Elections / 2002 · House

Republicans held the most US House seats in 2002.

Across 435 districts, Democrats won 204, Republicans 230, others 1. Results are party-level here — candidate names appear on each state's page. Every state below links to its districts.

2002 U.S. House elections

Democrats 205 −7218for control229 Republicans +8

435 voting seats, as elected in November 2002. The chamber is shown as voters returned it — seats vacated or members who changed party afterward are not reflected. DC’s delegate is non-voting and excluded.

Each of the 435 districts filled by the margin its winner carried · hover for the detail

Seats by state

Every row links to that state's district-by-district results.

State	Seats	Dem	Rep	Other	Delegation lean
Alaska	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Alabama	7	2	5	—	−42.9%
Arkansas	4	3	1	—	+50.0%
Arizona	8	2	6	—	−50.0%
California	53	33	20	—	+24.5%
Colorado	7	2	5	—	−42.9%
Connecticut	5	2	3	—	−20.0%
Delaware	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Florida	25	7	18	—	−44.0%
Georgia	13	5	8	—	−23.1%
Hawaii	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Iowa	5	1	4	—	−60.0%
Idaho	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Illinois	19	9	10	—	−5.3%
Indiana	9	3	6	—	−33.3%
Kansas	4	1	3	—	−50.0%
Kentucky	6	1	5	—	−66.7%
Louisiana	7	2	5	—	−42.9%
Massachusetts	10	10	0	—	+100.0%
Maryland	8	6	2	—	+50.0%
Maine	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Michigan	15	6	9	—	−20.0%
Minnesota	8	4	4	—	+0.0%
Missouri	9	4	5	—	−11.1%
Mississippi	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
Montana	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
North Carolina	13	6	7	—	−7.7%
North Dakota	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Nebraska	3	0	3	—	−100.0%
New Hampshire	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
New Jersey	13	7	6	—	+7.7%
New Mexico	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
Nevada	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
New York	29	19	10	—	+31.0%
Ohio	18	6	12	—	−33.3%
Oklahoma	5	1	4	—	−60.0%
Oregon	5	4	1	—	+60.0%
Pennsylvania	19	7	12	—	−26.3%
Rhode Island	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
South Carolina	6	2	4	—	−33.3%
South Dakota	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Tennessee	9	5	4	—	+11.1%
Texas	32	17	15	—	+6.3%
Utah	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
Virginia	11	3	8	—	−45.5%
Vermont	1	0	0	1	+0.0%
Washington	9	6	3	—	+33.3%
Wisconsin	8	4	4	—	+0.0%
West Virginia	3	2	1	—	+33.3%
Wyoming	1	0	1	—	−100.0%

Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · party-level district results. Real returns — nothing estimated.

Democratic	33,767,091	46.0%
Republican	37,375,256	50.9%
Other	2,321,669	3.2%
Margin	3,608,165	R+4.9