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| 107th Congress: 223R, 208D, 1I, 3 vac. | 108th Congress: |
| The House expelled Rep.
James Traficant (D-OH) in July 2002.
Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-OH) resigned effective Sept. 9, 2002. Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) died on Sept. 28, 2002. |
8 States Gained Seats,
10 States Lost Seats Due to Reapportionment
Gain: AZ +2 CA +1
CO +1 FL +2 GA +2
NV +1 NC +1 TX +2
Loss: CT -1 IL -1
IN -1 MI -1 MS -1
NY -2 OH -1 OK -1
PA -2 WI -1
36 Retirements/Running
for Other Office
(Old District Numbers)
| Democrats (15):
FL-17: Carrie Meek retired IN-3: Tim Roemer retired IL-5: Rod Blagojevich ran for governor, elected ME-2: John Baldacci ran for governor, elected MI-5: Jim Barcia ran for state Senate, elected MI-10: David Bonior ran for governor, defeated in prim. NC-1: Eva Clayton retired NY-29: John LaFalce retired OH-3: Tony P. Hall retired OH-17: James Traficant expelled, ran as independent PA-3: Bob Borski retired PA-14: William J. Coyne retired TN-5: Bob Clement ran for governor, defeated TX-25: Ken Bentsen ran for U.S. Senate, defeated in prim. WI-5: Tom Barrett retired |
Republicans (21):
AL-1: Sonny Callahan retired AL-3: Bob Riley ran for governor, elected AZ-3: Bob Stump retired CA-38: Steve Horn retired CO-4: Bob Schaffer retired FL-13: Dan Miller retired IA-4: Greg Ganske ran for U.S. Senate, defeated LA-5: John Cooksey ran for U.S. Senate, defeated in prim. MD-2: Bob Ehrlich ran for governor, elected NH-1: John Sununu ran for U.S. Senate, elected NJ-5: Marge Roukema retired NM-2: Joe Skeen retired NY-20: Benjamin A. Gilman retired OK-3: Wes Watkins retired OK-4: J.C. Watts retired SC-3: Lindsey Graham ran for U.S. Senate, elected SD-AL: John Thune ran for U.S. Senate, defeated TN-4: Van Hilleary ran for governor, defeated TN-7: Ed Bryant ran for U.S. Senate, defeated in prim. TX-26: Dick Armey retired UT-1: James Hansen retired |
8 Incumbents Defeated
in Primaries
AL-7: Rep. Earl F. Hilliard (D)
lost June 25 primary runoff to Artur Davis [Hilliard
41,162 (44.00%) Davis 52,394 (56.00%)]
CA-18: Rep. Gary Condit (D)
lost March 5 primary to Dennis A. Cardoza [Condit
16,618 (38.70%) Cardoza 22,879 (53.30%)]
GA-7: Rep. Bob Barr (R)
lost Aug. 25 primary to Rep. John Linder
[Barr 31,374 (35.5%) Linder 56,892 (65.4%)]
GA 4: Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D)
lost Aug. 25 primary to Denise Majette [McKinney
49,058 (41.7%) Majette 68,612 (58.3%)]
IN-4: Rep. Brian Kerns (R)
lost May 7 primary to Rep. Steve Buyer [Kerns
24,443 (29.92%) Buyer 44,608 (54.61%)]
MI-15: Rep. Lynn Rivers (D)
lost Aug. 6 primary to Rep. John Dingell [Rivers
40,832 Dingell 58,120]
OH-17: Rep. Tom Sawyer (D)
lost primary to Timothy Ryan
[Sawyer 19,247 (27.49%) Ryan 28,922 (41.31%)]
PA-12: Rep. Frank Mascara (D)
lost May 21 primary to Rep. John Murtha [Mascara 33,837
Murtha 60,687]
8 Incumbents Defeated
on Nov. 5
(*4 Races Pitted Incumbents Against Each
Other)
| Democrats (5)
FL-5: Rep. Karen Thurman Ginny Brown-Waite (R) 121,998 (47.9%) Karen Thurman (D) 117,758 (46.2%) 2 others and w/in 14,915 (5.8%) MN-2: Rep. Bill Luther
incumbent vs. incumbent
IL-19: Rep. David Phelps
MS-3: Rep. Ronnie Shows
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Republicans (3)
MD-8: Rep. Connie Morrella Chris Van Hollen (D) 112,788 (51.71%) Connie Morella (R) 103,587 (47.49%) 1 other (Unaff.) 1,599 (0.73%) NY-1: Rep. Felix J. Grucci, Jr.
incumbent vs. incumbent
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2 Seats Not Decided on
Nov. 5
LA-5: In Dec. 7 runoff, Rodney Alexander (D) d. Lee Fletcher
(R) by 974 votes.
Alexander 86,718 (50.28 %) Fletcher 85,744
(49.72 %).
HI-2: Rep. Patsy Mink (D) died on Sept. 28, 2002 but was nonetheless re-elected on Nov. 5. Thirty-eight candidates competed in a Nov. 30 special election to fill out the remainder of the term; Democrat Ed Case won. Case then won a Jan. 4, 2003 special election to hold the seat in the 108th Congress.
Closest Race
CO-7: Bob Beauprez (R) d. Mike Feeley (D) by 121 votes.
Beauprez 81,668 (47.24 %) Feeley 81,789 (47.31
%) 3Others-G,Ref.,L+w/in 9,422 (5.44 %)
Other Close Results
LA-5 plurality 974
NY-1 plurality 2,752
FL-5 plurality 4,240
At least 76 Incumbents Faced No Major Party Opponent
| Democrats (35 of which 20 no
opponent or only write-ins):
AR-2: Vic Snyder CA-10: Ellen Tauscher -L FL-11: Jim Davis FL-17: Kendrick Meek -w/in FL-20: Peter Deutsch GA-2: Sanford Bishop GA-5: John Lewis IL-3: William Lipinski LA-7: Chris John -I MA-2: Richard Neal MA-3: James McGovern MA-4: Barney Frank MA-7: Edward Markey MA-8: Michael Capuano MA-9: Stephen Lynch MI-5: Dale Kildee -L,G MI-13: Carolyn Kilpatrick -L NJ-1: Robert Andrews -L NM-3: Tom Udall NY-5: Gary Ackerman -C NY-6: Gregory Meeks -IN NY-10: Edolphus Towns -C NY-12: Nydia Velazquez -C NY-18: Nita Lowey -RTL PA-14: Michael Doyle SC-5: John Spratt -L, CN TN-9: Harold Ford, Jr. -I TX-10: Lloyd Doggett -L TX-15: Ruben Hinojosa TX-16: Silvestre Reyes TX-20: Charlie Gonzalez TX-29: Gene Green -L VA-3: Robert Scott WV-1: Alan Mollohan WI-4: Gerald Kleczka -G Also:
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Republicans (41 of which 15 no opponent
or only write-ins):
AL-4: Robert Aderholt -L AL-6: Spencer Bachus -L AR-3: John Boozman CA-49: Darrell Issa -L FL-4: Ander Crenshaw FL-10: Bill Young FL-12: Adam Putnam FL-14: Porter Goss FL-16: Mark Foley -C FL-21: Lincoln Diaz-Balart GA-10: Nathan Deal IL-18: Ray LaHood KS-1: Jerry Moran -L KY-6: Ernie Fletcher -I, L LA-1: David Vitter -2R LA-3: Billy Tauzin -2I LA-6: Richard Baker -I NE-1: Doug Bereuter -L NE-3: Tom Osborne -L NY-23: John McHugh NY-24: Sherwood Boehlert -G NC-3: Walter Jones -L NC-6: Howard Coble -L OH-18: Robert Ney OK-3: Frank Lucas -I PA-5: John Peterson -L PA-16: Joseph Pitts -C, G PA-19: Todd Platts -L, G SC-1: Henry Brown -O, NUL SC-2: Joe Wilson -L, O TN-1: William Jenkins TX-7: John Culberson -L TX-8: Kevin Brady -L TX-12: Kay Granger -L TX-19: Larry Combest -L VA-1: Jo Ann Davis VA-2: Ed Schrock -G VA-4: J. Randy Forbes VA-6: Robert Goodlatte WI-5: James Sensenbrenner -I WI-6: Thomas Petri |
124 Women Ran for U.S.
House as Nominees of the Major Parties
Adapted from information on the Center
for American Women and Politics (Rutgers).
| Democrats:
107th Congress: 42 women Rep. Patsy Mink, included in total, died on Sept. 28, 2002. Retirements: 2 Carrie Meek, Eva Clayton Defeated: 3 Cynthia McKinney, Lynn Rivers, Karen Thurman On the Ballot Nov. 5, 2002: 78 (38 incumbents) New Members: 2 Linda Sanchez, Denise Majette 108th Congress: 38 women |
Republicans:
107th Congress: 18 women Retirements: 1 Marge Roukema Defeated: 1 Connie Morella On the Ballot Nov. 5, 2002: 46 (17 incumbents) New Members: 5 Marilyn Musgrave, Ginny Brown-Waite, Katherine Harris, Candice Miller, Marsha Blackburn 108th Congress: 21 women |
Big Spenders
Source: Center for Responsive
Politics
Based on FEC reports.
WV-2: Jim Humphreys (D) $8,027,019 (95%
own money) lost to Rep. Shelley Moore Capito
(R) inc. 60%-40%.
FL-7: Wayne Hogan (D) $4,558,427 (96%
own money) lost to Rep. John Mica (R)
inc. 60%-40%.
FL-24: Harry Jacobs (D) $3,946,733 (81% own
money) lost to Tom Feeney (R) 62%-38%.
GA-11: Roger Kahn (D) $3,707,085 (77% own money)
lost to Phil Gingrey (R) 52%-48%.
CT-5: Nancy Johnson (R) inc. $3,683,586 defeated
Rep. Jim Maloney (D) 54%-43%.
Many Third Party Candidates
on the Ballot for U.S. House on Nov. 5
Source: Party Web Sites
|
"...the first third party in more than 80 years to contest a majority of U.S. House seats for the second election cycle in a row." Greens: 63
Constitution Party: 15 Natural Law Party: 11 Reform Party: 4 |
54 New Representatives in the 108th
| Democrats (21):
AL-7: Artur Davis AZ-7: Raul Grijalva CA-18: Dennis Cardoza CA-39: Linda Sanchez FL-17: Kendrick Meek GA-3: Jim Marshall GA-4: Denise Majette GA-13: David Scott HI-2: Ed Case IL-5: Rahm Emanuel LA-5: Rodney Alexander + (Cooksey) ME-2: Michael Michaud MD-2: Dutch Ruppersberger + (Ehrlich) MD-8: Chris Van Hollen + (Morella) NC-1: Frank Ballance, Jr. NC-13: Brad Miller NY-1: Timothy H. Bishop + (Grucci) OH-17: Timothy J. Ryan TN-4: Lincoln Davis + (Van Hilleary) TN-5: Jim Cooper TX-25: Chris Bell |
Republicans (33):
AL-1: Jo Bonner AL-3: Mike Rogers AZ-1: Rick Renzi AZ-2: Trent Franks CA-21: Devin Nunes CO-4: Marilyn Musgrave CO-7: Bob Beauprez FL-5: Ginny Brown-Waite FL-13: Katherine Harris FL-24: Tom Feeney FL-25: Mario Diaz-Balart GA-11: Phil Gingrey GA-12: Max Burns IN-2: Chris Chocola + (Roemer) IA-5: Steve King MI-10: Candice Miller + (Bonior) MI-11: Thaddeus McCotter MN-2: John Kline + (Luther) NV-3: Jon Porter NH-1: Jeb Bradley NJ-5: Scott Garrett NM-2: Steve Pearce OH-3: Mike Turner + (Hall) OK-4: Tom Cole PA-6: Jim Gerlach PA-18: Tim Murphy + (Mascara) SC-3: J. Gresham Barrett SD-AL: Bill Janklow TN-7: Marsha Blackburn TX-5: Jeb Hensarling TX-26: Michael Burgess TX-31: John Carter UT-1: Rob Bishop |
Copyright © 2002, 2003 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.