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2002 Senate Election Results: Republicans Retained Control ✓

U.S. Senate elections were held for 34 U.S. Senate seats on November 5, 2002. Following the elections, Republicans retained control of the Senate after flipping seats in Georgia, Minnesota, and Missouri. Democrats flipped one seat in Arkansas.

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48
Democrats

✓ 51
Republicans

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Key race alerts

Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

✓ Norm Coleman (REP) won the Senate election in Minnesota, flipping the seat to Republicans.

Georgia U.S. Senate Election

✓ Saxby Chambliss (REP) won the Senate election in Georgia, flipping the seat to Republicans.

Missouri U.S. Senate Election

✓ Jim Talent (REP) won the Senate election in Missouri, flipping the seat to Republicans.

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All U.S. Senate Elections
Alabama U.S. Senate Election
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Jeff Sessions (REP) ✓
Votes: 792,561

Susan Parker (DEM)     
Votes: 538,878

Colorado U.S. Senate Election
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Wayne Allard (REP) ✓    
Votes: 717,893

Tom Strickland (DEM)     
Votes: 648,130

Idaho U.S. Senate Election
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Larry Craig (REP) ✓    
Votes: 266,215

Alan Blinken (DEM)     
Votes: 132,975

Kansas U.S. Senate Election
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Pat Roberts (REP) ✓
Votes: 641,075

Steven A. Rosile (LIB)
Votes: 70,725

Maine U.S. Senate Election
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Susan Collins (REP) ✓    
Votes: 295,041

Chellie Pingree (DEM)     
Votes: 209,858

Minnesota U.S. Senate Election
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Norm Coleman (REP) ✓    
Votes: 1,116,697

Walter Mondale (DEM)     
Votes: 1,067,246

Montana U.S. Senate Election
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Max Baucus (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 204,853

Mike Taylor (REP)     
Votes: 103,611

New Jersey U.S. Senate Election
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Frank Lautenberg (DEM) ✓    Votes: 1,138,193

Doug Forrester (REP)      
Votes: 928,439

Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election
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Jim Inhofe (REP) ✓     
Votes: 583,579

David Walters (DEM)      
Votes: 369,789

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election
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Lindsey Graham (REP) ✓     
Votes: 600,010

Alex Sanders (DEM)      
Votes: 487,359

Texas U.S. Senate Election
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John Cornyn (REP) ✓
Votes: 2,496,243

Ron Kirk (DEM)      
Votes: 1,955,758

Wyoming U.S. Senate Election
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Mike Enzi (REP) ✓
Votes: 133,710

Joyce Jansa Corcoran (DEM) Votes: 49,570

Alaska U.S. Senate Election
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Ted Stevens (REP) ✓
Votes: 179,438

Frank Vondersaar (DEM) 
Votes: 24,133

Delaware U.S. Senate Election
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Joe Biden (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 135,253

Raymond J. Clatworthy (REP) Votes: 94,793

Illinois U.S. Senate Election
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Dick Durbin (DEM) ✓
Votes:  2,103,766

Jim Durkin (REP)     
Votes: 1,325,703

Kentucky U.S. Senate Election
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Mitch McConnell (REP) ✓    
Votes: 731,679

Lois Combs Weinberg (DEM) Votes: 399,634

Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election
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John Kerry (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 1,605,976

Michael E. Cloud (LIB)     
Votes: 369,807

Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
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Thad Cochran (REP) ✓    
Votes: 533,269

Shawn O'Hara (RFM)     
Votes: 97,226

Nebraska U.S. Senate Election
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Chuck Hagel (REP) ✓    
Votes: 397,438

Charlie A. Matulka (DEM)     
Votes: 70,290    

New Mexico U.S. Senate Election
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Pete V. Domenici (REP) ✓     
Votes: 314,193

Gloria Tristani (DEM)     
Votes: 168,863

Oregon U.S. Senate Election
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Gordon Smith (REP) ✓     
Votes: 712,287

Bill Bradbury (DEM)      
Votes: 501,898

South Dakota U.S. Senate Election
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Tim Johnson (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 167,481

John Thune (REP)      
Votes: 166,949

Virginia U.S. Senate Election
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John Warner (REP) ✓     
Votes: 1,229,894

Nancy Spannaus (IND)      
Votes: 145,102

Arkansas U.S. Senate Election
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Mark Pryor (DEM) ✓
Votes: 433,386

Tim Hutchinson (REP)     
Votes: 370,735

Georgia U.S. Senate Election
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Saxby Chambliss (REP) ✓    
Votes: 1,071,352

Max Cleland (DEM)     
Votes: 932,422

Iowa U.S. Senate Election
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Tom Harkin (DEM) ✓
Votes: 554,278

Greg Ganske (REP)     
Votes: 447,892

Louisiana U.S. Senate Election
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Mary Landrieu (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 596,642

Suzanne Haik Terrell (REP)     
Votes: 596,642

Michigan U.S. Senate Election
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Carl Levin (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 1,896,614

Rocky Raczkowski (REP)     
Votes: 1,185,545

Missouri U.S.  Senate Special Election 
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Jim Talent (REP) ✓
Votes: 935,032

Jean Carnahan (DEM)     
Votes: 913,778

New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election
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John Sununu (REP) ✓     
Votes: 227,229

Jeanne Shaheen (DEM)      
Vote: 207,478

North Carolina U.S. Senate Election
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Elizabeth Dole (REP) ✓     
Votes: 1,248,664

Erskine Bowles (DEM)      
Votes: 1,047,983

Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election
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Jack Reed (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 253,774

Robert Tingle (REP)      
Votes: 69,808

Tennessee U.S. Senate Election
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Lamar Alexander (REP) ✓     
Votes: 891,498

Bob Clement (DEM)     
Votes: 728,232

West Virginia U.S. Senate Election
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Jay Rockefeller (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 275,281

Jay Wolfe (REP)      
Votes: 160,902

Notes:

  • Louisiana U.S. Senate election results reflect the runoff election, which was held on December 7, 2002.   

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