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2002 U.S. Senate election results

Results of all 34 Senate races in 2002 (seats won: Republican 22, Democratic 12); 3 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 22
  • Democratic 12
Alabama: Jeff Sessions REP +18.8Alaska: Ted Stevens REP +67.7ArizonaArkansas: Mark L. Pryor DEM +7.8 gainCaliforniaColorado: Wayne A. Allard REP +4.9ConnecticutDelaware: Joe Biden DEM +17.4District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: Saxby Chambliss REP +6.8 gainHawaiiIdaho: Larry E. Craig REP +32.6Illinois: Richard J. Durbin DEM +22.3IndianaIowa: Tom Harkin DEM +10.4Kansas: Pat Roberts REP +73.4Kentucky: Mitch McConnell REP +29.4Louisiana: Mary L. Landrieu DEM +3.4Maine: Susan M. Collins REP +16.9MarylandMassachusetts: John Kerry DEM +55.7Michigan: Carl Levin DEM +22.7Minnesota: Norm Coleman REP +2.2Mississippi: Thad Cochran REP +69.2Missouri: Jim Talent REP +1.1 gainMontana: Max Baucus DEM +31.0Nebraska: Chuck Hagel REP +68.1NevadaNew Hampshire: John E. Sununu REP +4.4New Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +9.9New Mexico: Pete V. Domenici REP +30.1New YorkNorth Carolina: Elizabeth H. Dole REP +8.6North DakotaOhioOklahoma: James M. Inhofe REP +21.0Oregon: Gordon H. Smith REP +16.6PennsylvaniaRhode Island: Jack Reed DEM +56.9South Carolina: Lindsey Graham REP +10.2South Dakota: Tim Johnson DEM +0.2Tennessee: Lamar Alexander REP +9.9Texas: John Cornyn REP +12.0UtahVermontVirginia: John W. Warner REP +72.8WashingtonWest Virginia: John D. Rockefeller, IV DEM +26.2WisconsinWyoming: Michael B. Enzi REP +45.9VermontNew Hampshire: John E. Sununu REP +4.4Massachusetts: John Kerry DEM +55.7Rhode Island: Jack Reed DEM +56.9ConnecticutNew Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +9.9Delaware: Joe Biden DEM +17.4MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2002, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateSeatWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Alabama Class II Jeff Sessions Republican 18.8 Republican
Alaska Class II Ted Stevens Republican 67.7 Republican
Arkansas Class II Mark L. Pryor Democratic 7.8 Republican flip
Colorado Class II Wayne A. Allard Republican 4.9 Republican
Delaware Class II Joe Biden Democratic 17.4 Democratic
Georgia Class II Saxby Chambliss Republican 6.8 Democratic flip
Idaho Class II Larry E. Craig Republican 32.6 Republican
Illinois Class II Richard J. Durbin Democratic 22.3 Democratic
Iowa Class II Tom Harkin Democratic 10.4 Democratic
Kansas Class II Pat Roberts Republican 73.4 Republican
Kentucky Class II Mitch McConnell Republican 29.4 Republican
Louisiana Class II Mary L. Landrieu (Runoff) Democratic 3.4 Democratic
Maine Class II Susan M. Collins Republican 16.9 Republican
Massachusetts Class II John Kerry Democratic 55.7 Democratic
Michigan Class II Carl Levin Democratic 22.7 Democratic
Minnesota Class II Norm Coleman Republican 2.2 Idp
Mississippi Class II Thad Cochran Republican 69.2 Republican
Missouri special Class I Jim Talent Republican 1.1 Democratic flip
Montana Class II Max Baucus Democratic 31.0 Democratic
Nebraska Class II Chuck Hagel Republican 68.1 Republican
New Hampshire Class II John E. Sununu Republican 4.4 Republican
New Jersey Class II Frank R. Lautenberg Democratic 9.9 Democratic
New Mexico Class II Pete V. Domenici Republican 30.1 Republican
North Carolina Class II Elizabeth H. Dole Republican 8.6 Republican
Oklahoma Class II James M. Inhofe Republican 21.0 Republican
Oregon Class II Gordon H. Smith Republican 16.6 Republican
Rhode Island Class II Jack Reed Democratic 56.9 Democratic
South Carolina Class II Lindsey Graham Republican 10.2 Republican
South Dakota Class II Tim Johnson Democratic 0.2 Democratic
Tennessee Class II Lamar Alexander Republican 9.9 Republican
Texas Class II John Cornyn Republican 12.0 Republican
Virginia Class II John W. Warner Republican 72.8 Republican
West Virginia Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic 26.2 Democratic
Wyoming Class II Michael B. Enzi Republican 45.9 Republican

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.