2002Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2002 election for U.S. Senate in Arkansas
U.S. Senate · Arkansas
Mark L. Pryor (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Tim Hutchinson (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark L. PryorDemocrat · winner
53.9%433,386
Tim HutchinsonRepublican
46.1%370,735
804,121 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mark L. PryorTim Hutchinson
$4.5M
Raised by the campaign
$4.9M
$4.4M
Spent by the campaign
$5.1M
$42.2K
Cash on hand
$31.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002