Elected to the United States Senate in 2002

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Distribution of seats
   
A total of 100 seats
  • Dem .: 48
  • Independent (Dem) : 1
  • GOP : 51
Senate elections 2002
  • Democrats, held
  • Democrats, gained
  • Republicans, held
  • Republicans, gained

    • On November 5, 2002 , the United States was elected to the Senate . The election was part of the 2002 mid-term elections , in which the House of Representatives was re-elected .

    Each of the 50 states has 2 representatives in the Senate. Before the election, 49 senators were Republicans, 50 Democrats, and one independent. A new senator was elected in each of 34 states in 2002; the tenure of the remaining 66 senators ended in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Of the seats available for election, 14 have been held by Democrats and 19 by Republicans. The Republicans won two more seats at the expense of the Democrats.

    The exact results:

    Political party be right Votes in% Change to the 1996 election Seats Change to the 2000 election
    republican 21,428,784 51.3 51 +2
    Democrats 18,665,605 44.7 48 −2
    Independent 405.982 1.0 1 0
    Others 1,261,391 3.0 0 0

    See also