2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1996 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1996 2008 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2008 November 5, 2002 File:Mark Pryor, head and shoulders photo portrait with flag, 2006.jpg 150x150px Mark Pryor Democratic Party (United States) 435,347 53.86% File:Timothy Hutchinson, official Senate photo portrait (cropped).jpg Tim Hutchinson Republican Party (United States) 372,909 46.14% 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsPryor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hutchinson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Tim Hutchinson Republican Party (United States) Mark Pryor Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Tim Hutchinson ran for a second term, but was defeated by Democratic candidate Mark Pryor, whose father David had held the seat from 1979 to 1997. This was the only Senate seat in the 2002 midterm elections to switch from Republican to Democratic, and Hutchinson was the only incumbent Republican senator to lose reelection during that cycle. As of 2026, this is the last Arkansas U.S. Senate race in which the winner received less than 55% of the votes. Major candidates Democratic Mark Pryor, attorney general of Arkansas Republican 140px|thumb|Republican Jim Bob Duggar challenged Hutchinson in the primary. Jim Bob Duggar, state representative Tim Hutchinson, incumbent U.S. senator Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/historicalElectionResults/Documents/2002_Preferential_Primary_Non-Partisan_Judicial.pdf 2002 Election Results 2015-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107101703/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/historicalElectionResults/Documents/2002_Preferential_Primary_Non-Partisan_Judicial.pdf 2015-01-07 dead Tim Hutchinson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 71,576 77.7% Jim Bob Duggar Republican Party (United States) 20,546 22.3% 92,116 100.0% thumb|center|201px|Republican primary results by county #e27f7f Hutchinson #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90% General election Debates Complete video of debate, October 14, 2002 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 D FlipNovember 4, 2002 Results 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansashttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3 Our Campaigns - AR US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Pryor 435,347 53.86% Republican Party (United States) Tim Hutchinson (incumbent) 372,909 46.14% 808,256 100.0% Democratic Party (Arkansas) Republican Party (Arkansas) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia (largest city: Magnolia) Craighead (largest city: Jonesboro) Conway (largest city: Morrilton) Franklin (largest city: Ozark) Garland (largest city: Hot Springs) Independence (largest city: Batesville) Johnson (largest city: Clarksville) Logan (largest city: Booneville) Perry (largest city: Perryville) Sharp (largest city: Cherokee Village) Stone (largest city: Mountain View) Union (largest city: El Dorado) Van Buren (largest city: Clinton) Yell (largest city: Dardanelle) See also 2002 United States Senate elections References 30em External links Official campaign websites (archived) Mark Pryor (D) for Senate Tim Hutchison (R) for Senate Arkansas 2002 Category:2002 Arkansas elections