| Election 2002: Who's Up and Who's Retiring? | |
Election 2002, the mid-term elections on Nov. 5, 2002 will have a direct impact not both the future of President Bush's economic and social legislative agenda and his chances for re-election to a second term in 2004.
Here is a list of the 34 incumbent Senators up for re-election in the mid-term elections on Nov. 5th, 2002, along with lists of retiring Senators and U.S. Representatives who will not be running for re-election.
In the Senate:
A total of 34 incumbent Senators are up for re-election. They are:
Republicans
Wayne Allard (CO)
Thad Cochran (MS)
Susan M. Collins (ME)
Larry E. Craig (ID)
Pete V. Domenci (NM)
Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Phil Gramm (TX) (Retiring - Not Running)
Chuck Hagel (NE)
Jesse Helms (NC) (Retiring - Not Running)
Tim Hutchinson (AR)
James Inhofe (OK)
Mitch McConnell (KY)
Pat Roberts (KS)
Jeff Sessions (AL)
Gordon Smith (OR)
Robert C. Smith (NH)
Ted Stevens (AK)
Fred Thompson (TN) (Retiring - Not Running)
Strom Thurmond (SC) (Retiring - Not Running)
John Warner (VA)Democrats
Max Baucus (MT)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (DE)
Jean Carnahan (MO)
Max W. Cleland (GA)
Richard Durbin (IL)
Tom Harkin (IA)
Tim Johnson (SD)
John F. Kerry (MA)
Marry Landrieu (LA)
Carl Levin (MI)
Jack Reed (RI)
Jay Rockefeller (WV)
Robert Torricelli (NJ) (Withdrew 09/30/02)
Paul Wellstone (MN)Retiring Senators (Not Running for Re-election)
Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Fred Thompson (R-TN)
Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) (Withdrew from race)
In the House
All 435 House seats are up for re-election. However, the following 11 incumbents
have decided to retire and not seek re-election:
Retiring House Members (Not Running for Re-election)
Republicans (Party-State-District)
Dick Armey (R-TX-26)
James V. Hansen (R-UT-1)
Bob Schaffer (R-CO-4)
Joe Skeen (R-NM-2)
Wes Watkins (R-OK-3)
Steve Horn (R-CA-38)
Dan Miller (R-FL-13)
Marge Roukema (R-NJ-5)Democrats (Party-State-District)
Eva Clayton (D-NC-1)
William J. Coyne (D-PA-14)
Tim Roemer (D-IN-3)Note: There is also one vacant House seat to be contested in November. The 17th District of Ohio was left vacant due to the expulsion from the House of Rep. James Traficant. [See: Traficant Expelled from House]
