2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1996 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1996 2008 United States Senate election in North Carolina 2008 November 5, 2002 150x150px Elizabeth Dole official photo.jpg Elizabeth Dole Republican Party (United States) 1,248,664 53.56% Erskine Bowles in 2010 (cropped).jpg Erskine Bowles Democratic Party (United States) 1,047,983 44.96% 325px Dole: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Bowles: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% U.S. Senator Jesse Helms Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth Dole Republican Party (United States) 325px County results 325px Precinct results The 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms announced in August 2001 that he would retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat, becoming the first non-incumbent to capture a Senate seat for the Republican party in the state's history. This was the first open seat election since 1974 and the first time it occurred at this seat. Democratic primary During the primary campaign, Bowles was considered the choice of the party establishment, receiving support from former Governor Jim Hunt and the AFL-CIO.Broder David September 9, 2002 N.C.'s Democratic Senate Primary Still Open to Upset https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/09/09/ncs-democratic-senate-primary-still-open-to-upset/64e50d03-b278-430b-a90a-01feda9ae19e/ The Washington Post Candidates Dan Blue, state representative Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff Cynthia D. Brown, Durham city councilwoman Elaine Marshall, secretary of state of North Carolina Results Democratic primary resultsState Board of ElectionsMay 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Democratic Party (United States) Erskine Bowles 277,329 43.4% Democratic Party (United States) Dan Blue 184,216 28.8% Democratic Party (United States) Elaine Marshall 97,392 15.2% Democratic Party (United States) Cynthia D. Brown 27,799 4.4% Democratic Party (United States) Others 52,289 8.2% 639,025 100.0% Republican primary Dole was described as the "handpicked" choice of the White House, and received the support of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and outgoing Senator Jesse Helms. Candidates Elizabeth Dole, former United States Secretary of Labor, former United States secretary of transportation, former assistant to the president for public liaison, and wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole Ada Fisher, physician and activist Jim Parker, physicianCANDIDATE FAULTS DOLE, GOP\ JIM PARKER SAYS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE DOLE CAMPAIGN AREN'T PLAYING FAIR. https://greensboro.com/candidate-faults-dole-gop-jim-parker-says-the-republican-party-and-the-dole-campaign-arent/article_21d505de-87a2-5cdd-912b-8892a24ca6ca.html 2022-02-13 Greensboro News and Record April 19, 2002 en James Snyder Jr., former state representative Results Republican primary resultsState Board of ElectionsMay 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth Dole 342,631 80.4% Republican Party (United States) James Snyder Jr. 60,477 14.2% Republican Party (United States) Jim Parker 8,752 2.1% Republican Party (United States) Ada Fisher 6,045 1.4% Republican Party (United States) Others 8,201 1.9% 426,106 100.0% General election Candidates Erskine Bowles (D), former White House chief of staff Elizabeth Dole (R), former United States secretary of labor, United States secretary of transportation, assistant to the president for public liaison, and wife of U.S. Senator Bob Dole Sean Haugh (L) Debates + 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Elizabeth Dole Erskine Bowles1 Oct. 14, 2002 Meredith CollegeWRAL-TVWTVD-TV David CrabtreeLarry StognerC-SPANC-SPAN P P2 Oct. 19, 2002 East Carolina UniversityWCTI-TVWNCT-TV Wes GoforthAlan HoffmanC-SPANC-SPAN P P Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm November 18, 2002 Senate Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 June 25, 2021 dead mdy-all Lean RNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error ElizabethDole (R) ErskineBowles (D) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 28–30, 2002 611 (LV) ± 4.0% 50% 46% 4% Results 2002 United States Senate election in North CarolinaState Board of Elections Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth Dole 1,248,664 53.56% +0.92% Democratic Party (United States) Erskine Bowles 1,047,983 44.96% −0.96% Libertarian Party (United States) Sean Haugh 33,807 1.45% +0.46% 727 0.03% +0.02% 2,331,181 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Wake (largest town: Raleigh) Guilford (largest city: Greensboro) Mecklenburg (largest city: Charlotte) Buncombe (largest town: Asheville) Watauga (largest municipality: Boone) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Perquimans (largest city: Hertford) Granville (largest city: Oxford) Duplin (largest city: Wallace) Jones (largest city: Maysville) Madison (largest city: Mars Hill) Haywood (largest city: Waynesville) Yancey (largest municipality: Burnsville) Camden (largest municipality: Elizabeth City) Martin (largest town: Williamston)thumb|County results by flips See also 2002 United States Senate elections Notes References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Elizabeth Dole (R) for Senate Erskine Bowles (D) for Senate United States Senate North Carolina 2002