All Senate Candidates in the 2002 Mid-term Elections

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34 States elect or re-elect Senators in 2002 mid-term

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In the Nov. 5, 2002 mid-term congressional elections, voters in 34 states will elect or re-elect U.S. Senators. Of the 34 incumbent Senators up for re-election, 20 are Republicans and 14 are Democrats. Four incumbent Senators -- all Republicans -- are retiring and not running for re-election. They are: Phil Gramm (TX), Jesse Helms (NC), Fred Thompson (TN) and Strom Thurmond (SC).

Listed below are all candidates on the ballots of the 34 states with Senate races in 2002. The states are:

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

Candidates are listed alphabetically, with incumbents show in boldface.

Alabama

Allen, Jeff R. (Libertarian)
Parker, Susan (Democrat)
Sessions, Jefferson B. 'Jeff' (Republican) - Incumbent

Alaska

Dore, Jim (Alaska Independent)
Karpinski, Leonard J. 'Len' (Libertarian)
Stevens, Ted (Republican) - Incumbent
Sykes, James 'Jim' (Green Party)
Vondersaar, Frank (Democrat)

Arkansas

Hutchinson, Y. Tim (Republican) - Incumbent
Pryor, Mark (Democrat)

Colorado

Allard, Wayne A. (Republican) - Incumbent
Strickland, Tom L. (Democrat)

Delaware

Biden, Joseph R. Jr. (Democrat) - Incumbent
Clatworthy, Raymond J. (Republican)

Georgia

Chambliss, C. Saxby (Republican)
Cleland, Joseph Maxwell 'Max' (Democrat) - Incumbent
Thomas, Sandy (Libertarian)

Idaho

Blinken, Alan (Democrat)
Bramwell, Donovan (Libertarian)
Craig, Larry E. (Republican) - Incumbent

Illinois

Burgauer, Steven 'Steve' (Libertarian)
Durbin, Richard J. (Democrat) - Incumbent
Durkin, James B. 'Jim' (Republican)

Iowa

Ganske, John 'Greg' (Republican)
Harkin, Thomas 'Tom' (Democrat) - Incumbent
Harthan, Timothy A. (Green Party)
Moore, Richard J. (Libertarian)

Kansas

Cook, George (Reform Party)
Roberts, Pat (Republican) - Incumbent
Rosile, Steven A. (Libertarian)

Kentucky

Combs Weinberg, Lois (Democrat)
McConnell, Mitch (Republican) - Incumbent
Overby, Andrew Ellis Sr. (Write-In)
Stewart, Ralph H. (Write-In)

Louisiana

Brown, Raymond (Democrat)
Cooksey, John (Republican)
Landrieu, Mary L. (Democrat) - Incumbent
Landry, Patrick E. (No Party Affiliation)
Lemann, James (No Party Affiliation)
Perkins, Anthony Richard (Republican)
Robbins, Gary D. (No Party Affiliation)
Skillman, Ernest Edward Jr. (Republican)
Terrell, Suzanne Haik (Republican)

Maine

Collins, Susan M. (Republican) - Incumbent
Pingree, Rochelle M. 'Chellie' (Democrat)

Massachusetts

Cloud, Michael E. (Libertarian)
Kerry, John Forbes (Democrat) - Incumbent

Michigan

Borregard, Eric J. (Green Party)
Dern, Doug (Natural Law Party)
Levin, Carl (Democrat) - Incumbent
Mangopoulos, John S. (Reform Party)
Raczkowski, Andrew (Republican)

Minnesota

Coleman, Norm (Republican)
Erickson, Alve (Democrat)
Franson, Dick (Democrat)
Kovatchevich, Miro Drago (Constitution)
McGaa, Ed (Green Party)
McGaughey, William (Independence Party)
Moore, Jim (Independence Party)
Shepard, Jack (Republican)
Tricomo, Ray (Green Party)
Wellstone, Paul D. (Democrat) - Incumbent
Sen. Wellstone died in a plane crash on Oct. 25.
Former Senator Walter Mondale will run in his place.
Wills, Ronald E. (Independence Party)

Mississippi

Cochran, Thad (Republican) - Incumbent
O'Hara, Shawn (Reform)

Missouri

Carnahan, Jean (Democrat) - Incumbent
Millay, Tamara A. (Libertarian)
Talent, James M. 'Jim' (Republican)

Montana

Baucus, Max S. (Democrat) - Incumbent
Jones, Stanley R. 'Stan' (Libertarian)
Kelleher, Bob (Green Party)
Taylor, Mike A. (Republican) (Campaign Suspended)

Nebraska

Graziano, John J. (Libertarian)
Hagel, Charles T. (Republican) - Incumbent
Matulka, Charlie A. (Democrat)

New Hampshire

Blevens, Kenneth E. 'Ken' Sr. (Libertarian)
Gosselin, David (Independent)
Rizzio, Aaron Michael (Independent)
Shaheen, Jeanne (Democrat)
Smith, Robert C. 'Bob' (Republican) - Incumbent
Stremsky, Kenneth Scot (Republican)
Sununu, John E. (Republican)

New Jersey

Forrester, Douglas R. (Republican)
Glick, Ted (Green Party)
Lautenberg, Frank (Democrat)
Macron, Elizabeth (Libertarian)
Pason, Gregory J. (Socialist Party USA)
Wahner, Norman E. (New Jersey Conservative Party)

Note: Frank Lautenberg replaced Democratic incumbent Sen. Robert Torricelli, who withdrew.

New Mexico