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Elections / 2002

The 2002 elections

A midterm cycle: 34 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.

2002 Senate margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2002 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+18.8Alaska · R+67.7Arizona · —Colorado · R+4.9Florida · —Georgia · R+6.8Indiana · —Kansas · R+82.5Maine · R+16.9Massachusetts · D+81.0Minnesota · R+1.7New Jersey · D+9.9North Carolina · R+8.6North Dakota · —Oklahoma · R+21.0Pennsylvania · —South Dakota · D+0.2Texas · R+12.0Wyoming · R+45.9Connecticut · —Missouri · R+1.1West Virginia · D+26.2Illinois · D+22.3New Mexico · R+30.1Arkansas · D+7.8California · —Delaware · D+17.4District of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · D+10.4Kentucky · R+29.4Maryland · —Michigan · D+22.7Mississippi · R+84.6Montana · D+31.0New Hampshire · R+4.4New York · —Ohio · —Oregon · R+16.6Tennessee · R+9.9Utah · —Virginia · R+83.0Washington · —Wisconsin · —Nebraska · R+68.1South Carolina · R+10.2Idaho · R+32.6Nevada · —Vermont · —Louisiana · D+0.3Rhode Island · D+56.9
2002Senate margin
D+60
R+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.

US Senate 2002: Democrats won 12, Republicans 22 of 34 contests →

US House 2002: Democrats won 204, Republicans 230, others 1 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.