2002 United States Senate elections

Constituency	Incumbent		2002 election ratings
State	Senator	Last election[h]	Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Result
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	52.5% R	Safe R	Sessions (58.6%)
Alaska	Ted Stevens	76.7% R	Safe R	Stevens (78.2%)
Arkansas	Tim Hutchinson	52.7% R	Lean D (flip)	Pryor (53.9%) (flip)
Colorado	Wayne Allard	51.4% R	Lean R	Allard (50.7%)
Delaware	Joe Biden	60.0% D	Safe D	Biden (58.2%)
Georgia	Max Cleland	48.9% D	Lean D	Chambliss (52.8%) (flip)
Idaho	Larry Craig	57.0% R	Safe R	Craig (65.2%)
Illinois	Dick Durbin	56.0% D	Safe D	Durbin (60.3%)
Iowa	Tom Harkin	51.8% D	Safe D	Harkin (54.2%)
Kansas	Pat Roberts	62.0% R	Safe R	Roberts (82.5%)
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	55.5% R	Safe R	McConnell (64.7%)
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	50.2% D	Lean D	Landrieu (51.7%)
Maine	Susan Collins	49.2% R	Likely R	Collins (58.4%)
Massachusetts	John Kerry	52.7% D	Safe D	Kerry (80.0%)
Michigan	Carl Levin	58.4% D	Safe D	Levin (60.6%)
Minnesota	Dean Barkley (retiring)	Appointed (2002)[i]	Lean D (flip)	Coleman (49.5%) (flip)
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	71.0% R	Safe R	Cochran (84.6%)
Missouri	Jean Carnahan	Appointed (2001)[j]	Lean R (flip)	Talent (49.8%) (flip)
Montana	Max Baucus	49.6% D	Safe D	Baucus (62.7%)
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	56.1% R	Safe R	Hagel (82.8%)
New Hampshire	Bob Smith (lost renomination)	49.2% R	Lean D (flip)	Sununu (50.8%)
New Jersey	Bob Torricelli (withdrew)	52.7% D	Lean D	Lautenberg (53.9%)
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	64.7% R	Safe R	Domenici (65.0%)
North Carolina	Jesse Helms (retiring)	52.6% R	Lean R	Dole (53.5%)
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	56.7% R	Likely R	Inhofe (57.3%)
Oregon	Gordon Smith	49.8% R	Likely R	Smith (56.2%)
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	63.3% D	Safe D	Reed (78.4%)
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond (retiring)	53.4% R	Lean R	Graham (54.4%)
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	51.3% D	Lean D	Johnson (49.6%)
Tennessee	Fred Thompson (retiring)	61.4% R	Likely R	Alexander (54.3%)
Texas	Phil Gramm (retiring)	54.8% R	Lean R	Cornyn (55.3%)
Virginia	John Warner	52.5% R	Safe R	Warner (82.6%)
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	76.7% D	Safe D	Rockefeller (63.1%)
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	54.1% R	Safe R	Enzi (73.0%)

Race summary[edit]

Special elections during the 107th Congress[edit]

In these special elections, the winner was seated in the fall of 2002; ordered by election date, then state.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Missouri (Class 1)	Jean Carnahan	Democratic	2001 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 5, 2002. Republican gain.	▌Y Jim Talent (Republican) 49.8% ▌Jean Carnahan (Democratic) 48.7% ▌Tamara A. Millay (Libertarian) 1% ▌Daniel Romano (Green) 0.6%

Elections leading to the next Congress[edit]

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2003; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jeff Sessions (Republican) 58.6% ▌Susan Parker (Democratic) 39.8% ▌Jeff Allen (Libertarian) 1.5%
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Republican	1968 (Appointed) 1970 (special) 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ted Stevens (Republican) 78% ▌Frank J. Vondersaar (Democratic) 11% ▌Jim Sykes (Green) 8% ▌Jim Dore (Alaskan Independence) 3% ▌Leonard Karpinski (Libertarian) 1%
Arkansas	Tim Hutchinson	Republican	1996	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Mark Pryor (Democratic) 53.9% ▌Tim Hutchinson (Republican) 46.1%
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wayne Allard (Republican) 50.7% ▌Tom Strickland (Democratic) 45.8% ▌Douglas Campbell (Constitution) 1.5% ▌Rick Stanley (Libertarian) 1.5% ▌John Heckman (Concerns of People) 0.5%
Delaware	Joe Biden	Democratic	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joe Biden (Democratic) 58.2% ▌Raymond J. Clatworthy (Republican) 40.8% ▌Maurice Barros (Independence) 0.4% ▌Raymond T. Buranello (Libertarian) 0.4% ▌Robert E. Mattson (Natural Law) 0.2%
Georgia	Max Cleland	Democratic	1996	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 52.7% ▌Max Cleland (Democratic) 45.9% ▌Claude Thomas (Libertarian) 1.4%
Idaho	Larry Craig	Republican	1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Craig (Republican) 65% ▌Alan Blinken (Democratic) 33% ▌Donovan Bramwell (Libertarian) 2%
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dick Durbin (Democratic) 60.3% ▌Jim Durkin (Republican) 38% ▌Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 1.6%
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Tom Harkin (Democratic) 54.2% ▌Greg Ganske (Republican) 43.8% ▌Tim Harthan (Green) 1.1% ▌Richard J. Moore (Libertarian) 0.9%
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Pat Roberts (Republican) 82.5% ▌Steven A. Rosile (Libertarian) 9.1% ▌George Cook (Reform) 8.4%
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mitch McConnell (Republican) 64.7% ▌Lois Combs Weinberg (Democratic) 35.3%
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Suzanne Haik Terrell (Republican) 48.3%
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Susan Collins (Republican) 58.4% ▌Chellie Pingree (Democratic) 41.6%
Massachusetts	John Kerry	Democratic	1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Kerry (Democratic) 72.3% ▌Michael E. Cloud (Libertarian) 16.6% ▌Blank/Scattering 9.6% Others ▌Randall Forsberg (Write-in) 1.1% ▌Other 0.3%
Michigan	Carl Levin	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carl Levin (Democratic) 60.6% ▌Rocky Raczkowski (Republican) 37.9% ▌Eric Borregard (Green) 0.8% ▌John S. Mangopoulos (Reform) 0.4% ▌Doug Dern (Natural Law) 0.3%
Minnesota	Dean Barkley[f]	Independence	2002 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Norm Coleman (Republican) 49.5% ▌Walter Mondale (DFL) 47.3% ▌Jim Moore (Independence) 2% Others ▌Paul Wellstone (DFL) 0.5% ▌Ray Tricomo (Green) 0.4% ▌Miro Drago Kovatchevich (Constitution) 0.1%
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thad Cochran (Republican) 85.6% ▌Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 15.4%
Montana	Max Baucus	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Max Baucus (Democratic) 62.7% ▌Mike Taylor (Republican) 31.7% ▌Stan Jones (Libertarian) 3.2% ▌Bob Kelleher (Green) 2.3%
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chuck Hagel (Republican) 82.8% ▌Charlie A. Matulka (Democratic) 14.6% ▌John J. Graziano (Libertarian) 1.5% ▌Phil Chase (Independent) 1.1%
New Hampshire	Bob Smith	Republican	1990 1996	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y John E. Sununu (Republican) 50.8% ▌Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 46.4% ▌Ken Blevens (Libertarian) 2.2%
New Jersey	Robert Torricelli	Democratic	1996	Incumbent renominated but withdrew. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Frank Lautenberg (Democratic) 53.9% ▌Douglas Forrester (Republican) 44% ▌Ted Glick (Green) 1.2% Others ▌Elizabeth Macron (Libertarian) 0.6% ▌Norman E. Wahner (NJ Conservative) 0.3% ▌Greg Pason (Socialist) 0.1%
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Republican	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Pete Domenici (Republican) 65% ▌Gloria Tristani (Democratic) 35%
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	Republican	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Elizabeth Dole (Republican) 53.6% ▌Erskine Bowles (Democratic) 45% ▌Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 1.5%
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	1994 (special) 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jim Inhofe (Republican) 57.3% ▌David Walters (Democratic) 36.3% ▌James Germalic (Independent) 6.4%
Oregon	Gordon H. Smith	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gordon H. Smith (Republican) 56.2% ▌Bill Bradbury (Democratic) 39.6% ▌Dan Fitzgerald (Libertarian) 2.4% ▌Lon Mabon (Constitution) 1.7%
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jack Reed (Democratic) 78.4% ▌Robert Tingle (Republican) 21.6%
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Republican	1954 (write-in)[k] 1954 (Appointed) 1956 (Resigned) 1956 (special) 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Lindsey Graham (Republican) 54.4% ▌Alex Sanders (Democratic) 44.2% ▌Ted Adams (Constitution) 0.8% ▌Victor Kocher (Libertarian) 0.6%
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Tim Johnson (Democratic) 49.6% ▌John Thune (Republican) 49.5% ▌Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 0.9%
Tennessee	Fred Thompson	Republican	1994 (special) 1996	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Lamar Alexander (Republican) 54% ▌Bob Clement (Democratic) 44%
Texas	Phil Gramm	Republican	1984 1990 1996	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned November 30, 2002, to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed December 2, 2002.	▌Y John Cornyn (Republican) 55.3% ▌Ron Kirk (Democratic) 43.3% ▌Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 0.8% ▌Roy H. Williams (Green) 0.6%
Virginia	John Warner	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Warner (Republican) 82.6% ▌Nancy Spannaus (Independent) 9.7% ▌Jacob Hornberger (Independent) 7.1%
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	1984 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 63.1% ▌Jay Wolfe (Republican) 36.9%
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mike Enzi (Republican) 73% ▌Joyce Jansa Corcoran (Democratic) 27%

Closest races[edit]

In eleven races the margin of victory was under 10%^[13]

District	Winner	Margin
South Dakota	Democratic	0.16%
Missouri (special)	Republican (flip)	1.1%
Minnesota	Republican (flip)	2.2%[l]
Louisiana	Democratic	3.4%
New Hampshire	Republican	4.4%
Colorado	Republican	4.9%
Georgia	Republican (flip)	6.9%
Arkansas	Democratic (flip)	7.0%
North Carolina	Republican	8.6%
Tennessee	Republican	9.9%
New Jersey	Democratic	9.9%

Alabama[edit]

Alabama election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Jeff Sessions Susan Parker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 792,561 538,878 Percentage 58.6% 39.8%

County results Sessions:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Parker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Jeff Sessions Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions Republican

Since around 1980, Alabama voters had increasingly voted for Republican candidates at the federal level, especially in Presidential elections. By contrast, Democratic candidates had been elected to many state-level offices and comprised a longstanding majority in the Alabama Legislature.

Incumbent Republican Jeff Sessions was not challenged in the primary,^[14] and easily won re-election to a second term.^[13]

Sessions was not challenged in the primary.^[14]

Democratic primary results^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Parker	190,978	47.99%
	Democratic	Julian L. McPhillips	170,222	42.78%
	Democratic	Wayne Sowell	36,719	9.23%
Total votes			397,919	100.00%

McPhillips received a large amount of support in the southern part of the state, but Parker won the most votes. Sowell endorsed Parker for the run-off.

Democratic primary runoff: June 25, 2002^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Parker	176,708	65.15%
	Democratic	Julian L. McPhillips	94,540	34.85%
Total votes			271,248	100.00%

General election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Sessions (Incumbent)	792,561	58.58%	+6.13%
	Democratic	Susan Parker	538,878	39.83%	-5.63%
	Libertarian	Jeff Allen	20,234	1.50%	+.06%
	No party	Write-In Votes	1,350	0.10%	+.06%
Majority			253,683	18.75%
Turnout			1,353,023
	Republican hold		Swing

Alaska[edit]

Alaska election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Ted Stevens Frank Vondersaar Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 179,438 24,133 Percentage 78.17% 10.51%   Nominee Jim Sykes Party Green Popular vote 16,608 Percentage 7.24%

Results by state house district Stevens:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Ted Stevens Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ted Stevens Republican

Incumbent Ted Stevens ran for and won a seventh term. He faced perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, the Democratic nominee, journalist Jim Sykes, the Green Party nominee, and several other independent candidates in his bid for re-election. Ultimately, Stevens crushed his opponents to win what would be his last term in the Senate, allowing him to win with the largest margin of victory for any Senate election in Alaska, as well as the highest percentage of the vote in any of his elections.

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (Incumbent)	179,438	78.17%	+1.46%
	Democratic	Frank Vondersaar	24,133	10.51%	+0.17%
	Green	Jim Sykes	16,608	7.24%	-5.29%
	Independence	Jim Dore	6,724	2.93%
	Libertarian	Leonard Karpinski	2,354	1.03%
	Write-ins		291	0.13%
Majority			155,305	67.66%	+3.47%
Turnout			229,548
	Republican hold		Swing

Arkansas[edit]

Arkansas election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Mark Pryor Tim Hutchinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 433,306 370,653 Percentage 53.90% 46.10%

County results Pryor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hutchinson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Tim Hutchinson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mark Pryor Democratic

Incumbent Republican Tim Hutchinson ran for a second term, but lost re-election to Arkansas Attorney General Mark Pryor.

Republican Primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Hutchinson	71,576	77.7%
	Republican	Jim Bob Duggar	20,546	22.3%
Total votes			92,116	100.0%

Arkansas U.S. Senate Election 2002^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pryor	435,347	53.9%
	Republican	Tim Hutchinson (Incumbent)	372,909	46.1%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Colorado[edit]

Colorado election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Wayne Allard Tom Strickland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 717,893 648,130 Percentage 50.7% 45.8%

County results Allard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Strickland:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Wayne Allard Republican Elected U.S. Senator Wayne Allard Republican

Incumbent Republican Wayne Allard won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Strickland	110,309	100.00%
Total votes			110,309	100.00%

Republican primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Allard (Incumbent)	190,250	100.00%
Total votes			190,250	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Wayne Allard (Incumbent)	717,899	50.70%	-0.71%
	Democratic	Tom Strickland	648,130	45.77%	+0.03%
	Constitution	Douglas Campbell	21,547	1.52%
	Libertarian	Rick Stanley	20,776	1.47%
	Independent	John Heckman	7,140	0.50%
	Write-ins		596	0.04%
Majority			69,763	4.93%	-0.74%
Turnout			1,416,082
	Republican hold		Swing

Delaware[edit]

Delaware election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Joe Biden Raymond Clatworthy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 135,253 94,793 Percentage 58.2% 40.8%

County results Biden:      50–60%      60–70% Clatworthy:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Biden Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Joe Biden won re-election to a sixth term.

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Biden (Incumbent)	135,253	58.22%	-1.82%
	Republican	Raymond J. Clatworthy	94,793	40.80%	+2.67%
	Independent	Maurice Barros	996	0.43%
	Libertarian	Raymond T. Buranello	922	0.40%	-0.82%
	Natural Law	Robert E. Mattson	350	0.15%	-0.47%
Majority			40,460	17.42%	-4.49%
Turnout			232,314
	Democratic hold		Swing

Georgia[edit]

Georgia election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Saxby Chambliss Max Cleland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,071,153 931,857 Percentage 52.8% 45.9%

Chambliss:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cleland:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Max Cleland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss Republican

Incumbent Democrat Max Cleland ran for re-election to a second term, but lost to Republican Saxby Chambliss.

Chambliss's campaign used the refrain of national defense and security, but drew criticism for television ads that paired images of Cleland and Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, and for questioning the commitment to homeland security of his opponent, a triple amputee and decorated Vietnam veteran.^[23][24] Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona said of one ad: "It's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible."^[25] McCain, along with Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, made significant complaints to the Republican National Committee until the ads were taken down.^[26] Nevertheless, Chambliss defeated Cleland by nearly seven percentage points.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Saxby Chambliss	1,071,153	52.8%
	Democratic	Max Cleland (incumbent)	931,857	45.9%
	Libertarian	Claude Thomas	26,981	1.3%
Majority			139,296	6.9%
Turnout			2,029,991	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Idaho[edit]

Idaho election

← 1996 November 4, 2002 2008 →

Nominee Larry Craig Alan Blinken Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 266,215 132,975 Percentage 65.2% 32.6%

County results Craig:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Blinken:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Larry Craig Republican Elected U.S. Senator Larry Craig Republican

Incumbent Republican Larry Craig won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	26,346	70.90%
	Democratic	Dave Sneddon	10,812	29.10%
Total votes			37,158	100.00%

Libertarian primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	1,179	100.00%
Total votes			1,179	100.00%

Republican primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Craig (Incumbent)	130,126	100.00%
Total votes			130,126	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Craig (Incumbent)	266,215	65.16%	+8.14%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	132,975	32.55%	-7.36%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	9,354	2.29%
Majority			133,240	32.61%	+15.50%
Turnout			408,544
	Republican hold		Swing

Illinois[edit]

Illinois election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Dick Durbin Jim Durkin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,103,766 1,325,703 Percentage 60.33% 38.02%

County results Durbin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Durkin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Dick Durbin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin won re-election to a second term. Durbin faced off against State Representative and future Illinois House minority leader Jim Durkin, whom he was able to beat, ensuring his return to the Senate.

Democratic primary results^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	918,467	100.00%
Total votes			918,467	100.00%

Republican primary results^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	378,010	45.81%
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	259,515	31.45%
	Republican	John H. Cox	187,706	22.74%
Total votes			825,231	100.00%

Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the states 102 counties.

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	2,103,766	60.33%	+4.25%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	1,325,703	38.02%	-2.65%
	Libertarian	Steven Burgauer	57,382	1.65%	+0.68%
Majority			778,063	22.31%	+6.90%
Turnout			3,486,851
	Democratic hold		Swing

Iowa[edit]

Iowa election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Tom Harkin Greg Ganske Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 554,278 447,892 Percentage 54.18% 43.78%

County results Harkin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ganske:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      80-90%

Senator before election Tom Harkin Democratic Elected Senator Tom Harkin Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Tom Harkin won re-election to a fourth term. Harkin was opposed in the general election by United States Congressman Greg Ganske, who fought off a surprisingly difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin had narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier, he was able to defeat Ganske by a fairly comfortable margin to win re-election.

Democratic primary results^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (Incumbent)	83,505	99.34%
	Democratic	Write-ins	555	0.66%
Total votes			84,060	100.00%

Republican primary results^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Ganske	116,229	58.97%
	Republican	Bill Salier	80,700	40.95%
	Republican	Write-ins	167	0.08%
Total votes			197,096	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (Incumbent)	554,278	54.18%	+2.37%
	Republican	Greg Ganske	447,892	43.78%	-2.94%
	Green	Timothy A. Harthan	11,340	1.11%
	Libertarian	Richard J. Moore	8,864	0.87%
	Write-ins		701	0.06%
Majority			106,386	10.40%	+5.30%
Turnout			1,023,075
	Democratic hold		Swing

Kansas[edit]

Kansas election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Pat Roberts Steven Rosile George Cook Party Republican Libertarian Reform Popular vote 641,075 70,725 65,050 Percentage 82.5% 9.1% 8.4%

County results Roberts:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Pat Roberts Republican Elected U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Republican

Incumbent Pat Roberts won re-election to a second term easily because no Democrat filed to run.

Republican primary results^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (Incumbent)	233,642	83.70%
	Republican	Tom Oyler	45,491	16.30%
Total votes			279,133	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (Incumbent)	641,075	82.52%	+20.50%
	Libertarian	Steven Rosile	70,725	9.10%	+7.86%
	Reform	George Cook	65,050	8.37%	+6.08%
Majority			570,350	73.42%	+45.83%
Turnout			776,850
	Republican hold		Swing

Kentucky[edit]

Kentucky election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Mitch McConnell Lois Combs Weinberg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 731,679 399,634 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

County results McConnell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Weinberg:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Mitch McConnell Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Republican

Incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fourth term.

Democratic primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Combs Weinberg	231,013	50.10%
	Democratic	Tom Barlow	230,055	49.90%
Total votes			461,068	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mitch McConnell (Incumbent)	731,679	64.68%	+9.22%
	Democratic	Lois Combs Weinberg	399,634	35.32%	-7.52%
Majority			332,045	29.35%	+16.74%
Turnout			1,131,313
	Republican hold		Swing

Louisiana[edit]

Louisiana election

← 1996 November 5 and December 7, 2002 2008 →

Nominee Mary Landrieu Suzanne Haik Terrell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 638,654 596,642 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

Landrieu   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Terrell   50–60%   60–70%

U.S. senator before election Mary Landrieu Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu won re-election to a second term.

During the run-off, Landrieu was out-spent three-to-one by Republican contender Suzanne Haik Terrell, the Louisiana Elections Commissioner. Terrell also had prominent Republicans including President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney visit Louisiana to campaign on her behalf. Republicans, confident of victory having gained seats in the elections to the House of Representatives and to the Senate, solidifying control of the former and taking control of the latter, publicly called the election "Operation Icing on the Cake".^[32][33] Some Democrats^[who?] responded by calling their efforts "Operation Wipe that Smirk off of Bush's Face"^[34] and dubbed Landrieu's subsequent run-off victory, "Operation Pie in the Face".^[35]

Jungle Primary election, November 5, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Landrieu (Incumbent)	573,347	46.00%
	Republican	Suzanne Haik Terrell	339,506	27.24%
	Republican	John Cooksey	171,752	13.78%
	Republican	Tony Perkins	119,776	9.61%
	Democratic	Raymond Brown	23,553	1.89%
	Independent	Patrick E. "Live Wire" Landry	10,442	0.84%
	Independent	James Lemann	3,866	0.31%
	Libertarian	Gary D. Robbins	2,423	0.19%
	Republican	Ernest Edward Skillman, Jr.	1,668	0.13%
Turnout			1,246,333	100.00%

Landrieu pulled off what many^{[by whom?]} considered to be an upset victory. The Republicans believed they would most likely win the race. Before the election many Republicans called the race operation icing on the cake. After Landrieu won the runoff Democrats dubbed her victory operation pie in the face. The race was close. In terms of rural parishes the vote was split fairly evenly. Landrieu did well in Caddo Parish home of Shreveport, and in East Baton Rouge Parish home of East Baton Rouge. Ultimately though it was Landrieu's huge win in Orleans Parish home of New Orleans that pushed her over the finish line. Haik Terrell conceded defeat to Landrieu at 12:38 p.m. EST, congratulating Landrieu on her victory. Landrieu would go on to be re-elected to a third term in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Runoff election, December 7, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Landrieu (Incumbent)	638,654	51.70%	+1.53%
	Republican	Suzanne Haik Terrell	596,642	48.30%	-1.53%
Majority			42,012	3.40%	+3.06%
Turnout			1,235,296	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Maine[edit]

Maine election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Susan Collins Chellie Pingree Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 295,041 209,858 Percentage 58.4% 41.6%

County results Municipality results Collins:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Pingree:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Susan Collins Republican Elected U.S. Senator Susan Collins Republican

Incumbent Republican Susan Collins won re-election to a second term.

Chellie Pingree, State Senator and Senate Majority Leader attacked Collins for supporting the Bush tax cuts.^[36] Both candidates opposed the Iraq War in the fall of 2002.^[37] However, Collins then supported the congressional resolution to attack Iraq, while Pingree opposed it.^[38]

Collins, a popular moderate, was supported by health care groups, environmentalists and gay rights advocates. She handily defeated State Senator Chellie Pingree of North Haven in one of the few U.S. Senate elections in which both major parties nominated women in U.S. history.^[39]

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Susan Collins (Incumbent)	295,041	58.44%	+9.25%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	209,858	41.56%	-2.31%
Majority			85,183	16.87%	+11.57%
Turnout			504,899
	Republican hold		Swing

Massachusetts[edit]

Massachusetts election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee John Kerry Michael Cloud Party Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 1,605,976 369,807 Percentage 72.3% 16.7%

County results Municipality results Kerry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John Kerry Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Kerry Democratic

Incumbent Democrat John Kerry won re-election to a fourth term against Libertarian Michael Cloud. The lack of a Republican party candidate caused Cloud to receive the largest percentage of votes for a U.S. Senate candidate in the Libertarian Party's history, though this record has since been eclipsed by Joe Miller in Alaska in 2016, and again by Ricky Dale Harrington in Arkansas in 2020.

General election results ^[40][41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John F. Kerry (Incumbent)	1,605,976	72.33%
	Libertarian	Michael Cloud	369,807	16.66%
	Independent	Randall Forsberg (write-in)	24,898	1.12%
		All others	6,077	0.27%
		Blank / Scattering	213,543	9.62%
Total votes			2,220,301	100%

Michigan[edit]

Michigan election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Carl Levin Andrew Raczkowski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,896,614 1,185,545 Percentage 60.6% 37.9%

Levin:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Raczkowski:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Carl Levin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Levin Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Carl Levin won re-election to a fifth term.

General election^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl Levin (Incumbent)	1,896,614	60.61%	+2.25%
	Republican	Andrew Raczkowski	1,185,545	37.89%	-1.98%
	Green	Eric Borregard	23,931	0.76%	+0.76%
	Reform	John Mangopoulos	12,831	0.41%	+0.41%
	Natural Law	Doug Dern	10,366	0.33%	+0.03%
Majority			711,069	22.72%	+4.23%
Turnout			3,129,287
	Democratic hold		Swing

Minnesota[edit]

Minnesota election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Norm Coleman Walter Mondale Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 1,116,697 1,067,246 Percentage 49.5% 47.3%

Coleman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Mondale:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Dean Barkley Independence Elected U.S. Senator Norm Coleman Republican

Incumbent Democrat Paul Wellstone was running for re-election to a third term, but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) chose former Vice President and 1984 Presidential candidate Walter Mondale to replace Wellstone on the ballot. Mondale lost to Republican Mayor of Saint Paul Norm Coleman. The day before the election, Independence Governor Jesse Ventura had appointed Dean Barkley (IP) to serve the rest of Wellstone's term.^[43] As of 2023^[update], this was the last Senate election in Minnesota won by a Republican.

In the primaries, Paul Wellstone defeated Dick Franson 93% to 5% and Norm Coleman defeated Jack Shepard 95% to 5%.

At the time of his death, Wellstone was slightly ahead in the polls. After Walter Mondale was chosen as the DFL candidate, in a poll taken a few days before the election Mondale was leading 51% to 45%. Early on Election Day, Mondale was leading in votes. By nightfall, however, Norm Coleman pulled ahead, winning by 49.5 percent to 47.3 percent.

Paul Wellstone still appeared on the ballot despite his death, despite a court order replacing Wellstone's name with Mondale's.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Norm Coleman	1,116,697	49.53%	+8.25%
	Democratic (DFL)	Walter Mondale	1,067,246	47.34%	-2.98%
	Independence	Jim Moore	45,139	2.00%	-4.98%
	Democratic (DFL)	Paul Wellstone (Incumbent, deceased)	11,381	0.50%	n/a
	Green	Ray Tricomo	10,119	0.48%	n/a
	Constitution	Miro Drago Kovatchevich	2,254	0.10%	n/a
	Write-ins		1,803	0.80%	n/a
Majority			49,451	2.19%	Republican gain from Independence
Turnout			2,254,639	80.26%
	Republican gain from Independence		Swing

Mississippi[edit]

Mississippi election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Thad Cochran Shawn O'Hara Party Republican Reform Popular vote 533,269 97,226 Percentage 84.6% 15.4%

County results Cochran:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Thad Cochran Republican Elected U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Republican

Incumbent Republican Thad Cochran overwhelmingly won re-election to a fifth term. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate, resulting in Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara winning 15.42% of the vote.

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thad Cochran (incumbent)	533,269	84.58%
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	97,226	15.42%
Majority			436,043	69.16%
Turnout			630,495
	Republican hold		Swing

Missouri (special)[edit]

Missouri special election

← 2000 2006 →

Nominee Jim Talent Jean Carnahan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 935,032 913,778 Percentage 49.8% 48.7%

County results Talent:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Carnahan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jean Carnahan Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jim Talent Republican

In the 2000 election, Mel Carnahan, who had died in a plane crash three weeks before, remained on the ballot for election to the Senate. Carnahan beat his Republican opponent, John Ashcroft, who did not legally contest being defeated by a dead candidate. Carnahan's successor as governor, Roger B. Wilson, fulfilled his pre-election promise to appoint Carnahan's widow in her husband's place and a special election was scheduled for 2002.^[44][45]

The election would decide who would serve the rest of Senator-elect Mel Carnahan's term, after he died. The winner would serve four more years until the next election in 2006. Governor Roger Wilson had appointed Carnahan's widow Jean to serve temporarily. She then ran for the remainder of the term. Republican Jim Talent defeated her narrowly. While the race would have flipped control of the Senate from the Democrats to the Republicans, the Senate was adjourned, so no change in leadership occurred until the 108th Congress began in January 2003.

Democratic primary results^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Carnahan (Incumbent)	368,149	83.22
	Democratic	Darrel D. Day	74,237	16.78
Total votes			442,386	100.00

Republican primary results^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Talent	395,994	89.58
	Republican	Joseph A. May	18,525	4.19
	Republican	Doris Bass Landfather	14,074	3.18
	Republican	Scott Craig Babbitt	7,705	1.74
	Republican	Martin Lindstedt	5,773	1.31
Total votes			442,071	100.00

Libertarian primary results^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Tamara A. Millay	1,942	59.35
	Libertarian	Edward Joseph Manley	1,330	40.65
Total votes			3,272	100.00

National security and Carnahan's vote against fellow Missourian John Ashcroft as attorney general were major issues in the campaign. Republicans argued Carnahan owed her vote to Ashcroft, who had lost his bid for re-election to the Senate to Carnahan's husband.^[47] Talent, citing Carnahan's votes against homeland-security legislation and missile defense, accused her of being soft on national security, which she objected to, saying he was "doubt[ing] her patriotism."^[48]

Jack Abramoff contributed $2,000 to Talent's 2002 senatorial campaign,^[49] and Preston Gates & Ellis, a former Abramoff employer, had also contributed $1,000 to Talent's campaign.^[50] Talent later returned both contributions.^[51] Talent's win returned Republican control of the Senate which had been under slight Democratic dominance resulting from Vermont junior senator Jim Jeffords's decision to renounce the Republican Party, turning independent and making the choice to caucus with the Democrats.

Talent's victory was certified November 21, 2002, one day before Congress adjourned, which prevented Republicans from claiming a senate majority. He automatically became a Senator the following day because, under federal law, he formally took office as soon as special election results were certified and the day after both chambers of Congress adjourned. Because Republicans would hold the majority in the following Congress, they saw no need to hold a special session in the 107th to take advantage of their brief majority.^[52][53]

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Talent	935,032	49.80%	+1.41%
	Democratic	Jean Carnahan (Incumbent)	913,778	48.67%	-1.80%
	Libertarian	Tamara A. Millay	18,345	0.98%	+0.55%
	Green	Daniel Romano	10,465	0.56%	+0.11%
Majority			21,254	1.13%	-0.94%
Turnout			1,877,620
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Montana[edit]

Montana election

← 1996 November 4, 2002 2008 →

Nominee Max Baucus Mike Taylor Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 204,853 103,611 Percentage 62.7% 31.7%

County results Baucus:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Taylor:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Max Baucus Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Max Baucus Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Max Baucus won re-election to a fifth term.^[54]

Democratic Party primary results^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Max Baucus (Incumbent)	66,713	100.00%
Total votes			66,713	100.00%

Republican Party primary results^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Taylor	48,169	60.16%
	Republican	Brad Johnson	14,252	17.80%
	Republican	John McDonald	10,116	12.63%
	Republican	Melvin Hanson	7,536	9.41%
Total votes			80,073	100.00%

The election got national attention when Baucus's opponent, state senator Mike Taylor, accused Baucus of having implied that Taylor was gay in a campaign ad. The ad was paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, though designed by the Baucus campaign. The ad, which alleged that Taylor had embezzled funds from the cosmetology school he once owned, showed footage from the early 1980s of Taylor massaging another man's face while wearing a tight suit with an open shirt. Due to financial shortages making it impossible for him to continue the race and having concerns about the effect the race was having on his family, Taylor dropped out of the race and Baucus won with 63 percent of the vote.^[56]

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Max Baucus (incumbent)	204,853	62.74%	+13.18%
	Republican	Mike Taylor	103,611	31.73%	-12.96%
	Libertarian	Stan Jones	10,420	3.19%
	Green	Bob Kelleher	7,653	2.34%
Majority			101,242	31.00%	+26.14%
Turnout			326,537
	Democratic hold		Swing

Nebraska[edit]

Nebraska election

← 1996 November 7, 2002 2008 →

Nominee Chuck Hagel Charlie Matulka Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 397,438 70,290 Percentage 82.8% 14.6%

County results Hagel:      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Chuck Hagel Republican Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Republican

Incumbent Republican Chuck Hagel won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary results^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie A. Matulka	33,922	59.31%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	23,272	40.69%
Total votes			57,194	100.00%

Libertarian Party primary results^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	John J. Graziano	228	100.00%
Total votes			228	100.00%

Republican Party primary results^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Hagel (Incumbent)	144,160	100.00%
Total votes			144,160	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Hagel (Incumbent)	397,438	82.76%	+25.36%
	Democratic	Charlie A. Matulka	70,290	14.64%	-27.96%
	Libertarian	John J. Graziano	7,423	1.55%
	Independent	Phil Chase	5,066	1.05%
Majority			327,148	68.13%	+53.31%
Turnout			480,217
	Republican hold		Swing

New Hampshire[edit]

New Hampshire election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee John E. Sununu Jeanne Shaheen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 227,229 207,478 Percentage 50.8% 46.4%

County results Municipality results Sununu:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Shaheen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Bob Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator John E. Sununu Republican

Incumbent Republican/Independent U.S. Senator Bob Smith was defeated in the Republican primary and denied renomination.^[11] Republican John E. Sununu won the open seat. As of 2017, this is the last time a Republican has won the Class 2 Senate seat in New Hampshire.

Senator Bob Smith, the incumbent Republican Senator, briefly left the party in 1999 to run for president as an independent, claiming that the Republican platform was "not worth the paper it's written on".^[58] He rejoined the GOP a few months later, saying he made a mistake.^[58] Nonetheless, the party never fully forgave him, and some of his fellow Republican Senators went so far as to endorse his primary opponent, Rep. John Sununu,^[59] who would go on to win by 8 points.

Republican primary results^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sununu	81,920	53.35%
	Republican	Bob Smith (Incumbent)	68,608	44.68%
Total votes			150,528	100.00%

During the campaign, there was a major scandal that involved the use of a telemarketing firm hired by that state's Republican Party (NHGOP) for election tampering. The GOP Marketplace, based in Northern Virginia, jammed another phone bank being used by the state Democratic Party and the firefighters' union for efforts to turn out voters on behalf of New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen on Election Day. The tampering involved using a call center to jam the phone lines of a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) operation. In the end, 900 calls were made for 45 minutes of disruption to the Democratic-leaning call centers. In addition to criminal prosecutions, disclosures in the case came from a civil suit filed by the state's Democratic Party against the state's Republican Party (now settled). Four of those involved were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, federal crimes and sentenced to prison for their involvement as of 2018^[update]. One conviction was reversed by an appeals court, a decision prosecutors appealed. James Tobin, the defendant freed on appeal, was later indicted on charges of lying to the FBI during the original investigation.

General election^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Sununu	227,229	50.8%
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen	207,478	46.4%
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	9,835	2.2%
	Republican hold		Swing	[citation needed]

New Jersey[edit]

New Jersey election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Frank Lautenberg Doug Forrester Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,138,193 928,439 Percentage 53.88% 43.95%

Lautenberg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Forrester:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Robert Torricelli Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg Democratic

The race was to originally feature Democrat Robert Torricelli, who was running for a second term in the seat he had won when former Senator Bill Bradley elected not to run for a fourth term in 1996 and who had been the state's senior Senator following Frank Lautenberg's retirement at the end of the 106th United States Congress, against former West Windsor Township mayor Douglas Forrester, who had won the Republican nomination.

Torricelli, however, had been the target of an ethics probe and eventually dropped out of the race on September 30 due to ethical concerns and poor poll numbers against Forrester, a relatively unknown opponent.^[62] The New Jersey Democratic Party convinced the retired Lautenberg to join the race after Torricelli dropped out. In the case of The New Jersey Democratic Party v. Samson, 175 N.J. 178 (2002), Forrester sued to stop Democratic Party efforts to have Lautenberg replace Torricelli. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously on October 2 that the party could switch Lautenberg's name in for Sen. Torricelli's on the ballot.^[63] Forrester received the endorsement of President George W. Bush.^[64]

In the general election, Lautenberg defeated Forrester and became the state's junior Senator for the second time when he was sworn in on January 3, 2003 (Bradley, elected in 1978, was the senior Senator during Lautenberg's first fourteen years in office and Jon Corzine, who was elected to Lautenberg's old Senate seat, became the senior Senator in 2003 as Lautenberg's previous eighteen years in the Senate were not counted towards seniority.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg	1,138,193	53.88%
	Republican	Doug Forrester	928,439	43.95%
	Green	Ted Glick	24,308	1.15%
	Libertarian	Elizabeth Macron	12,558	0.59%
	Conservative	Norman E. Wahner	6,404	0.30%
	Socialist	Greg Pason	2,702	0.13%
Majority			209,754	9.93%
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

New Mexico[edit]

New Mexico election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Pete Domenici Gloria Tristani Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 314,193 168,886 Percentage 65.0% 35.0%

County results Domenici:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tristani:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Pete Domenici Republican Elected U.S. Senator Pete Domenici Republican

Incumbent Republican Pete Domenici won re-election to a sixth term. As of 2022, this is the last Senate election in New Mexico won by a Republican.

Democratic primary results^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Tristani	109,084	77.71%
	Democratic	Francesa Lobato	31,228	22.24%
	Democratic	Don E. Durham (write-in)	73	0.05%
Total votes			140,385	100.00%

Republican primary results^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Domenici (Incumbent)	91,898	99.93%
	Republican	Orlin G. Cole (write-in)	62	0.07%
Total votes			91,960	100.00%

General election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pete Domenici (Incumbent)	314,193	65.04%	+0.32%
	Democratic	Gloria Tristani	168,863	34.96%	+5.17%
Majority			145,324	30.09%	-4.86%
Turnout			483,056
	Republican hold		Swing

North Carolina[edit]

North Carolina election

← 1996 2008 →

Nominee Elizabeth Dole Erskine Bowles Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,248,664 1,047,983 Percentage 53.56% 44.96%

County results Dole:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bowles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election Jesse Helms Republican Elected Senator Elizabeth Dole Republican

Incumbent Republican Jesse Helms decided to retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat over Democrat Erskine Bowles, former White House Chief of Staff.

Democratic Primary^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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