Elections / 2002
The 2002 elections
A midterm cycle: 34 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.
2002 US Senate elections
2002Senate margin
D+60R+60
States with a Senate contest in 2002, each filled by its result. States without a seat up this cycle are faint.
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a seat an independent won.
All 34 results, 2002
| State | Senate margin |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | D+81.0 |
| Rhode Island | D+56.9 |
| Montana | D+31.0 |
| West Virginia | D+26.2 |
| Michigan | D+22.7 |
| Illinois | D+22.3 |
| Delaware | D+17.4 |
| Iowa | D+10.4 |
| New Jersey | D+9.9 |
| Arkansas | D+7.8 |
| Louisiana | D+0.3 |
| South Dakota | D+0.2 |
| Missouri | R+1.1 |
| Minnesota | R+1.7 |
| New Hampshire | R+4.4 |
| Colorado | R+4.9 |
| Georgia | R+6.8 |
| North Carolina | R+8.6 |
| Tennessee | R+9.9 |
| South Carolina | R+10.2 |
| Texas | R+12.0 |
| Oregon | R+16.6 |
| Maine | R+16.9 |
| Alabama | R+18.8 |
| Oklahoma | R+21.0 |
| Kentucky | R+29.4 |
| New Mexico | R+30.1 |
| Idaho | R+32.6 |
| Wyoming | R+45.9 |
| Alaska | R+67.7 |
| Nebraska | R+68.1 |
| Kansas | R+82.5 |
| Virginia | R+83.0 |
| Mississippi | R+84.6 |
The 2002 cycle at a glance
US Senate
48–51–1
Republicans held
US House
205–229
Republicans held
Governors
D 14 · R 22
36 races
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