2002 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 2002 Midterm elections November 5 Republican Party (US)George W. Bush (R) 108th 34 of 100 seats(33 seats of Class II +1 special election) Republican hold Republican +2 2002 Senate election results map All 435 voting seats Republican hold Republican +4.8% Republican +8 400px 2002 House of Representatives results(territorial delegate races not shown) 38 (36 states, 2 territories) Democratic +3 2002 gubernatorial election results #F48984 Republican hold #CB001A Republican gain#94C6DF Democratic hold #0272B1 Democratic gain#999999 Independent hold Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2002, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's first term. Republicans won unified control of Congress, picking up seats in both chambers of Congress, making Bush the first president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 to gain seats in both houses of Congress. In the gubernatorial elections, Democrats won a net gain of one seat. The elections were held just a little under fourteen months after the September 11 attacks. Thus, the elections were heavily overshadowed by the war on terror. Republicans won a net gain of two seats in the Senate and so gained control of a chamber that they had lost in 2001 after Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party. Republicans also picked up eight seats in the House of Representatives, thereby making this election cycle one of three midterm elections in which the incumbent president's party did not experience a net loss of seats in either chamber of Congress, the other two being 1934 and 1998. This is also the only election cycle in history where the incumbent president's party gained a chamber of Congress in a midterm election. Additionally, it was the most recent midterm in which the incumbent president's party did not lose control of at least one chamber and maintained a trifecta on the federal government. Federal elections Despite being the incumbent party in the White House, which is usually a disadvantage for the president's party during midterm congressional elections, Republicans achieved gains in both chambers of the United States Congress. United States Senate elections 2002 United States Senate elections During the 2002 U.S. Senate elections, all thirty-three regularly scheduled Class II Senate seats as well as a special election in Missouri were held. In the end, the Republican Party achieved an overall net gain of two seats with victories in Georgia, Minnesota, and Missouri, while the Democrats took a seat in Arkansas. Thus, the balance of power in the Senate changed from a 51–49 Democratic majority to a 51–49 Republican majority. United States House of Representatives elections 2002 United States House of Representatives elections During the 2002 House elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives plus 5 of the 6 nonvoting delegates from territories and the District of Columbia were up for election that year. These elections were the first to be held following redistricting in apportionment according to the 2000 United States census. Republicans succeeded in expanding their majority in the House of Representatives by a net gain of eight, resulting in a 229–204 Republican majority. They won the nationwide popular vote by a margin of 4.8 points.Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 10 April 2017 live http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20121109014914/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf 9 November 2012 This represented just the third time since the American Civil War that the president's party picked up seats in the House of Representatives, following the 1934 and 1998 elections.https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/gop-makes-gains-in-midterm-elections-nov-5-2002-215425 GOP makes gains in midterm elections, Nov. 5, 2002 Glass Andrew 2015-11-05 POLITICO 2018-05-18 In addition to all regularly scheduled House elections, there were two special elections held, one for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district on January 8 and another for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district on November 30. State elections Gubernatorial elections 2002 United States gubernatorial elections During the 2002 gubernatorial elections, the governorships of the 36 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia were up for election. Going into the elections, Republicans held the governorships of 27 states and one territory (that being the Northern Mariana Islands); Democrats held those of twenty-one states, four territories, and the mayorship of the District of Columbia; and two governorships were held by incumbents of neither party (those being Angus King (I-Me.) and Jesse Ventura (IPM-Minn.)). Following the elections, Republicans sustained a net loss of one state governorship (but did gain the governorship of the territory of Guam); Democrats had an overall net gain of three state governorships and held on to all other territorial governorships and the mayorship of the District of Columbia; and there would be no governorships held by independents or third parties. Thus, the balance of power (excluding nonstate entities) would change from a 27–21 Republican majority to a 26–24 Republican majority. Other statewide elections In some states where the positions were elective offices, voters elected candidates for state executive-branch offices (lieutenant governor (though some were elected on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee); secretary of state; state treasurer; state auditor; state attorney general; state superintendent of education; commissioner of insurance, agriculture, or labor; etc.) and state judicial-branch offices (seats on state supreme courts and, in some states, state appellate courts). State legislative elections 2002 United States state legislative elections In 2002, the seats of the legislatures of forty-six states and five nonstate entities were up for election. Republicans flipped control of six chambers: the Colorado Senate, the Georgia Senate for the first time since 1870, the Missouri House of Representatives for the first time since 1955, the Texas House of Representatives for the first time since 1873, the Washington Senate, and the Wisconsin Senate. Meanwhile, Democrats flipped control of the Illinois Senate. Additionally, the Arizona Senate went from a Democratic-led coalition to Republican control. The Maine Senate went from an evenly divided power-sharing government to a Democratic one. while the Oregon Senate went from Republican to tied. Republicans had initially won control of the North Carolina House of Representatives by one seat, but Republican Michael P. Decker switched parties to become a Democrat, producing a tied chamber. 2003-01-25 Decker Switches to Democrats, Making House Even Split https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1089942/ 2023-03-03 WRAL.com en As a result, Republicans held a majority of state legislative seats for the first time in half a century.Storey, Tim. The Book of the States 2005. The Council of State Governments. Retrieved 2010-01-01 http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/BOS2005-LegislativeElections.pdf Archived copy 2010-01-01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100109005304/http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/BOS2005-LegislativeElections.pdf 2010-01-09 Local elections Nationwide, there were some cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others that elected members in 2002. A total of 37 transportation measures, levies, and issues were on the November 2002 ballot.Egan Timothy November 4, 2002 A Leap to Some, a Step Forward to Others http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/04/us/a-leap-to-some-a-step-forward-to-others.html The New York Times April 20, 2025 Mayoral elections Various major American cities held their mayoral elections in 2002, including the following: Augusta, Georgiaincumbent mayor Bob Young (R) won reelection against former mayor Ed McIntyre.http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/112702/met_073-7988.000.shtml The Augusta Chronicle: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Augusta, GA The Augusta Chronicle 9 May 2018July 2018 medicmedic Dover, Delawareincumbent mayor James L. Hutchison (R) was reelected without opposition.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=176625 Our Campaigns - Candidate - James L. "Hutch" Hutchison Sr. www.ourcampaigns.com 9 May 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184845/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=176625 3 March 2016 Independence, Missouriincumbent mayor Ron Stewart (D) was reelected.History of the City Council http://www.ci.independence.mo.us/CityCouncil/HistoryOfTheCityCouncil City of Independence, Missouri 2018-12-18 Lexington, Kentuckyformer councilwoman Teresa Isaac (D) defeated attorney Scott Crosbie in an open-seat election to succeed outgoing mayor Pam Miller (D).http://www.fayettecountyclerk.com/fccweb/electionResults20021105.jsp Fayette County Clerk > Election Results fayettecountyclerk.com 9 May 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080905203455/http://www.fayettecountyclerk.com/fccweb/electionResults20021105.jsp 5 September 2008 dmy-all Louisvilleformer Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson (D) was elected mayor of the newly created consolidated city-county of Louisville-Jefferson Countyhttp://www.citymayors.com/mayors/louisville-mayor.html City Mayors: Jerry Abramson - Mayor of Louisville www.citymayors.com 9 May 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111206/http://citymayors.com/mayors/louisville-mayor.html 19 October 2017 (created as the result of the merger of the Louisville City and Jefferson County governments). New OrleansRay Nagin (D), vice president and regional general manager of Cox Communications, won an open-seat election to succeed outgoing mayor Marc Morial (D). Providence, Rhode Islandstate representative David Cicilline (D) won an open-seat election to succeed acting mayor John J. Lombardi. Cicilline thus became the first openly gay mayor of a state capital city, and Providence would remain the largest American city to have an openly gay mayorDahir, Mubarak http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Leading+Providence%3a+David+Cicilline+becomes+the+first+openly+gay...-a095916251 Leading Providence: David Cicilline becomes the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital - Politics The Advocate Gale Group December 24, 2002 2009-05-20 until Sam Adams's inauguration as mayor of Portland, Oregon, on January 1, 2009. Salem, OregonJanet Taylor was elected mayor of Salem to succeed outgoing mayor Mike Swaim.http://www.salemhistory.net/people/salem_mayors_list.htm Salem (Oregon) Online History - Salem Mayors List www.salemhistory.net 9 May 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170131/http://www.salemhistory.net/people/salem_mayors_list.htm 3 March 2016 Washington, D.C.incumbent mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) was reelected to a second term, defeating councilwoman Carol Schwartz (R). References External links United States Election 2002 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress Category:2002 elections in the United States 2002 2002 Category:November 2002 in the United States