▁Scott ▁Mc Call um , ▁the ▁former ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁who ▁had ▁assumed ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁governor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁after ▁Tommy ▁Thompson ▁left ▁to ▁become ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁in ▁the ▁Bush ▁administration . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁governor ' s ▁race ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁negative ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history . ▁In ▁response , ▁Libert arian ▁Ed ▁Thompson ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁Tommy ), ▁public ly ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁negative ▁campaign ing ▁of ▁both ▁major ▁party ▁candidates , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁more ▁vi able ▁option ▁for ▁some ▁vot ers , ▁gar ner ed ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁On ▁election ▁day , ▁Do yle ▁defeated ▁Mc Call um ▁by ▁over ▁four ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Democratic ▁governor ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁since ▁Anthony ▁Earl ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Do yle ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Mad ison . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election ▁ ▁Do yle ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁Mark ▁Green ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Do yle ▁to pped ▁Green ▁ 5 3 % ▁to ▁ 4 5 % ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁no ▁inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁governor , ▁sen ator , ▁or ▁con gress man ▁lost ▁their ▁re e lection ▁bid . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁campaign , ▁Do