2002 Mid-term Elections
U.S. Senate

107th Congress: 50D, 49R, I1* 108th Congress: 51R, 48D, I1
*Post-Nov. 5 Changes. 
-Following the death of Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) in a plane crash on Oct. 25, 2002, Gov. Jesse Ventura (I-MN) appointed Independent Dean Barkley to fill the remainder of his term; Barkley took the oath of office on Nov. 12. 
-The seat held by appointed Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO) was won by Republican Jim Talent in the Nov. 5, 2002 special election, and he took office on Nov. 23, 2002. 
-Sen. Frank Murkowski (R), elected governor of Alaska on Nov. 5, 2002, appointed daughter Lisa Murkowski to fill the seat on Dec. 20, 2002.


34 Seats at Stake
Democrats: 
Defending 14 seats, including 2 open seats:
Retiring
New Jersey: Robert G. Torricelli withdrew on Sept. 30, 2002.  Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg replaced him.
Death
Minnesota: Sen. Paul Wellstone died in Oct. 25, 2002 plane crash.  Former VP Walter Mondale replaced him.

Delaware: Joe Biden
Georgia: Max Cleland
Illinois: Richard Durbin
Iowa: Tom Harkin
Louisiana: Mary Landrieu
Massachusetts: John Kerry
Michigan: Carl Levin
Missouri: Jean Carnahan
Montana: Max Baucus
Rhode Island: Jack Reed
South Dakota: Tim Johnson
West Virginia: John D. Rockefeller IV

Republicans:
Defending 20 seats, including 5 open seats:
Retiring
North Carolina: Jesse Helms
South Carolina: Strom Thurmond
Tennessee: Fred Thompson
Texas: Phil Gramm
Defeated in Primary
New Hampshire: Bob Smith 

Alabama: Jeff Sessions
Alaska: Ted Stevens
Arkansas: Tim Hutchinson
Colorado: Wayne Allard
Idaho: Larry Craig
Kansas: Pat Roberts
Kentucky: Mitch McConnell
Maine: Susan Collins
Mississippi: Thad Cochran
Nebraska:  Chuck Hagel
New Mexico: Pete Domenici
Oklahoma: James M. Inhofe
Oregon: Gordon Smith
Virginia: John Warner
Wyoming: Mike Enzi

Lost 3 seats:
Georgia: Rep. Saxby Chambliss d. Sen. Max Cleland (D) inc.
Missouri: Jim Talent (R) d. Sen. Jean Carnahan (D) inc.
Minnesota: Norm Coleman (R) d. Walter Mondale (D)
Lost 1 seat:
Arkansas: Mark Pryor (D) d. Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R) inc.

1 Seat Not Decided on Nov. 5
Louisiana: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) won re-election in Dec. 7 runoff.
 

4 Incumbents Defeated
Sept. 10 Republican Primary--New Hampshire: Rep. John Sununu d. Sen. Bob Smith inc.
Arkansas: Mark Pryor (D) d. Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R) inc.
Georgia: Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R) d. Sen. Max Cleland (D) inc.
Missouri: Jim Talent (R) d. Sen. Jean Carnahan (D) inc.
 

2 Closest Races
South Dakota: Sen. Tim Johnson (D) re-elected with a plurality of 524 votes.

Sen. Tim Johnson (D) inc.
167,481
49.62%
Rep. John Thune (R)
166,957
49.47%
Kurt Evans (L)
3,070
0.91%
337,508

Missouri: Jim Talent (R) elected by a margin of 49.8% to 48.7% (plurality of 21,254 votes).

Jim Talent (R)
935,032
49.8%
Sen. Jean Carnahan (D) inc.
913,778
48.7%
Tamara Millay (L)
18,345
0.98%
Daniel 'digger' Romano (G)
10,465
0.56%
1,877,620

4 Incumbents Faced No Major Party Opponent

Democrats:
Massachusetts: John Kerry
Republicans:
Kansas: Pat Roberts
Mississippi: Thad Cochran
Virginia: John Warner

11 Women Ran for U.S. Senate as Nominees of the Major Parties

Democrats:
Alabama: Susan Parker
Kentucky: Lois Weinberg
Louisiana: Mary Landrieu inc.   ...re-elected
Maine: Chellie Pingree
Missouri: Jean Carnahan inc.   ...defeated
New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen
New Mexico: Gloria Tristani
Wyoming: Joyce Jansa Corcoran
Republicans:
Louisiana: Suzanne Haik Terrell
Maine: Susan Collins inc.   ...re-elected
North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole   ...elected

Most Expensive Races
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Based on FEC reports.
North Carolina: $26.7 million spent by the two campaigns:

Raised
Spent
Elizabeth Dole (R)
$13,634,811
$13,509,660
Erskine Bowles (D)
$13,255,554
$13,223,938

Missouri: $20.1 million spent by the two campaigns:

Raised
Spent
Jean Carnahan (D)
$12,290,458
$12,164,052
Jim Talent (R)
$8,547,315
$7,939,585

21 Libertarians Ran for U.S. Senate on Nov. 5
Alabama: Jeff Allen    20,234 votes out of 1,353,023 total (1.50%)  ...3rd of 3 candidates
Alaska: Len Karpinski    2,354 out of 229,548 total (1.03%)  ...5th of 5 candidates
Colorado: Rick Stanley    20,776 votes out of 1,416,082 total (1.47%)  ...3rd of 5 candidates
Delaware: Ray Buranello    922 votes out of  232,314 total (0.40%)   ...4th of 5 candidates
Georgia: Sandy Thomas    26,981 votes out of 2,029,991 total (1.33%)   ...3rd of 3 candidates
Idaho: Donovan Bramwell    9,354 votes out of  408,544 (2.29%)   ...3rd of 3 candidates
Illinois: Steven Burgauer    57,382 votes out of 3,486,851 total (1.65%)  ...3rd of 3 candidates
Iowa: Richard J. Moore    8,864 votes out of 1,023,075 total (0.87%)   ...4th of 4 candidates
Kansas: Steven A. Rosile    70,725 votes out of 776,850 total (9.10%)   ...2nd of 3 candidates
Louisiana: Gary D. Robbins     2,577 votes out of 1,214,964 total (0.21%)   ...8th of 9 candidates
Massachusetts: Michael Cloud    369,807 votes out of 2,220,301 total (16.7%)  ...2nd of 3 candidates
Missouri: Tamara Millay    18,345 votes out of 1,877,620 total (0.98%)   ...3rd of 4 candidates
Montana: Stan Jones    10,420 votes out of 340,272 total (3.06%)   ...3rd of 4 candidates
Nebraska: John Graziano     7,146 votes out of 464,015 total (1.54%)   ...3rd of 4 candidates
New Hampshire: Ken Blevens     9,835 votes out of 447,135 total (2.20%)  ...3rd of 4 candidates
New Jersey: Elizabeth Macron    12,558 votes out of 2,112,604 total (0.59%)   ...4th of 6 candidates
North Carolina: Sean Haugh     33,749 votes out of 2,328,777 total (1.45%)  ...3rd of 4 candidates
Oregon: Dan Fitzgerald    29,979 votes out of 1,267,221 total (2.37%)  ...3rd of 4 candidates
South Carolina: Victor Kocher    6,684 votes out of  1,095,157 total (0.61%)   ...4th of 4 candidates
South Dakota: Kurt Evans    3,070 votes out of 1,877,620 total (0.91%)   ...3rd of 3 candidates
Texas: Scott Jameson     35,538 votes out of 4,515,012 total (0.79%)   ...3rd of 5 candidates

8 Greens Ran for U.S. Senate on Nov. 5
Alaska: Jim Sykes    16,608 votes out of 229,548 total (7.24%)   ...3rd of 5 candidates
Iowa: Tim Harthan    11,340 votes out of 1,023,075 total (1.11%)   ...3rd of 4 candidates
Michigan: Eric Borregard    23,931 votes out of 3,129,287 total (0.75%)   ...3rd of 5 candidates
Minnesota: Ray Tricomo    10,119 votes out of 2,252,473 total (0.45%)   ...4th of 5 candidates
Missouri: Daniel 'digger' Romano    10,465 votes out of 1,877,620 total (0.56%)   ...4th of 4 candidates
Montana: Bob Kelleher    7,643 votes out of 340,272 total (2.25%)   ...4th of 4 candidates
New Jersey: Ted Glick    24,308 votes out of 2,112,604 total (1.15%)   ...3rd of 6 candidates
Texas: Roy H. Williams    24,707 votes (0.6%)   ...4th of 5 candidates
 
 

10 New Senators Elected to the 108th Congress
Arkansas: Mark Pryor (D)
Georgia: Saxby Chambliss (R)
Minnesota: Norm Coleman (R)
Missouri: Jim Talent (R)
New Hampshire: John Sununu (R)
New Jersey: Frank Lautenberg (D)
North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole (R)
South Carolina: Lindsey Graham (R)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R)
Texas: John Cornyn (R)
1 New Senator Appointed to the 108th Congress
Alaska: Sen. Frank Murkowski (R) elected governor, appointed daughter Lisa Murkowski on Dec. 20, 2002.




Copyright © 2002  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.