Summary of Results

ELECTION 2002: WHERE THINGS STAND
The results below are based on nearly complete but unofficial vote totals. But nothing is official until states certify their returns, which usually takes place between mid-November and mid-December.
	Before Election	After Election	Net Change in Seats
SENATE
Republicans	49	51	Republicans Gain 2
Democrats	49	48
Independence Party	1	-
Independent	1	1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Republicans	223	229	Republicans Gain 6
Democrats	208	205
Independent	1	1
Vacancies	3	-
GOVERNORS
Republicans	27	26	Democrats Gain 3
Democrats	21	24
Independents	2	-

Senate Results

2002 SENATE ELECTION RESULTS BY STATE
Results below are based on nearly complete but unofficial returns. Winning candidates and their percentage of the total vote are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent.
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
NORTHEAST
Delaware	D Hold	Joseph Biden*	58%	Ray Clatworthy	41%
Maine	R Hold	Chellie Pingree	41%	Susan Collins*	59%
Massachusetts	D Hold	John Kerry*	81%	-
New Hampshire	R Hold	Jean Shaheen	47%	John E. Sununu	51%
New Jersey	D Hold	Frank Lautenberg	54%	Doug Forrester	44%
Rhode Island	D Hold	John Reed*	78%	Robert Tingle	22%
West Virginia	D Hold	Jay Rockefeller*	63%	Jay Wolfe	37%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
MIDWEST
Illinois	D Hold	Richard Durbin*	60%	Jim Durkin	38%
Iowa	D Hold	Tom Harkin*	54%	Greg Ganske	44%
Kansas	R Hold	-		Pat Roberts*	83%
Michigan	D Hold	Carl Levin*	61%	Andrew Raczkowski	38%
Minnesota	R GAIN	Walter Mondale	47%	Norm Coleman	50%
Missouri	R GAIN	Jean Carnahan*	49%	Jim Talent	50%
Nebraska	R Hold	Charlie Matulka	15%	Chuck Hagel*	83%
South Dakota	D Hold	Tim Johnson*	50%	John Thune	49%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
SOUTH
Alabama	R Hold	Susan Parker	40%	Jeff Sessions*	59%
Arkansas	D GAIN	Mark Pryor	54%	Tim Hutchinson*	46%
Georgia	R GAIN	Max Cleland*	46%	Saxby Chambliss	53%
Kentucky	R Hold	Lois Combs Weinberg	36%	Mitch McConnell*	64%
Louisiana	D Hold	Mary Landrieu*	52%	Suzanne Terrell	48%
Mississippi	R Hold	-		Thad Cochran*	85%
North Carolina	R Hold	Erskine Bowles	45%	Elizabeth Dole	54%
Oklahoma	R Hold	David Walters	36%	James Inhofe*	57%
South Carolina	R Hold	Alex Sanders	44%	Lindsey Graham	55%
Tennessee	R Hold	Bob Clement	44%	Lamar Alexander	54%
Texas	R Hold	Ron Kirk	43%	John Cornyn	55%
Virginia	R Hold	-		John Warner*	84%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
WEST
Alaska	R Hold	Frank Vondersaar	10%	Ted Stevens*	78%
Colorado	R Hold	Tom Strickland	45%	Wayne Allard*	51%
Idaho	R Hold	Alan Blinken	33%	Larry Craig*	65%
Montana	D Hold	Max Baucus*	63%	Mike Taylor	32%
New Mexico	R Hold	Gloria Tristani	35%	Pete Domenici*	65%
Oregon	R Hold	Bill Bradbury	39%	Gordon Smith*	57%
Wyoming	R Hold	Joyce Corcoran	27%	Mike Enzi*	73%

Gubernatorial Results

2002 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS BY STATE
Results below are based on nearly complete but unofficial returns. Winning candidates and their percentage of the total vote are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent.
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
NORTHEAST
Connecticut	R Hold	Bill Curry	44%	John Rowland*	56%
Maine	D GAIN	John Baldacci	47%	Peter Cianchette	41%
Maryland	R GAIN	Kathleen Kennedy Townsend	48%	Robert Ehrlich	51%
Massachusetts	R Hold	Shannon O’Brien	45%	Mitt Romney	50%
New Hampshire	R GAIN	Mark Fernald	38%	Craig Benson	59%
New York	R Hold	Carl McCall	33%	George Pataki*	49%
Pennsylvania	D GAIN	Ed Rendell	53%	Mike Fisher	44%
Rhode Island	R Hold	Myrth York	45%	Donald Carcieri	55%
Vermont	R GAIN	Doug Racine	42%	Jim Douglas	45%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
MIDWEST
Illinois	D GAIN	Rod Blagojevich	52%	Jim Ryan	45%
Iowa	D Hold	Tom Vilsack*	53%	Doug Gross	45%
Kansas	D GAIN	Kathleen Sebelius	53%	Tom Shallenburger	45%
Michigan	D GAIN	Jennifer Granholm	51%	Dick Posthumus	47%
Minnesota	R GAIN	Roger Moe	36%	Tim Pawlenty	45%
Nebraska	R Hold	Stormy Dean	27%	Mike Johanns*	69%
Ohio	R Hold	Tim Hagan	38%	Bob Taft*	58%
South Dakota	R Hold	Jim Abbott	42%	Mike Rounds	57%
Wisconsin	D GAIN	Jim Doyle	45%	Scott McCallum*	41%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
SOUTH
Alabama	R GAIN	Don Siegelman*	49%	Bob Riley	49%
Arkansas	R Hold	Jimmie Lou Fisher	47%	Mike Huckabee*	53%
Florida	R Hold	Bill McBride	43%	Jeb Bush*	56%
Georgia	R GAIN	Roy Barnes*	46%	Sonny Perdue	52%
Oklahoma	D GAIN	Brad Henry	43%	Steve Largent	43%
South Carolina	R GAIN	Jim Hodges*	47%	Mark Sanford	53%
Tennessee	D GAIN	Phil Bredesen	51%	Van Hilleary	48%
Texas	R Hold	Tony Sanchez	40%	Rick Perry*	58%
	Status	Democratic Candidate	%	Republican Candidate	%
WEST
Alaska	R GAIN	Fran Ulmer	41%	Frank Murkowski	56%
Arizona	D GAIN	Janet Napolitano	46%	Matt Salmon	45%
California	D Hold	Gray Davis*	47%	Bill Simon	42%
Colorado	R Hold	Rollie Heath	33%	Bill Owens*	63%
Hawaii	R GAIN	Mazie Hirono	47%	Linda Lingle	52%
Idaho	R Hold	Jerry Brady	42%	Dirk Kempthorne*	56%
Nevada	R Hold	Joe Neal	22%	Kenny Guinn*	68%
New Mexico	D GAIN	Bill Richardson	56%	John Sanchez	39%
Oregon	D Hold	Ted Kulongoski	49%	Kevin Mannix	46%
Wyoming	D GAIN	Dave Freudenthal	51%	Eli Bebout	47%