2002 Sioux Falls mayoral election

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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 Sioux Falls mayoral election
| country = South Dakota
| flag_image =
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1998 Sioux Falls mayoral election
| previous_year = 1998
| next_election = 2006 Sioux Falls mayoral election
| next_year = 2006
| election_date = April 9, 2002<br>April 23, 2002
| image_size = 150x150px
| 1blank = First round
| 2blank = [[Two-round system|Runoff]]
| image1 = File:3x4.svg
| candidate1 = '''[[Dave Munson]]'''
| colour1 = c0c0c0
| 1data1 = '''6,852<br />27.53%'''
| 2data1 = '''12,890<br />57.20%'''
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| candidate2 = Dick Brown
| colour2 = c0c0c0
| 1data2 = '''8,653<br />34.76%'''
| 2data2 = 9,643<br />42.80%
| image4 = File:3x4.svg
| candidate4 = Bob Jamison
| colour4 = c0c0c0
| 1data4 = 3,538<br />14.21%
| 2data4 = ''Eliminated''
| image5 = File:3x4.svg
| candidate5 = Tam Baker
| colour5 = c0c0c0
| 1data5 = 2,835<br />11.39%
| 2data5 = ''Eliminated''
| title = Mayor
| before_election = [[Gary W. Hanson]]
| before_party = [[Nonpartisan politician|Nonpartisan]]
| after_election = [[Dave Munson]]
| after_party = [[Nonpartisan politician|Nonpartisan]]
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
}}
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The '''2002 Sioux Falls mayoral election''' took place on April 23, 2002, following a primary election on April 9, 2002. Incumbent Mayor [[Gary W. Hanson]] was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Mayor won't run for Congress|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=November 2, 2001|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940674/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> Seven candidates ran to succeed Nelson, and because no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff election was held. State Representative Dick Brown placed first in the primary with 35 percent of the vote, and he was opposed by State Senator [[Dave Munson]], who won 28 percent, in the general election. Munson ended up defeating Brown by a wide margin, winning 57–43 percent.

==Primary election==
===Candidates===
* Dick Brown, State Representative<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Brown enters Sioux Falls mayor's race|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=September 19, 2001|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940350/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Dave Munson]], State Senator<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Legislator declares bid for mayor|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=September 19, 2001|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940292/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* Bob Jamison, City Councilmember<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Jamison running for mayor|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=November 13, 2001|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940388/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* Tam Baker, City Councilmember<ref>{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Denise D.|title=Tam Baker declares bid for Sioux Falls mayor|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=February 2, 2002|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940475/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* Tim Kant, businessman<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Tim Kant declares bid for mayor|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=November 19, 2001|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940251/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* Curtis Rust, City Councilmember<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=7 run for Sioux Falls mayor|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=March 16, 2002|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940513/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
* Robert Kolbe, [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota|Minnehaha County]] Commissioner<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranz|first=David|title=Kolbe's aim: more efficient government|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=March 22, 2002|location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175940545/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>

===Results===
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| title = 2002 Sioux Falls mayoral primary election<ref>{{cite web |title=4/9/2002 - Regular - Summary Report|date=April 9, 2002|publisher=Sioux Falls City Clerk|url=https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AR88c8fedjG6%C3%89%C3%81nsmEUetd3Wi2ScejLfkIAmawDaYFZHBc75kzU1OsZcGTJGsAywdyl%C3%895J4D47Yuk2C2Dd4nUbg%3D/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dick Brown
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 8,653
| percentage = 34.76%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Munson
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 6,852
| percentage = 27.53%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bob Jamison
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 3,538
| percentage = 14.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tam Baker
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 2,835
| percentage = 11.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tim Kant
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 1,740
| percentage = 6.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Curtis Rust
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 773
| percentage = 3.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Kolbe
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 499
| percentage = 2.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,890
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==General election==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2002 Sioux Falls mayoral runoff election<ref>{{cite web |title=4/23/2002 - Runoff - Precinct-Level Details|date=April 23, 2002|publisher=Sioux Falls City Clerk|url=https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AZ5ipa5wj2mylZQgT2i84BFLcQnk0tptnUs2MQR9oOfy28k6rnv988cMx501LuogAt2xP6a%C3%89AcXhZoXx4HhckjU%3D/|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Munson
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 12,890
| percentage = 57.20%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dick Brown
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 9,643
| percentage = 42.80%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,533
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{2002 United States elections}}

[[Category:Government of Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
[[Category:Mayoral elections in Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
[[Category:2002 United States mayoral elections|Sioux Falls]]
[[Category:2002 South Dakota elections]]
[[Category:2010s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
[[Category:April 2002 in the United States]]