading into the fourth quarter.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
With 13:34 to go in the fourth quarter, the Colts finally got into the end zone with Peyton Manning finding Reggie Wayne for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 31–12 Giants. The Giants answered with Kerry Collins finding Amani Toomer for a 21-yard touchdown to make the score 37–12. However, after this touchdown the Giants defense and special teams began to blow their seemingly insurmountable lead. The Colts needed just six plays to drive 77 yards for a touchdown, with Manning finding Marvin Harrison for a 25-yard touchdown. The ensuing two-point conversion made the score 37–20 with 4:51 to go.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
The Colts needed an onside kick, and Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt lofted a kick up and over the Giants frontlines with the Colts recovering the ball. On the very next play, Manning found Reggie Wayne for another Colts touchdown. Suddenly with 4:44 to go, the Giants led by just 10, 37–27. However the Giants recovered the ensuing onside kick before facing a 3rd and 11. Rather than play it safe and run the ball to kill the clock, Jim Fassel called for another pass play. The gamble paid off with Collins hitting Toomer for his third touchdown of the day, a 27-yard touchdown that finally put the game away with 4:00 to go.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
Kerry Collins achieved a perfect passer rating of 158.3, going 23 of 29 for 366 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Amani Toomer caught 10 passes for 204 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, with Jeremy Shockey adding 7 receptions for 116 yards. Kenny Holmes registered two sacks for the Giants defense.


2002 New York Giants season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
Not only did the Giants remain in playoff contention with their win over the Colts, but they gained help from an unlikely source. While this game was taking place, the lowly 1–13 Cincinnati Bengals came from behind and stunned the New Orleans Saints. As a result of this game, the Giants were now ahead of the Saints in playoff standings.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Prelude: Giants sign Trey Junkin
While the Giants made the postseason in 2002 after a one-year absence, throughout the season the Giants struggled on special teams, particularly with stability at the long snapper position. The Giants began the season with Bob Jones as their long snapper, but after he struggled the Giants signed Dan O'Leary, who was the long snapper for the final five games of the regular season until he was injured. Before the Giants' Wild Card playoff game with the 49ers, Jim Fassel made the decision to sign Trey Junkin, who had played 19 seasons with Buffalo, Washington, the Raiders, Seattle, and Arizona.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Prelude: Giants sign Trey Junkin
Junkin had been cut before the beginning of the season by the Cowboys and had retired before the Giants signed him. Of particular note was an NFL Films video featuring a segment on him and his job as a long snapper late in his career; he stated in the interview that he had made only "two bad snaps" in his career.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The 2002 Giants season ended in one of the most humiliating losses in franchise history, featuring a blown 24 point lead and a catastrophic finish featuring both an epic special teams blunder and a controversial officiating call.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The game essentially unfolded in three phases: an evenly matched beginning, the Giants turning the game into a rout, and the 49ers' comeback.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The Giants won the toss and drove on their opening possession to the 49ers' 33-yard line, but Kerry Collins threw an interception to 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson to end the drive. On the 49ers' first play from scrimmage, Jeff Garcia found Terrell Owens, who broke away from the Giants' secondary and took off for a 76-yard touchdown. The Giants got on the board with 18 seconds left in the quarter, with Collins finding Amani Toomer for a 12-yard touchdown to tie the score 7–7 at the end of the first quarter.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The Giants scored another touchdown early in the second quarter with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Collins to Jeremy Shockey for their first lead of the game, 14–7. The 49ers tied the game up with 6:05 left to go in the first half, with running back Kevan Barlow scoring a rushing touchdown.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
It was during the final minutes of the first half when the Giants began to build their big lead. The Giants drove down on their ensuing drive for another touchdown, with Kerry Collins finding Amani Toomer for an 8-yard touchdown with 2:49 to go in the first half. After a Jeff Garcia interception to Jason Sehorn, Collins threw yet another touchdown to Toomer for his third touchdown reception of the game, and the Giants led 28–14 at the half.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
On the opening possession of the second half, the 49ers faced a 4th-and-1 when Dhani Jones stopped 49ers fullback Fred Beasley for no gain. The Giants scored again, with Tiki Barber running in for a 6-yard touchdown. On their next possession, the Giants advanced to the 49ers' 3-yard line for a goal-to-go situation. On 3rd-and-goal, Collins threw a pass directly to Jeremy Shockey, but Shockey dropped the pass and the Giants were forced to settle for a 21-yard Matt Bryant field goal. The Giants were up 38–14 with 4:27 to go in the third quarter, but their momentum had been stopped with Shockey's dropped pass. This play is widely considered to be the turning point in the game.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers began their comeback with 2:10 to go in the third quarter, when Jeff Garcia found Terrell Owens for a 26-yard touchdown pass. A two-point conversion from Garcia to Owens made it 38–22 heading into the final quarter. After a terrible punt by Matt Allen and an unnecessary roughness penalty on Dhani Jones, the 49ers had great field position at the Giants' 27 to start their next drive, and they cashed in with Garcia running in for a 14-yard touchdown, followed by another two-point conversion from Garcia to Owens.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
Suddenly, with 14:55 to go in the game, the Giants were only leading 38–30. After another three-and-out by the Giants, the 49ers drove into the Giants' red zone again with a chance to tie the game, when the Giants finally held and the 49ers settled for Jeff Chandler's 25-yard field goal with 7:52 to go. The Giants finally got a drive going after the play, which put the Giants into field goal range with 3:06 to go when their special teams began to unravel.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
Long snapper Trey Junkin, signed only a few days before the game, sent a low snap into the dirt, resulting in Matt Bryant missing the 42-yard field goal attempt wide left. The 49ers then drove 68 yards down the field, with Garcia finding Tai Streets for a 13-yard touchdown with 1:05 to go. The Giants were now losing a game they had been winning by 24 points, 39–38. As if blowing a seemingly insurmountable lead was not enough, the Giants were losing composure on the field as well, with Shaun Williams getting into a confrontation with Owens, resulting in offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
Although the Giants had blown their huge lead, they had one more chance to save their season. Kick returner Delvin Joyce returned the ensuing kickoff 32 yards to give the Giants good field position at their own 48-yard line. Kerry Collins found Ron Dixon for 10 yards, then after his next pass was nearly intercepted by cornerback Ahmed Plummer, he found Dixon for 19 yards. With 9 seconds left, the Giants ran a quick out to Amani Toomer for 5 more yards, setting up a 41-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
What instead ensued was one of the worst plays in Giants history. Trey Junkin launched a poor snap into the dirt, to the point that holder Matt Allen could not get the ball down. Realizing that Bryant could not kick the field goal, Allen rolled out and threw a Hail Mary towards Rich Seubert, an offensive lineman who checked in as an eligible receiver for the play.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
As the ball neared, 49ers defensive end Chike Okeafor dragged down Seubert, which should have resulted in a pass interference against the 49ers and one more attempt for Bryant, since the game cannot end on a defensive penalty. However, the refs not only did not call pass interference on Okeafor, but instead called ineligible receiver downfield on Seubert, even though he in fact was an eligible receiver. As a result, the game was over.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The blown lead and ending ruined several outstanding individual performances by the Giants. Kerry Collins went 29 of 43 for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns with an interception, while Amani Toomer caught 8 passes for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns and Tiki Barber added 177 yards from scrimmage with a touchdown. The most notable stat from the game, however, related to total yards: Both the Giants and the 49ers were dead even with 446 yards of total offense.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The day after the game, the NFL admitted that the penalty on the final play was incorrectly called. Their statement declared that Rich Seubert's penalty should not have been called, and that Chike Okeafor should have been called for pass interference, meaning that the Giants would have gotten one more chance to win the game. However, when a reporter revealed this to 49ers coach Steve Mariucci after the game, he simply replied, "Bummer," as there was no way the final outcome could be changed.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
Trey Junkin, the long snapper who botched the snap on the final play, promptly retired for good immediately after the game. He was deeply distraught about his role in the team's loss and solely blamed himself for the outcome, though many did note that he was hardly the only factor.


2002 New York Giants season, Postseason, Game summaries, Wild Card Round: at San Francisco 49ers
The 2002 Wild Card against the 49ers is among the most devastating losses in Giants history not only for its comeback and ending, but also because of the impact on the team. The following season, the Giants fell to 4–12 and tied for last place in the entire league. Critics noted that similar to this game, the 2003 Giants had a penchant for blowing leads, even on the rare occasions where they won. After the season, Jim Fassel was fired and Kerry Collins was traded to Oakland, while many key defensive starters left. As a result, the Wild Card against the 49ers would retrospectively be seen by Giants fans as the beginning of the end of the Jim Fassel era.


2002 New York Jets season
The 2002 season was the New York Jets' 33rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd season overall and their second under head coach Herman Edwards. The team tried to improve upon their 10–6 record from 2001 but failed to do so after a 2–5 start. However, the Jets recovered and finished 9–7, winning their second AFC East division title.


2002 New York Jets season
After a 24–21 week 8 loss to the Cleveland Browns at the Meadowlands dropped the Jets' season record to 2–5, head coach Herman Edwards gave his famous "You play to win the game" response to a question in his press conference the following Tuesday. Edwards' vigorous defense of his team's refusal to quit, along with the midseason debut of quarterback Chad Pennington, helped spark the Jets' turnaround.


2002 New York Jets season
After posting a stunning rout of the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 41–0 at the Meadowlands in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they lost for the second year in a row to the Oakland Raiders, 30–10 in the Divisional round.


2002 New York Jets season
As of the 2021 season, this is the Jets' last AFC East division title.


2002 New York Jets season, Regular season, Schedule
Under the NFL's newly established schedule rotation, during the 2002 regular season the Jets played against all of the teams from the AFC West, as well as the Cleveland Browns from the AFC North and the Jacksonville Jaguars from the AFC South, who finished in the same positions as the Jets in their respective divisions in 2001. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC North.


2002 New York Jets season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. Indianapolis Colts
This game turned out to be the Jets' last home playoff game at Giants Stadium, and as of 2019, it is also their last home playoff game to date.


2002 New York Liberty season
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty franchise reached their 4th berth to the WNBA Finals, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks. As of the 2016 season, this was the last season that New York qualified for the WNBA Finals.


2002 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 2002 season was the 41st regular season for the Mets. They went 75-86 and finished 5th in the NL East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.


2002 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2002 New York State Comptroller election
The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso.


2002 New York Underground Film Festival
These are the films shown at the 9th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 6–12, 2002.


2002 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 2002 season was the 100th season for the Yankees in New York, and their 102nd overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 103-58 finishing 10.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. 2002 was a transition year for the Yankees, as they soldiered on without O'Neill, Martinez, Brosius and Knoblauch, their main pieces in the 1990s dynasty.


2002 New York Yankees season
In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 4 games to the Anaheim Angels, marking the 2002 Yankees season a failure as they did not advance to a World Series for the first time since 1997; failing to win their fifth straight pennant; they did not win a World Championship, giving the team a 2-year title drought.


2002 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Broadcasting changes
Beginning this season, the newly launched YES Network began airing the regular season games, taking over from MSG Network as cable rights holder for these games until the 2001 season.


2002 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Broadcasting changes
The on-air team of Ken Singleton and Jim Kaat was moved from MSG to YES beginning this season, while Michael Kay as play-by-play commentator added beginning this season in addition to radio duties and they also added retired right fielder Paul O'Neill and former Yankees pitcher David Cone as color commentators; in addition, the over-the-air Yankees games were moved from Fox owned and operated station WNYW to CBS owned and operated station WCBS-TV; Bobby Murcer remained as a play-by-play announcer for the games on over-the-air television; however, the Yankees' over-the-air games continued to be aired nationally on the former through its network's sporting division via Baseball package this season. Also beginning this season, the radio broadcasts of Yankees games moved from WABC-AM to CBS Radio-owned AM station WCBS-AM in which it is a sister to its over-the-air rights holder WCBS-TV  which will remain for three years until the 2004 season.


2002 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games, IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Starting pitchers, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Starting pitchers, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 New York Yankees season, ALDS
Anaheim's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series, where they defeated the Minnesota Twins, and subsequently the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.


2002 New York Yankees season, ALDS
This was the first time since 1997 that the Yankees failed to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series.


2002 New York gubernatorial election
The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Republican Governor George Pataki was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democrat Carl McCall and Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, who ran on the Independence Party line. As of 2021, this is the last time a Republican won a statewide election in New York, and the last time Albany, Tompkins and Westchester counties have voted Republican in a statewide election.


2002 New York gubernatorial election
On Election Day, Pataki was easily re-elected, but fell short of receiving 50% of the vote. McCall received 33% of the vote, carrying New York City (other than Staten Island) and nearly carrying Albany County. Golisano received 14% of the vote, carrying his home county of Monroe in western New York.


2002 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Comptroller Carl McCall defeated Andrew Cuomo at the Democratic State Convention, and Cuomo withdrew from the race less than a week before the Democratic primary.


2002 New York gubernatorial election, Other nominations, Conservative and Independence
Besides his standard Republican nomination, Governor Pataki sought the nominations of the Conservative and the Independence Party. Golisano, who sought (and ultimately won) the nomination of the Independence Party, also ran against the Governor in the Conservative primary, spending over $20 million (or over $2,000 per vote) during the primaries. Pataki secured the Republican and Conservative lines, while Golisano successfully defended his hold on the Independence Party ticket.


2002 New York gubernatorial election, Other nominations, Liberal
Andrew Cuomo was nominated by the Liberal Party before his withdrawal from the race, and his withdrawal came too late for his name to be removed from the Liberal Party line. Since Liberal Party supporters could not support McCall on their own party's line (and thus ensure that the Liberal Party would maintain ballot access by virtue of having 50,000 votes or more), Cuomo's defeat effectively helped to destroy the Liberal Party.


2002 New York state elections, State, Governor
George Pataki, a Republican, was re-elected to a third term.


2002 New York state elections, State, Attorney General
Democratic Eliot Spitzer was re-elected to a 2nd term as Attorney General.


2002 New York state elections, State, Comptroller
Alan Hevesi was elected to replace fellow Democrat Carl McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor.


2002 New Zealand NBL season
The 2002 NBL season was the 21st season of the National Basketball League. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North now called Manawatu, and North Harbour now called Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title. In the final, Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds to lift Waikato over the Nelson Giants 85–83.


2002 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 2002 New Zealand National Club Championship, also known, due to naming-rights sponsorship, as the Southern Trust National League was the third season of a nationwide club competition in New Zealand football. The competition was won by Miramar Rangers.


2002 New Zealand National Soccer League
The league was played mainly during autumn, with matches played from February to June, and was run in two stages. In the first stage, each team in the ten-team league played every other team home and away. In the second stage, the top four teams entered a knockout competition, with third place playing fourth place in one match and first playing second in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of the first against second match progressed straight through to the final; the losers of that match met the winners of the other match to decide the other finalist.


2002 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
Ten teams took part in the 2002 league. Eight of these remained from the previous season. Christchurch City withdrew from the competition, replaced by a composite team, Canterbury United, drawing players from all of Christchurch's main clubs. Metro were relegated and withdrew from the promotion play-offs against the winners of a competition between the northern, central, and southern regional competition winners. The play-off games between the three regional champions were played at Newtown Park, Wellington during August and September 2001.


2002 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
The tenth place in the 2002 league was thus gained by North Shore United.


2002 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
Waitakere City finished last in 2002, and entered the play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.


2002 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours
The 2002 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours was an appointment by Elizabeth II to the Royal Victorian Order, to mark her visit to New Zealand in February that year as part of her golden jubilee celebrations. The only appointment, dated 22 February 2002, was of Leanne Woon, who served as equerry to the Queen during the visit. Woon was the first woman to serve in that capacity.


2002 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours
The recipient is displayed here as she was styled before her new honour.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2002 season was the New Zealand Warriors 8th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Stacey Jones was the club captain. The club finished the year as minor premiers and made the grand final for the first time, however they were defeated 30–8 by the Sydney Roosters.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
The Warriors had a New Jersey in 2002, completely moving away from the blue and white that had been the club's colours. The 2001 jersey was retained as an away strip.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2002, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Grand Final
In the 23rd minute, Sydney opened the scoring with a try to Shannon Hegarty with Craig Fitzgibbon converting taking Sydney to a 6–0 lead. Not long after, Ivan Cleary got New Zealand on the board with a penalty goal making the score 6–2, which remained that scoreline until halftime.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Grand Final
In the 46th minute, New Zealand took the lead for the first time through a Stacey Jones try and an Ivan Cleary conversion taking the scoreline to 8–6. Approaching the 60th minute, Sydney regained the lead with Craig Wing scoring the try and Craig Fitgibbon converting another to make the score 12–8 after a spectacular 40/20 kick from Sydney captain Brad Fittler. In the last 15 minutes Craig Fitzgibbon, Chris Flannery and Bryan Fletcher scored tries for Sydney with Craig Fizgibbon converting all three to take Sydney to a 30–8 win. By winning the grand final the Roosters also received A$400,000 in prize money.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Grand Final
23rd Minute: Sydney 6–0 (Hegarty try; Fitzgibbon goal)29th Minute: Sydney 6–2 (Cleary goal)46th Minute: New Zealand 8–6 (Jones try; Cleary goal)58th Minute: Sydney 12–8 (Wing try; Fitzgibbon goal)65th Minute: Sydney 18–8 (Fitzgibbon try; Fitzgibbon goal)71st Minute: Sydney 24–8 (Flannery try; Fitzgibbon goal)75th Minute: Sydney 30–8 (Fletcher try; Fitzgibbon goal)


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Ladder
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Squad
Twenty-nine players were used by the Warriors in 2002, including six players who made their first grade debuts.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams
Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2002 Bartercard Cup. This included Iafeta Paleaaesina and Karl Temata for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, Sione Faumuina for the Glenora Bears, Evarn Tuimavave for the Marist-Richmond Brothers, Vinnie Anderson for the Mount Albert Lions, Jeremiah Pai for the Otahuhu Leopards, Logan Swann for the Eastern Tornadoes and Henry Fa'afili and Lance Hohaia for the Manurewa Marlins.


2002 New Zealand Warriors season, Awards
Ali Lauiti'iti won the club's Player of the Year award.


2002 New Zealand general election
The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party in terms of seats won, the 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat in terms of net loss of seats.


2002 New Zealand general election
A controversial issue in the election campaign was the end of a moratorium on genetic engineering, strongly opposed by the Green Party. Some commentators have claimed that the tension between Labour and the Greens on this issue was a more notable part of the campaign than any tension between Labour and its traditional right-wing opponents. The release of Nicky Hager's book Seeds of Distrust prior to the election also sparked much debate. The book examined how the government handled the contamination of a shipment of imported corn with genetically modified seeds. Helen Clark called the Greens "goths and anarcho-feminists" during the campaign.


2002 New Zealand general election, Background
On  12 June the government announced that the country would have a general election on 27 July. This was several months earlier than was required, a fact which caused considerable comment. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, claimed that an early poll was necessary due to the collapse of her junior coalition partner, the Alliance. Critics, however, claimed that Clark could have continued to govern, and that the early election was called to take advantage of Labour's strong position in the polls. Some commentators believe that a mixture of these factors was responsible.


2002 New Zealand general election, Background
Before the election, the Labour Party held 49 seats in parliament. It governed in coalition with the smaller (and more left-wing) Alliance, which had 10 seats. It also relied on support from the Greens, but this was a largely informal arrangement, and the Greens were not a part of the administration itself. Opposing Labour were the National Party (centre-right),  United Future (centrist), New Zealand First (populist), ACT New Zealand (free-market). Many opinion polls for the election indicated that Labour was popular enough to conceivably win an absolute majority, leaving it able to govern without the support of smaller parties. Labour's dominance over National was such that for many people, the question was not whether Labour would win, but whether Labour would receive the absolute majority it sought.


2002 New Zealand general election, Background, MPs retiring in 2002
Eleven MPs, including two Alliance MPs, six National MPs, and two Labour MPs intended to retire at the end of the 46th Parliament.


2002 New Zealand general election, The election
There were 2,670,030 registered voters, the highest number for any election in New Zealand. However, only 77% of these registered voters chose to cast a vote, a considerable drop from previous elections. Many commentators cited Labour's dominance in the polls as a reason for this low turnout. Many people saw the outcome as inevitable, and so did not bother to vote at all.


2002 New Zealand general election, The election
In the election 683 candidates stood, and there were 14 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 433 were electorate and list, 160 were electorate only, and 90 were list only. 71% of candidates (487) were male and 29% (196) female.


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
As most people expected, Labour was victorious. It did not, however, receive an absolute majority, gaining only 52 seats (eight seats short of the half-way mark). Labour's former coalition partner, the Alliance (which had splintered shortly before the election), was not returned to parliament. However, the new Progressive Coalition (now the Progressive Party) started by former Alliance leader Jim Anderton won two seats, and remained allied with Labour. The Greens, who were now distanced from Labour over the genetic engineering controversy, gained nine seats (an increase of two).


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
In general, it was a bad election for the parties of the right. The National Party, once referred to as "the natural party of government", suffered its worst-ever electoral defeat, gaining only 21% of the vote. ACT New Zealand, National's more right-wing neighbour, failed to capitalise on the exodus of National supporters, retaining the same number of seats as before. Instead, the most notable gains among opposition parties were made by two centrist parties. One of these was Winston Peters's New Zealand First, a populist and nationalist party opposed to immigration.


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
Strong campaigning by Peters allowed the party to recover from its serious losses in the 1999 election. The other was United Future New Zealand party, a centrist party based on a merger of the United Party and the Future New Zealand party - primarily due to the performance of leader Peter Dunne, the party shot from having one seat to having eight seats.


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
Once the final distribution of seats was determined, it was clear that Labour would be at the centre of the government, and that it would be allied with the Progressives. However, this still left Labour needing support in matters of confidence and supply, as the two parties together fell short of an absolute majority. Labour expressed a preference for an "agreement" rather than a full coalition, hoping to establish an arrangement similar to the one that existed with the Greens prior to the election. Three realistic choices existed for a partner - the Greens, United Future, and New Zealand First.


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
Labour had repeatedly ruled out deals with New Zealand First during the election campaign, and reaffirmed this soon after the election, leaving just the Greens and United Future as candidates. After a period of negotiation, Labour opted to ally with United Future, being unwilling to change their genetic engineering policies to secure the Green Party's support.


2002 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
Labour and the Progressives remained in power, with support in confidence and supply votes from United Future.


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results
Of the 69 electorates in the 2002 election, a majority (45) were won by the Labour Party. The opposition National Party won 21 electorate seats. Labour dominated the urban areas, where it has traditionally been strongest, while National performed best in rural areas. However, Labour's strong position in this election led to National losing ground in a number of its traditional strongholds. The loss of Otago electorate, a rural area, was one notable example.


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results
Labour also dominated in the seven Maori seats. National gained second place in only one Maori electorate, with Labour's main rivals being the Mana Maori Movement, the Greens, and the Alliance.


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results
Of the minor parties, only three managed to win electorates, mostly due to the strong personal following of the incumbents. United Future leader Peter Dunne retained his strong support in the Wellington electorate of Ohariu-Belmont, while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters retained Tauranga. Progressive leader Jim Anderton retained the Christchurch seat of Wigram, which he had formerly held as leader of the Alliance.


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results
The table below shows the results of the 2002 general election:


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, List results
MPs returned via party lists, and unsuccessful candidates, were as follows:


2002 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, List results
*Chal was ranked fifth on the United Future list and was declared elected, serving as an MP for 17 days. However, it emerged that Chal was not actually eligible to stand for election, as she was not a New Zealand citizen. As a result, she was removed from the party list.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season
The 2002 New Zealand rugby league season was the 95th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the third season of the Bartercard Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The Mt Albert Lions won the Cup by defeating the Hibiscus Coast Raiders 24-20 in the Grand Final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team played Australia at Wellington's Westpac Stadium in October and lost 24-32 before embarking on a five match tour of Great Britain and France. Coached by Gary Freeman the squad included: Monty Betham, Jason Cayless, Henry Fa'afili, Awen Guttenbeil, Lance Hohaia, Sean Hoppe, captain Stacey Jones, Stephen Kearney, Ali Lauitiiti, Andrew Lomu, Francis Meli, Robbie Paul, Tony Puletua, Paul Rauhihi, Jerry Seuseu, Michael Smith, David Solomona, Richard Swain, Logan Swann, Motu Tony, Clinton Toopi, Matt Utai, David Vaealiki, Nigel Vagana and Ruben Wiki.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Māori rugby league team hosted Tonga at Rotorua International Stadium on 5 October, defeating them 50-6. The team was coached by Bernie Perenara and included Chris Nahi, Aaron Heremaia and Jamie Cook. The Tongan side had earlier defeated Auckland Māori 36-24 and the Waicoa Bay Stallions 38-30. The Waicoa Bay side was coached by Tawera Nikau and included Andrew Leota.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand A toured France and the United States. They won matches against France A, France Juniors and the United States but lost 16-19 to France. The team was coached by Gary Kemble with Aaron Whittaker serving as trainer. The squad was Gavin Bailey, Wayne Barnett, Steve Buckingham, George Carmont, David Fa'alogo, Chris Faifua, Lee Finnerty, Daniel Floyd, Karl Guttenbeil, Eddie Hei Hei, Ricky Henry, Archie Ikihele, Tevita Latu, Phillip Leuluai, Jonny Limmer, captain Ben Lythe, Hutch Maiava, Fuifui Moimoi, Tyrone Pau, George Tuakura and Regan Wigg.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Twenty six games were played between various New Zealand youth teams and equivalent Australian teams, with New Zealand winning twenty of them. Richard Bolton was the National Development Manager. Notable matches included the under-18 Junior Kiwis defeating the Wests Tigers elite training squad 34-26 and the Australian Institute of Sport side 58-10.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis were coached by James Leuluai, managed by Kevin Fisher and included Vince Mellars, Karl Johnson, Zebastian Lucky Luisi, Toshio Laiseni, Danny Bernard, Jerome Ropati, Thomas Leuluai, Evarn Tuimavave, Epalahame Lauaki, Kane Ferris, Roger Eliu, Louie Anderson, William Raston, Jason McDougall, Herewini Rangi, Andrew Auimatagi, Manu Vatuvei, Shaun Metcalf, Izraal Lo-Tam and Aoterangi Herangi. Shaun Metcalf, Iosia Soliola, Rangi Chase, Samuela Moa, Frank Paul Nuuausala, Eliakim Uasi, Adam Blair, Dion Te Ahu and William Heta were included in the under-16 New Zealand side.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Otago defeated Tasman 42-28 to win the Rugby League Cup on 8 September. Otago then defeated Canterbury "A" 52-34 and Southland 20-16.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Bartercard Cup
The 2002 Bartercard Cup was the third season of the Bartercard Cup competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. After the Ngongotaha Chiefs had withdrawn from the competition halfway through 2001 the New Zealand Rugby League had to consider the future of franchises. As part of this reorganisation the two Wellington teams, the Porirua Pumas and the Wainuiomata Lions both withdrew and were replaced by a combined Wellington Franchise. The Central Falcons, from Manawatu, and Taranaki Wildcats both joined the competition. 2002 saw the Mt Albert Lions win their first championship after an all Auckland final series.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Bartercard Cup, The Playoffs
Around 5000 watched the match, the last played at Carlaw Park. Sala Fa'alogo was the man of the match.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, North Island Super Six
Coastline, Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatu, Bay of Plenty and Wellington competed in the North Island Super 6. Wellington and Manawatu did not select players from the Wellington Franchise or Central Falcons respectively.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, North Island Super Six
Waikato defeated minor premiers Wellington 46-30 at the Grand Final, held in Wellington.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, North Island Super Six
Waikato were coached by Tawera Nikau and included Herewini Rangi. Manawatu included Rangi Chase and Weller Hauraki. Taranaki were coached by Howie Tamati.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Provincial Championship
Canterbury A, Otago, Southland, Tasman and the West Coast competed in the South Island Provincial Championship.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Provincial Championship
Otago won the title, defeating Canterbury A 23-22 in the Grand Final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Mainland Super Ten
The Riccarton Knights defeated the Linwood Keas 42-22 to win the Mainland Super 10 championship.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Mainland Super Ten
The Thacker Shield was contested as part of the Mainland Super 10, with the holder defending it at every home game. In 2003 the Thacker Shield returned to its original once a year inter-district challenge format.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Mainland Super Ten
Super 10 Dreamteam; Fa'atali Sa (Papanui), Charlie Herekotukutuku (Kaiapoi), Clinton Fraser (Sydenham), Hamish Barclay (Riccarton), Sam Lemalie (Linwood), Josh Reuben (Kaiapoi), Aaron Whittaker (Riccarton), Leon Hallie (Otago), Andrew Auimatagi (Linwood), Mathias Pitama (Kaiapoi), Andrew Tallott (Hornby), George Taunga (Southland) and Corey Lawrie (Hornby). Coach: Brent Ringdahl (Riccarton).


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Junior Competitions
The Kiwi Cup was the National Junior Competition for under-18s and was held between Akarana, Counties-Manukau, Waikato, Canterbury, Wellington and Manawatu. Akarana, who included Jerome Ropati, Epalahame Lauaki, Marcus Perenara and Evarn Tuimavave, defeated Counties-Manukau 42-22 in the final. Counties-Manukau included Toshio Laiseni.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Junior Competitions
The Foundation Cup was the National Junior Competition for under-16s. The invited teams were Counties-Manukau, Wellington, Akarana, Canterbury, Waikato and Northland. Counties-Manukau, who included Kim Uasi and Willie Heta, defeated Wellington 28-6.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The New Zealand Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished as minor premiers and went on to make the Grand Final before losing to the Sydney Roosters 30-8.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
St. Paul's College participated in the Australian Schoolboys Nutri-Grain Cup and made the quarter finals, defeating Erindale College 30-10 and St Dominics College 13-12, before being eliminated 10-6 by Patrician Brothers' College. St Paul's had won a National Schools competition to qualify for the Nutri-Grain Cup, defeating Kelston Boys' High School 20-12 in the Semifinal and Aranui High School 16-6 in the Grandfinal.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Hibiscus Coast Raiders won the Fox Memorial trophy, defeating Otahuhu 44-40 in double extra time. The Papakura Sea Eagles won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership). Earlier in the season the Hibiscus Coast Raiders had won the Roope Rooster cup, defeating Marist 64-4 in the final. Ellerslie won the Sharman Cup while the Mount Wellington Warriors won the Phelan Shield.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Hibiscus Coast's Willie Bishop won the Best and Fairest award and the Bert Humphries Memorial Trophy as best back in the competition. Junior Asiata from Otahuhu won the Bert Humphries Memorial Trophy as best forward while Papakura's Stuart Heslop won the Most Improved award. Asiata also won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year while Bishop was awarded the Lance Painter Rosebowl as top goal kicker. Otahuhu's Shane Dance won the Lipscombe Cup as Sportsman of the Year.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Papakura were coached by Kelly Shelford while Mount Albert included Carl Doherty and Manukau included Ben Vaeau.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Randwick Kingfishers won the Wellington Rugby League title, defeating the Wainuiomata Lions in the grand final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Riccarton won the Canterbury Rugby League title, defeating Linwood 54-14 in the grand final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Aaron Whittaker and Logan Edwards played for Riccarton. Kane Ferris played for Linwood.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Turangawaewae and the Taniwharau Rugby League Club met in the inaugural Waicoa Bay grand final with Taniwharau winning 28-26. Turangawaewae won the Waikato Rugby League Premiership. The Ngongotaha Chiefs defeated Pikiao to win the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition. Te Paamu, who included Andrew Leota, defeated Kawerau 46-22 in the Coastline final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Waitara Bears defeated Marist 26-12 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final. Linton, who included Jesse Royal, defeated Levin 48-26 in the Manawatu Rugby League grand final.


2002 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Blenheim Central defeated Nelson 32-12 in the Tasman grand final while Suburbs won the West Coast Rugby League title by defeating Cobden-Kohinoor 28-20.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour
The 2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The New Zealand national rugby league team drew the series 1-all against Great Britain and also defeated Wales and France.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
This was the Kiwis first tour of Great Britain since the 2000 World Cup, the Kangaroos having toured Great Britain the previous year.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
The original squad named in September included Nathan Cayless, Craig Smith and Tevita Vaikona who all later had to withdraw from the final squad.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
Before the tour started the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, held an official reception for the team at the Beehive. It was the first New Zealand rugby league tour to receive an official farewell from a Prime Minister in Parliament.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
The tour was opened against Hull F.C. at The Boulevard, the same ground had hosted the first Test matched played by the 1907 New Zealand team. This match was the last international played at the ground, while the 1907 team had played in the first.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
Motu Tony broke his hand in the match against England A and was ruled out of the rest of the tour. Steve Clark refereed all three Test matches against Great Britain.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
Former Kiwis player Sean Hoppe, who had not represented his country since 1999, was given the honour of captaining St Helens R.F.C. in a tour match against the Kiwis. The match was meant to be his last before retirement however he was later called into the touring squad due to injuries and his final two matches were test matches against Great Britain and France. Hoppe was called up over Lesley Vainikolo who was also considered as a replacement after injuries to several backs including Motu Tony and Clinton Toopi.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Background
In the end Great Britain tied the series, taking the inaugural Baskerville Shield as hosts. The third test match was Great Britain's first win over New Zealand since 1993.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Squad
Kiwis captain Nathan Cayless withdrew due to suspension and was replaced by Andrew Lomu while Willie Talau required surgery and was unavailable. After the Australia Test both Lomu and Matt Utai were withdrawn by their clubs for off-season surgery. On arriving in England, English based players Craig Smith and Tevita Vaikona were ruled out due to injury. Later Motu Tony and Robbie Paul were sidelined with injuries and in France Richard Swain left to sign a deal with the Broncos and Stephen Kearney flew home due to a family illness.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Squad
Clinton Toopi broke his hand in a scuffle with Nigel Vagana during a team drinking session after the second test. Freeman and team management initially tried to cover up the incident, claiming the injury occurred during the match, before media found out and had a field day.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures
The New Zealand side played five test matches while on their European tour and one test in New Zealand before leaving.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures, British leg
Hull: Steve Prescott, Paul Parker, Richard Horne, Graham Mackay, Matt Crowther, Jason Smith (c), Tony Smith, Craig Greenhill, Lee Jackson, Scott Logan, Adam Maher, Sean Ryan, Chris Chester. Res : Craig Poucher, Paul Cooke, Richard Fletcher, Paul King. Coach: Shaun McRae


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures, British leg
New Zealand: David Vaealiki, Francis Meli, Nigel Vagana, Clinton Toopi, Henry Fa'afili, Motu Tony, Lance Hohaia, Jason Cayless, Monty Betham, Paul Rauhihi, Tony Puletua, Ruben Wiki, Logan Swann. Res : Michael Smith, Richard Swain, Awen Guttenbeil, Stephen Kearney


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures, Baskerville Shield
After 30 New Zealand vs England / Great Britain test series since 1907, the Baskerville Shield was inaugurated for series between New Zealand and England / Great Britain. The shield is named in honour of Albert Henry Baskerville who organised New Zealand's first ever tour of Great Britain in 1907.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures, Venues
The three Baskerville Shield tests took place at the following venues.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Fixtures, Venues, 1st Test
Henry Fa'afili scored three tries in the 30–16 first test win over Great Britain at Ewood Park, the first Kiwis hat-trick against the Lions in 97 matches dating back to 1907. His tries all came in the second half as the Kiwis rallied from a 10–6 halftime deficit to win comfortably.


2002 New Zealand rugby league tour, Aftermath
New Zealand halfback Stacey Jones won the George Smith Medal as player of the series against Great Britain. The tour was Freeman's last as head coach. In 2003 Daniel Anderson was named as the new Kiwis coach.


2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe
The 2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe  was a series of matches played in November 2002 in England, France and Wales by New Zealand national rugby union team.


2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe, Results, Against England
England: 15.Jason Robinson, 14.James Simpson-Daniel, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Matt Dawson, 8.Lawrence Dallaglio, 7.Richard Hill, 6.Lewis Moody, 5.Danny Grewcock, 4.Martin Johnson (capt. ), 3.Phil Vickery, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Trevor Woodman,  – replacements: 16.Mark Regan, 17.Jason Leonard, 18.Ben Kay, 19.Neil Back, 20.Austin Healey, 21.Ben Johnston, 22.Tim Stimpson New Zealand: 15.Ben Blair, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Keith Lowen, 11.Jonah Lomu, 10.Carlos Spencer, 9.Steve Devine, 8.Sam Broomhall, 7.Marty Holah, 6.Taine Randell (capt. ), 5.Keith Robinson, 4.Ali Williams, 3.Kees Meeuws, 2.Andrew Hore, 1.Joe McDonnell,  – replacements: 16.Keven Mealamu, 17.Carl Hayman, 18.Brad Mika, 19.Rodney So'oialo, 20.Danny Lee, 21.Andrew Mehrtens, 22.Mark Robinson


2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe, Results, Against France
France: Nicolas Brusque, Vincent Clerc, Thomas Castaignede, Damien Traille, Cedric Heymans, Francois Gelez, Fabien Galthie (capt. ), Imanol Harinordoquy, Olivier Magne, Serge Betsen, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous, Pieter de Villiers, Raphael Ibanez, Jean-Jacques Crenca,  – replacements: Sebastien Chabal         –  No entry : 16.Sylvain Marconnet, 17.Jean-Baptiste Rue, 19.Thibault Privat, 20.Gerald Merceron, 21.Xavier Garbajosa, 22.Dimitri YachviliNew Zealand: 15.Christian Cullen, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Mark Robinson, 11.Jonah Lomu, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Danny Lee, 8.Sam Broomhall, 7.Marty Holah, 6.Taine Randell (capt. ), 5.Brad Mika, 4.Ali Williams, 3.Kees Meeuws , 2.Andrew Hore, 1.Joe McDonnell,  – replacements: 17.Carl Hayman, 18.Keith Robinson        –  No entry: 16.Keven Mealamu, 19.Rodney So'oialo, 20.Steve Devine, 21.Paul Steinmetz, 22.Ben Blair


2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe, Results, Against Wales
Wales: Rhys Williams, Mark Jones, Jamie Robinson, Sonny Parker, Gareth Thomas, Stephen Jones, Dwayne Peel, Colin Charvis (capt. ), Martyn Williams, Dafydd Jones, Gareth Llewellyn, Robert Sidoli, Ben Evans, Robin McBryde, Iestyn Thomas,  – replacements: Gethin Jenkins, Michael Owen, Iestyn Harris, Richard Parks, Ryan Powell     –  No entry : 16.Mefin Davies, 19.Richard Parks, 20.Ryan


2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe, Results, Against Wales
PowellNew Zealand: 15.Ben Blair, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Regan King, 12.Tana Umaga, 11.Jonah Lomu, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Steve Devine, 8.Rodney So'oialo, 7.Dan Braid, 6.Taine Randell (capt. ), 5.Ali Williams, 4.Keith Robinson, 3.Carl Hayman, 2.Keven Mealamu, 1.Tony Woodcock,  – replacements: 17.Kees Meeuws, 18.Brad Mika, 19.Marty Holah, 19.Marty Holah, 21.Paul Steinmetz, 22.Mark Robinson    –  No entry: 16.Andrew Hore, 20.Danny Lee


2002 Newark mayoral election
The 2002 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 14, 2002. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor and State Senator Sharpe James avoided a runoff and was re-elected to his fifth term in office. He was first Newark mayor to be elected five times.


2002 Newark mayoral election
This campaign was the subject of the 2005 documentary Street Fight. Cory Booker, who had become a municipal council member in 1998, was elected Mayor of Newark in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. After having won the October 16 special election for U.S. Senator he resigned as mayor and was sworn in on October 31, 2013 as the junior U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ending his campaign three weeks before the first nominating contest, the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Candidates
The deadline for candidates to file for election was April 14.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Candidates, Declared
Though all elections are non-partisan, all candidates are registered Democrats and Newark is a heavily Democratic city.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Campaign
The election was noted for its acrimony and attacks by both candidates. James called Booker "a Republican who took money from the KKK [and] Taliban ... [who's] collaborating with the Jews to take over Newark". Booker focused on James's reputation for corruption.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Campaign
One focus of the campaign was race. Booker, who is of mixed black and European ancestry and was raised in the wealthy suburbs, was accused of insufficient connection to the city's impoverished, majority-black voters.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Results
If no candidate received 50% of the vote, the race would have continued to a run-off between the top two candidates from the first round.


2002 Newark mayoral election, Results
James received 52.95 percent of the total vote, securing re-election.


2002 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by four. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2002 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
Three seats in Thistleberry ward were vacant until a by-election in June.


2002 Newham London Borough Council election
Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 2nd May 2002. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 25.49%. Labour won all but one seat. The sole opposition councillor was Alan Craig of the Christian Peoples Alliance.


2002 Newham London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 144 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party (as had been the case at every election since the borough council had been formed in 1964), whilst the Conservative party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 7 candidates. Other candidates running were 14 Greens, 9 Christian Peoples Alliance, 6 Newham Independents Association, 4 Socialist Alliance, 3 BNP, 1 Socialist Labour, 1 UKIP and 8 Independents.


2002 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2002 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Daryl Daye. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 3–3 in Southland play to finish tied for third place.


2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.


2002 Niuean general election
General elections were held in Niue on 21 March 2002 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly.


2002 Niuean general election
All twenty outgoing members were re-elected, of which eight (all of them village representatives) were running unopposed. Voter turnout was close to 100%. The Niue People's Party obtained six seats, and was able to form a government with the support of eight independent members. The remaining six seats were also held by independents.


2002 Niuean general election
Young Vivian (NPP) became Premier. Sani Lakatani was his deputy.


2002 Nokia Brier
The 2002 Nokia Brier was the Canadian men's curling championship. It was held from March 9 to 17, 2002 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate (third) David Nedohin threw skip (or fourth) stones. The other two members of the team were second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque.


2002 Nokia Brier
The Ferbey team beat the young Ontario foursome of John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, and Brent Laing by a score of 9–4. The game's pivotal moment came when Ferbey scored four points in the fifth end to break open an otherwise even and low-scoring game.


2002 Nokia Brier
Third place in the tournament went to the team skipped by New Brunswick's Russ Howard, while fourth place was taken by Saskatchewan's Scott Bitz.


2002 Nokia Brier
Absent from the event were many of the top teams in the country who had boycotted the Brier in favour of the Grand Slam of Curling series, protesting the lack of prize money.


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Fifth: Dan Holowaychuk


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Pat Ryan Third: Deane Horning Second: Kevin MacKenzie Lead: Rob KoffskiFifth: Gerry Richard


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Mark Lukowich Third: Chris Suchy Second: Dave Elias Lead: Shane Kilgallen Fifth: Greg McGibbon


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Fifth: Terry Odishaw


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Mark Noseworthy Third: Bill Jenkins Second: Randy Turpin Lead: Ian Kerr Fifth: Toby McDonald


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Tim Phillips Third: Ron Collins Second: Drew Eloranta Lead: Doug Hong Fifth: Thomas Leonard


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Shawn Adams Third: Craig Burgess Second: Jeff Hopkins Lead: Ben Blanchard Fifth: Jason Blanchard


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : John Morris Third: Joe Frans Second: Craig Savill Lead: Brent Laing Fifth: Jason Young


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : John Likely Third: Robert Campbell Second: Erik Brodersen Lead: Jeff Smith Fifth: Mark Butler


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : François Roberge Third: Maxime Elmaleh Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Fifth: Jean-Michel Ménard


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Scott Bitz Third: Mark Lang Second: Brian McCusker Lead: Kelly Moskowy Fifth: Ron Pugsley


2002 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Jonathan Solberg Third: Wade Scoffin Second: Ray Mikkelsen Lead: Darol Stuart Fifth: Curtis Prosko


2002 Nokia Brier, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).


2002 Nokia Brier, Awards and honours
As always, there were a scattering of individual awards at the competition, though they were not (and in fact, are still not) considered important by fans, media, or players, as the team element of the game of curling is held in such esteem. The bonspiel's All-Stars were as follows (First Team All-Stars followed by Second Team All-Stars):


2002 Nokia Brier, Awards and honours
The MVP Award, called the "Hec Gervais Award" went to David Nedohin.


2002 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2002 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the Tier IV  category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and took place in Espoo, Finland from 5 August until 11 August 2002. Qualifier Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2002 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated  Eva Bes-Ostariz /  María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3


2002 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 8 through 10, 2002 in Vierumäki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


2002 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2002 took place in Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany from 20 January to 27 January 2002. It was the 25th Junior World Championships in Nordic skiing.


2002 North American drought
The 2002 North American Drought was an exceptional and damaging drought which impacted the Western United States, Midwestern United States and the Mountain States, as well as the Eastern Seaboard.


2002 North American drought, Overview
The Drought of 2002 began around spring and spread over numerous states, including Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. Denver was forced to impose water restrictions for the first time in over 20 years. The Drought of 2002 had a negative impact in many states. The drought also affected Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.


2002 North American drought, Canada
The Drought of 2002 also ravaged certain parts of Canada, particularly Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election
The North Carolina House of Representatives election of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002 as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election
It is not to be confused with the election to the United States House of Representatives, which was held in North Carolina on the same day.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 1
Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st district since 1995


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 2
The 2nd district overlaps with much of the former 86th district. Incumbent Democrat Bill Culpepper, who has represented the 86th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Alice Graham Underhill has represented the 3rd district since 2001, she lost re-election to Republican Michael Gorman.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 4
The new 4th district overlaps with much of the former 6th district. Incumbent Democrat Gene Rogers, who has represented the 6th district since 1987, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Charles Elliott Johnson won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Howard J. Hunter Jr. has represented the 5th district since 1989.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 6
The new 6th district overlaps with much of the former 2nd district. Incumbent Democrat Zeno L. Edwards, who has represented the 2nd district since 1993, didn't seek re-election  Democrat Arthur Williams won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 7
Incumbent Democrat John Hall has represented the 7th district since his appointment on February 4, 2000. Hall was elected to his first full term.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 8
Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district since 1999.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 9
Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 10
Incumbent Democrat Russell Tucker has represented the 10th district since 1999. He lost re-election to Republican Stephen LaRoque.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 11
Incumbent Democrat Phil Baddour has represented the 11th district since 1993. He lost re-election to Republican Louis Pate.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 12
The new 12th district overlaps with much of the former 79th district. Incumbent Democrat William L. Wainwright, who has represented the 79th district and its predecessors since 1991, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 13
The new 13th district overlaps with much of the former 4th district. Incumbent Republican Jean Preston, who has represented the 4th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 14
The new 14th district is based in Onslow County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Keith Williams won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 15
The new 15th district overlaps with much of the former 80th district. Incumbent Republican Robert Grady, who has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1987, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 16
The new 16th district includes all of Pender County and a portion of New Hanover County. Republican Carolyn Justice won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 17
The new 17th district overlaps with the southern portion of the old 14th district. Incumbent Democrat David Redwine, who has represented the 14th district since 1985, lost re-election here to Republican Bonner Stiller.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 18
The new 18th district overlaps with much of the former 98th district. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Wright, who has represented the 98th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 19
The new 19th district overlaps with much of the former 13th district. Incumbent Republican Danny McComas, who has represented the 13th district since 1995, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 20
The new 20th district overlaps with the northern portion of the former 14th district. Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill, who has represented the 14th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 21
The new 21st district overlaps with much of the former 97th district. Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell, who has represented the 97th district since 2001, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 22
The new 22nd district overlaps with much of the former 96th district. Incumbent Democrat Edd Nye, who has represented the 96th district and its predecessors since 1985, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 23
The new 23rd district overlaps with much of the former 71st district. Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson, who has represented the 71st district since 1997, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 24
The new 24th district overlaps with much of the former 70th district. Incumbent Democrat Shelly Willingham, who has represented the 70th district since his appointment on January 28, 2002, ran for re-election. Willingham lost re-nomination to Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield, who won the general election.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 25
The new 25th district overlaps with much of the former 72nd district. Incumbent Republican Gene G. Arnold, who has represented the 72nd district since 1993, didn't seek re-election. Republican Bill Daughtridge won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 26
The new 26th district overlaps with much of the former 20th district. Incumbent Republican Billy Creech, who has represented the 20th district since 1989, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 27
The new 27th district overlaps with much of the former 78th district. Incumbent Democrat Stanley Fox, who has represented the 78th district since 1995, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 28
The new 28th district overlaps with much of the former 95th district. Incumbent Republican Leo Daughtry, who has represented the 95th district and its predecessors since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 29
The new 29th district overlaps with much of the southwest portion of the former 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Paul Miller, who has represented the 23rd district since 2001, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 30
The new 30th district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke, who has represented the 23rd district since 1991, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 31
The new 31st district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the old 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux, who has represented the 23rd district since 1985, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 32
The new 32nd district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the old 22nd district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Crawford, who has represented the 22nd district since 1995, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 33
The new 33rd district overlaps with much of the former 21st district. Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue, who has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 1981, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Bernard Allen won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 34
The new 34th district overlaps with much of the former 61st district. Incumbent Republican Art Pope, who has represented the 61st district since 1999, didn't seek re-election. Republican Don Munford won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 35
he new 35th district overlaps with much of the former 63rd district. Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss, who has represented the 63rd district since 1999, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 36
The new 36th district overlaps with much of the former 62nd district. Incumbent Republican David Miner, who has represented the 62nd district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 37
The new 37th district is an open seat based in southwestern Wake County and it is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Paul Stam won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 38
The new 38th district overlaps with much of the former 64th district. Incumbent Democrat Bob Hensley, who has represented the 64th district since 1991, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Deborah Ross won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 39
The new 39th district overlaps with much of the former 15th district. Incumbent Republican Sam Ellis, who has represented the 15th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 40
The new 40th district overlaps with much of the former 65th district. Incumbent Republican Rick Eddins, who has represented the 65th district since 1995, was re-elected here


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 41
The new 41st district overlaps with the eastern portion of the old 18th district. Incumbent Republican Mia Morris, who has represented the 18th district since 1997, lost re-election here to Democrat Margaret Dickson.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 42
The new 42nd district overlaps with much of the former 17th district. Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas, who has represented the 17th district since 2001, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 46
The new 46th district overlaps with much of the former 16th district. Incumbent Democrat Douglas Yongue, who has represented the 16th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 47
The new 47th district overlaps with much of the former 85th district. Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Sutton, who has represented the 85th district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 48
The new 48th district overlaps with much of the former 87th district. Incumbent Democrat Donald Bonner, who has represented the 87th district since 1997, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 49
The new 49th district includes all of Franklin County, as well as portions of Warren and Halifax counties. Democrat Lucy Allen won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 50
The new 50th district overlaps with much of the former 92nd district. Incumbent Republican Russell Capps, who has represented the 92nd district since 1995, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 51
The new 51st district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 19th district. Incumbent Democrat Leslie Cox, who has represented the 19th district since 1999, lost re-election here to Republican John Sauls.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 52
The new 52nd district overlaps with much of the former 31st district. Incumbent Republican Richard Morgan, who has represented the 31st district since 1991, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 53
The new 53rd district overlaps with the eastern portion of the former 19th district. Incumbent Republican Donald S. Davis, who has represented the 19th district since 1995, didn't seek re-election. Republican David Lewis won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 54
The new 54th district overlaps with southern portion of the former 24th district. Incumbent Democrat Joe Hackney, who has represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 1981, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 55
The new 55th district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 22nd district. Incumbent Democrat Gordon Allen, who has represented the 22nd district since 1997, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 56
The new 56th district overlaps with the northern portion with the 24th district. Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko, who has represented the 24th district since 1997, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 57
The new 57th district overlaps with much of the former 29th district. Incumbent Republican Joanne Bowie, who has represented the 29th district and its predecessor since 1989, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 58
The new 58th district overlaps with much of the former 26th district. Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams, who has represented the 26th district since 1994, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 59
The new 59th district overlaps with much of the former 89th district. Incumbent Democrat Maggie Jeffus, who has represented the 89th district and its predecessors since 1991, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 60
The new 60th district is based in Guilford County and is expected to favor Democrats. Democrat Earl Jones won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 61
The new 61st district is based in Guilford County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Stephen Wood won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 62
The new 62nd district overlaps with much of the former 27th district. Incumbent Republican John Blust, who has represented the 27th district since 2001, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 63
The new 63rd district is based in Alamance County and isn't safe for either party. Democrat Alice Bordsen won the open seat.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 64
There new 64th district overlaps with much of the southern portion of the former 25th district. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Cary Allred, who has represented the 25th district since 1995, and W. B. Teague, who has represented the 25th district since 1999. Allred was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 65
The new 65th district overlaps with much of the northern portion of the former 25th district. Incumbent Democrat Nelson Cole, who has represented the 25th district since 1997, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 66
The new 66th district overlaps with much of the former 73rd district. Incumbent Republican Wayne Sexton, who has represented the 73rd district since 1993, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 67
The new 67th district overlaps with much of the former 30th district. Incumbent Republican Arlie Culp, who has represented the 30th district since 1989, was re-elected here


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 68
The new 68th district overlaps with much of the former 32nd district. Incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin, who has represented the 32nd district since 1997, was re-elected here


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 69
The new 69th district overlaps with much of the former 33rd district. Incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson, who has represented the 33rd district since 1999, was re-elected here.


2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 70
The new 70th district overlaps with much of the former 82nd district. Incumbent Republican Bobby H. Barbee Sr., who has represented the 82nd district and its predecessors since 1987, was re-elected here.