| Election 2002 Results: US Congress | |
With only a handful of races left undecided, the Republican Party has apparently expanded its control of the House of Representatives and won a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate.
Last Updated at: 2:30 p.m. EST - Nov. 6
House of Representatives Seats in Next Congress:
All 435 seats contested - 218 needed for majority
Republicans: 226
Democrats: 204
Independents: 1
Undecided: 4
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Detailed House Results from CNNSenate Seats Controlled in Next Congress:
(Results by State)
51 Needed for majority
Republicans: 51
Democrats: 46
Independents: 1 (Sen. James Jeffords, Vermont)
Undecided: 2 (Dec. 7 runoff required in Louisiana and a
state mandated recount is required in South Dakota)
Alabama Alaska Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wyoming
Declared winners show in red. (D=Democrat, R=Republican, L=Libertarian, I=Independent)
• Detailed Senate results from CNN
Alabama
Precincts counted: 100%
Parker, Susan (D) 537,882
Sessions, Jefferson B. 'Jeff' (R) - Incumbent 790,757
Alaska
Precincts counted: 98%
Karpinski, Leonard J. 'Len' (L) 1,959
Stevens, Ted (R) - Incumbent 153,945
Sykes, James 'Jim' (Green) 14,213
Vondersaar, Frank (D) 20,233
Arkansas
Precincts counted: 98%
Pryor, Mark (D) 427,059
Colorado
Precincts counted: 98%
Strickland, Tom L. (D) 588,527
Delaware
Precincts counted: 100%
Clatworthy, Raymond J. (R) 94,716
Georgia
Precincts counted: 99%
Cleland, Joseph Maxwell 'Max' (D) - Incumbent 898,136
Thomas, Sandy (L) 27,000
Idaho
Precincts counted: 100%
Bramwell, Donovan (L) 9,276
Craig, Larry E. (R) - Incumbent 263,384
Illinois
Precincts counted: 99%
Durbin, Richard J. (D) - Incumbent 2,075,476
Durkin, James B. 'Jim' (R) 1,317,196
Iowa
Precincts counted: 99%
Harkin, Thomas 'Tom' (D) - Incumbent 550,156
Harthan, Timothy A. (Green) 11,228
Moore, Richard J. (L) 8,740
Kansas
Precincts counted: 100%
Roberts, Pat (R) - Incumbent 632,134
Rosile, Steven A. (L) 69,395
Kentucky
Precincts counted: 99%
McConnell, Mitch (R) - Incumbent 721,379
Louisiana
Precincts counted: 98%
Cooksey, John (R) 166,545 - 14%
Landrieu, Mary L. (D) - Incumbent 563,400 - 46%
Landry, Patrick E. (No Party) 10,266
Lemann, James (No Party) 3,862
Perkins, Anthony Richard (R) 115,242
Robbins, Gary D. (No Party) 2,577
Skillman, Ernest Edward Jr. (R) 1,644
Terrell, Suzanne Haik (R) 327,975 - 27%
Note: A runoff will be required on Dec. 7 in Louisiana
Maine
Precincts counted: 95%
Pingree, Rochelle M. 'Chellie' (D) 199,293
Massachusetts
Precincts counted: 99%
Kerry, John Forbes (D) - Incumbent 1,577,803
Michigan
Precincts counted: 99%
Dern, Doug (Natural Law) 10,358
Levin, Carl (D) - Incumbent 1,891,812
Mangopoulos, John S. (Reform) 12,822
Raczkowski, Andrew (R) 1,183,754
Minnesota
Precincts counted: 96%
Kovatchevich, Miro Drago (Constitution) 2,083
Mondale, Walter (D) 981,868
Moore, Jim (Independence) 41,856
Tricomo, Ray (Green) 9,300
Note: Walter Mondale (D) ran in place of incumbent Sen. Paul Wellstone, killed in an Oct. 25 plane crash
Mississippi
Precincts counted: 99%
O'Hara, Shawn (Reform) 94,096
Missouri
Precincts counted: 100%
Millay, Tamara A. (L) 18,338
Talent, James M. 'Jim' (R) 934,093
Montana
Precincts counted: 100%
Jones, Stanley R. 'Stan' (L) 10,325
Kelleher, Bob (Green) 7,567
Taylor, Mike A. (R) 102,766
Nebraska
Precincts counted: 97%
Hagel, Charles T. (R) - Incumbent 377,486
Matulka, Charlie A. (D) 66,696
New Hampshire
Precincts counted: 100%
Shaheen, Jeanne (D) 206,689
Sununu, John E. (R) 225,506
New Jersey
Precincts counted: 97%
Glick, Ted (Green) 23,249
Lautenberg, Frank (D) 1,078,389
Macron, Elizabeth (L) 12,000
Pason, Gregory J. (Socialist) 2,527
Wahner, Norman E. (NJ Conservative) 6,254
Note: Frank Lautenberg (D) was selected to run after the withdrawal of incumbent Sen. Robert Torricelli.
New Mexico
Precincts counted: 99%
Tristani, Gloria (D) 145,843
North Carolina (No Incumbent)
[Sen. Jesse Helms (D) is retiring]
Precincts counted: 100%
Bowles, Erskine B. (D) 1,029,539Dole, Elizabeth H. (R) 1,229,822
Haugh, Sean N. (L) 33,722
Oklahoma
Precincts counted: 100%
Inhofe, James M. 'Jim' (R) - Incumbent 578,579
Walters, David (D) 369,789
Oregon
Precincts counted: 76%
Fitzgerald, Dan (L) 24,116
Mabon, Lon (Constitution) 17,619
Smith, Gordon Harold (R) - Incumbent 599,011
Rhode Island
Precincts counted: 99%
Tingle, Robert G. (R) 66,613
South Carolina (No Incumbent)
[Sen. Strom Thurmond (R) is retiring]
Precincts counted: 99%
Adams, Ted (Constitution) 7,927Graham, Lindsey O. (R) 595,626
Kocher, Victor L. (L) 6,605
Sanders, Alex (D) 482,642
South Dakota
Precincts counted: 100%
Johnson, Tim P. (D) - Incumbent 167,481
Thune, John R. (R) 166,954
Note: Recount required by state law.
Tennessee (No Incumbent)
[Sen. Fred Thompson (R) is retiring]
Precincts counted: 100%
Alexander, Lamar (R) 901,019Baker, Wesley M. (I) 6,155
Clement, Robert N. 'Bob' (D) 731,735
Davidson, Karl Stanley (I) 2,276
Hooker, John Jay (I) 6,942
Keplinger, Harold Gary (I) 1,099
Marceaux, Basil J. (I) 1,170
Texas (No Incumbent)
[Sen. Phillip Gramm (R) is retiring]
Precincts counted: 90%
Cornyn, John (R) 2,379,522Jameson, Scott Lanier (L) 33,218
Kirk, Ron (D) 1,863,531
Williams, Roy H. (Green) 23,361
Virginia
Precincts counted: 100%
Spannaus, Nancy B. (I) 143,653
Warner, John W. (R) - Incumbent 1,298,843
West Virginia
Precincts counted: 100%
Wolfe, Jay (R) 157,032
Wyoming
Precincts counted: 97%
Enzi, Michael B. (R) - Incumbent 128,878
• Detailed Senate results from CNN
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