2002 Senate elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana U.S. Senate election 2002
Mary L. Landrieu DEM +3.4 · Class II seat · held 12/7/02
- Votes counted
- 1,235,296
- Margin
- 3.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
Top-two primary 11/5/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary L. Landrieu Won | DEM | 573,347 | 46.00% | |
| Suzanne Haik Terrell | REP | 339,506 | 27.24% | |
| John C. Cooksey | REP | 171,752 | 13.78% | |
| Anthony Richard Perkins | REP | 119,776 | 9.61% | |
| Raymond Brown | DEM | 23,553 | 1.89% | |
| Patrick E. Landry | OTH | 10,442 | 0.84% | |
| James Lemann | OTH | 3,866 | 0.31% | |
| Gary D. Robbins | OTH | 2,423 | 0.19% | |
| Ernest Edward Skillman | REP | 1,668 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 1,246,333 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Runoff 12/7/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary L. Landrieu Won | DEM | 638,654 | 51.70% | |
| Suzanne Haik Terrell | REP | 596,642 | 48.30% | |
| Total | 1,235,296 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Louisiana Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | John Kennedy | 43.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 40.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John Kennedy | 21.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | David Vitter | 18.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | David Vitter | 21.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 3.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 32.4 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 0.3 |
| 1992 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 64.2 |
| 1990 | Class II | Bennett Johnston | 10.4 |
Full Louisiana Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2002 Louisiana Senate race?
Mary L. Landrieu (DEM) won with 51.7% of the vote, ahead of Suzanne Haik Terrell (48.3%), a margin of 3.4 points.
Did the Louisiana Senate seat change party in 2002?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2002 Louisiana Senate race?
1,235,296 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.