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2002 general · November 5, 2002

2002 general election results

Results of the 2002 general election in 50 states: U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races6,096
Changed party23
Unopposed30%1,804 races
Incumbents defeated276

U.S. Senate

D 12 · R 22 · 3 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaJeff Sessions (R)18.7
AlaskaTed Stevens (R)67.7
ArkansasMark L. Pryor (D)7.8Flipped
ColoradoWayne Allard (R)4.9
DelawareJoseph Biden (D)17.4
GeorgiaSaxby Chambliss (R)6.8Flipped
IdahoLarry Craig (R)32.6
IllinoisRichard J. Durbin (D)22.3
IowaTom Harkin (D)10.4
KansasPat Roberts (R)73.4
KentuckyMitch McConnell (R)29.4
LouisianaMary L. Landrieu (D)11.1
MaineSusan Collins (R)16.9
MassachusettsJohn F. Kerry (D)61.6
MichiganCarl Levin (D)22.7
MinnesotaNorm Coleman (R)2.2Flipped
MississippiThad Cochran (R)69.2
Missouri (special)James Talent (R)1.1
MontanaMax Baucus (D)31.0
NebraskaCharles Hagel (R)68.1
New HampshireJohn E. Sununu (R)4.4
New JerseyFrank R. Lautenberg (D)9.9
New MexicoPete Domenici (R)30.1
North CarolinaElizabeth Dole (R)8.6
OklahomaJames M. Inhofe (R)21.0
OregonGordon Smith (R)16.6
Rhode IslandJack Reed (D)56.9
South CarolinaLindsey Graham (R)10.2
South DakotaTim Johnson (D)0.2
TennesseeLamar Alexander (R)9.9
TexasJohn Cornyn (R)12.0
VirginiaJohn Warner (R)72.8
West VirginiaJohn D. Rockefeller, IV (D)26.2
WyomingMichael B. Enzi (R)45.9

Governors

D 14 · R 22 · 20 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaBob Riley (R)0.2Flipped
AlaskaFrank Murkowski (R)15.2Flipped
ArizonaJanet Napolitano (D)1.0Flipped
ArkansasMike Huckabee (R)6.1
CaliforniaGray Davis (D)4.9
ColoradoBill Owens (R)30.1
ConnecticutJohn Rowland (R)12.2
FloridaJeb Bush (R)13.0
GeorgiaSonny Perdue (R)5.3Flipped
HawaiiLinda Lingle (R)4.6Flipped
IdahoDirk Kempthorne (R)14.8
IllinoisRod Blagojevich (D)7.3Flipped
IowaTom Vilsack (D)8.4
KansasKathleen Sebelius (D)7.9Flipped
MaineJohn Baldacci (D)5.7Flipped
MarylandRobert Ehrlich (R)3.9Flipped
MassachusettsMitt Romney (R)4.8
MichiganJennifer M. Granholm (D)4.1Flipped
MinnesotaTim Pawlenty (R)7.9Flipped
NebraskaMike Johanns (R)42.8
NevadaKenny Guinn (R)48.5
New HampshireCraig Benson (R)21.1Flipped
New MexicoWilliam Richardson (D)16.4Flipped
New YorkGeorge Pataki (R)15.9
OhioRobert Alphonso Taft (R)20.2
OklahomaBrad Henry (D)0.7Flipped
OregonTed Kulongoski (D)3.0
PennsylvaniaEdward G. Rendell (D)9.2Flipped
Rhode IslandDonald L. Carcieri (R)9.5
South CarolinaMarshall Clement Sanford Jr (R)5.8Flipped
South DakotaMike Rounds (R)15.0
TennesseePhil Bredesen (D)3.1Flipped
TexasRick Perry (R)18.3
VermontJim Douglas (R)2.6Flipped
WisconsinJames E. Doyle (D)3.7Flipped
WyomingDave Freudenthal (D)2.1Flipped

U.S. House

D 205 · R 228 · Other 1

State legislatures

D 3,083 · R 3,114 · Other 43

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 64 · R 41—
Alabama State Senate35D 25 · R 10—
Alaska House of Representatives40D 13 · R 27—
Alaska State Senate17D 6 · R 10 · Other 1—
Arizona House of Representatives30D 21 · R 39—
Arizona State Senate30D 13 · R 17—
Arkansas House of Representatives100D 70 · R 30—
Arkansas State Senate35D 27 · R 8—
California State Assembly80D 48 · R 32—
California State Senate20D 14 · R 6—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 28 · R 37—
Colorado State Senate17D 7 · R 10—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 94 · R 57—
Connecticut State Senate36D 21 · R 15—
Delaware House of Representatives41D 12 · R 29—
Delaware State Senate21D 13 · R 8—
Florida House of Representatives120D 39 · R 81—
Florida State Senate40D 14 · R 26—
Georgia House of Representatives147D 106 · R 73 · Other 1—
Georgia State Senate56D 30 · R 26—
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 36 · R 15—
Hawaii State Senate25D 20 · R 5—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 15 · R 55—
Idaho State Senate35D 7 · R 28—
Illinois House of Representatives118D 66 · R 52—
Illinois State Senate59D 32 · R 26 · Other 1—
Indiana House of Representatives100D 51 · R 49—
Indiana State Senate25D 10 · R 15—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 46 · R 54—
Iowa State Senate35D 16 · R 19—
Kansas House of Representatives125D 45 · R 80—
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 65 · R 35—
Kentucky State Senate19D 6 · R 13—
Maine House of Representatives151D 80 · R 67 · Other 4—
Maine State Senate35D 18 · R 17—
Maryland House of Delegates65D 98 · R 43—
Maryland State Senate47D 33 · R 14—
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 136 · R 23 · Other 1—
Massachusetts State Senate37D 32 · R 5—
Michigan House of Representatives110D 47 · R 63—
Michigan State Senate38D 16 · R 22—
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 52 · R 82—
Minnesota State Senate67D 35 · R 31 · Other 1—
Missouri House of Representatives163D 73 · R 90—
Missouri State Senate17D 5 · R 12—
Montana House of Representatives100D 47 · R 53—
Montana State Senate25D 11 · R 14—
Nebraska Legislature28Other 28—
Nevada State Assembly42D 23 · R 19—
Nevada State Senate11D 4 · R 7—
New Hampshire House of Representatives88D 118 · R 282—
New Hampshire State Senate24D 6 · R 18—
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 43 · R 27—
New York State Assembly150D 102 · R 48—
New York State Senate62D 24 · R 38—
North Carolina House of Representatives120D 59 · R 61—
North Carolina State Senate50D 28 · R 22—
North Dakota House of Representatives25D 15 · R 34—
North Dakota State Senate26D 9 · R 17—
Ohio House of Representatives99D 37 · R 62—
Ohio State Senate17D 8 · R 9—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 53 · R 48—
Oklahoma State Senate24D 16 · R 8—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 25 · R 35—
Oregon State Senate15D 10 · R 5—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 94 · R 109—
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 10 · R 15—
Rhode Island House of Representatives75D 63 · R 11 · Other 1—
Rhode Island State Senate38D 32 · R 6—
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 51 · R 73—
South Dakota House of Representatives36D 21 · R 49—
South Dakota State Senate35D 10 · R 25—
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 54 · R 45—
Tennessee State Senate17D 7 · R 10—
Texas House of Representatives150D 62 · R 88—
Texas State Senate31D 12 · R 19—
Utah House of Representatives75D 21 · R 54—
Utah State Senate16D 6 · R 10—
Vermont House of Representatives94D 68 · R 65 · Other 5—
Vermont State Senate13D 19 · R 11—
Washington House of Representatives98D 52 · R 46—
Washington State Senate24D 12 · R 12—
West Virginia House of Delegates58D 68 · R 32—
West Virginia State Senate16D 11 · R 6—
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 41 · R 58—
Wisconsin State Senate17D 6 · R 11—
Wyoming House of Representatives60D 15 · R 45—
Wyoming State Senate15D 5 · R 10—

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab