The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2002, in the middle of
President
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George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a
midterm election
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under a Republican president, the Republican Party gained a net eight seats, solidifying their majority. Some speculate that this may have been due to increased support for the President's party in the wake of the
September 11 attacks
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This was one of three mid-term elections in which the party of the incumbent president did not lose seats either in the House or in the Senate (the other such mid-term elections were in
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...
and
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
). It was the sixth midterm election in which the President's party increased its number of seats in the House, after
1814,
1822,
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world' ...
,
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...
, and
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
.
This is the only midterm election since
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government).
* January 6 ...
which left the President's party in control of the House.
Overall results
Summary of the November 5, 2002
United States House of Representatives
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election results
Source
Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Retirements
In the November general elections, thirty-five incumbents did not seek re-election, either to retire or to seek other positions.
Democrats
Thirteen Democrats did not seek re-election.
# :
Carrie Meek retired.
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Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...
retired to
run successfully for Governor of Illinois.
# :
Tim Roemer
Timothy John Roemer (born October 30, 1956) is an American diplomat and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003 as a Democrat from Indiana's 3rd congressional district. Subsequently, he was the pres ...
retired when redistricted from the 3rd district.
# :
John Baldacci retired to
run successfully for Governor of Maine.
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James A. Barcia retired to
run successfully for Michigan Senate.
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David Bonior
David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time D ...
retired to
run for Governor of Michigan.
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John J. LaFalce
John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat.
LaFalce was first ele ...
retired when redistricted from the 29th district.
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Eva Clayton
Eva McPherson Clayton (born September 16, 1934) is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to rep ...
retired.
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Robert A. Borski Jr. retired when redistricted from the 3rd district.
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William J. Coyne retired.
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Bob Clement
Robert Nelson Clement (born September 23, 1943) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee, from 1988 until 2003, when he retired to run (unsucc ...
retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
# :
Ken Bentsen Jr. retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
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Tom Barrett retired to
run for Governor of Wisconsin.
Republicans
Twenty-two Republicans did not seek re-election.
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Sonny Callahan retired.
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Bob Riley retired to
run successfully for Governor of Alabama.
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Bob Stump retired when redistricted from the 3rd district.
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Steve Horn
John Stephen Horn (May 31, 1931 – February 17, 2011) was President of California State University, Long Beach and later a five-term Republican United States Congressman from California from 1993 to 2003.
Early life
Horn was born on May 31, 19 ...
retired when redistricted from the 38th district.
# :
Bob Schaffer
Robert Warren Schaffer (born July 24, 1962) is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003). Sc ...
retired.
# :
Dan Miller retired.
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Saxby Chambliss
Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from ...
retired to
run successfully for U.S. Senator.
# :
Greg Ganske
John Greg Ganske (born March 31, 1949) is an American politician, plastic surgeon, and retired U.S. Army reserve lieutenant colonel from Iowa. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and w ...
retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
# :
John Cooksey
John Charles Cooksey (August 20, 1941 – June 4, 2022) was an American ophthalmologist and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1997 to 2003 ...
retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
# :
Bob Ehrlich
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House o ...
retired to
run successfully for Governor of Maryland.
# :
John E. Sununu retired to
run successfully for U.S. Senator.
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Marge Roukema
Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003.
Early lif ...
retired.
# :
Joe Skeen
Joseph Richard Skeen (June 30, 1927 – December 7, 2003) was an American politician who served as a congressman from southern New Mexico. A conservative Republican, he served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives between ...
retired.
# :
Benjamin Gilman
Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003.
Early life
Gilm ...
retired when redistricted from the 20th district.
# :
Wes Watkins
Wesley Wade Watkins (born December 15, 1938) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. Watkins is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where he had represented for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six ye ...
retired.
# :
J. C. Watts
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (born November 18, 1957) is an American politician, clergyman, and athlete. Watts was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. He served in t ...
retired.
# :
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...
retired to
run successfully for U.S. Senator.
# :
John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the Re ...
retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
# :
Van Hilleary
William Vanderpool "Van" Hilleary (born June 20, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and career
Hi ...
retired to
run for Governor of Tennessee.
# :
Ed Bryant
Edward Glenn Bryant (born September 7, 1948) is an American politician who is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee (1995–2003). From 1991–1993, he served as the United States Attorney for t ...
retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
# :
Dick Armey
Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of t ...
retired.
# :
James V. Hansen
James Vear Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American Republican politician from Utah, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003.
Early life and education
Hansen was born in Salt Lake C ...
retired.
Resignation and expulsion
Two seats opened early due to a resignation and an expulsion. Neither were filled until the November elections.
Democrats
One Democrat resigned and one was expelled.
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Tony P. Hall
Tony Patrick Hall (born January 16, 1942) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 3rd congressional district from 1979 to 2002. Hall had previously se ...
resigned September 9, 2002 to become
U.S. Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
# :
Jim Traficant was expelled July 24, 2002 for criminal conviction.
Republicans
No Republicans resigned.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Democrats
Six Democrats lost renomination.
# :
Earl Hilliard
Earl Frederick Hilliard (born April 9, 1942) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama who served as the U.S. representative for the state's 7th district.
Life and career
Hilliard was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated f ...
lost renomination to
Artur Davis
Artur Genestre Davis (; born October 9, 1967) is an American attorney and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomina ...
, who then won the general election.
# :
Gary Condit
Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948) is an American former politician who represented California's 18th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. He gained significant national attention for an extramarital af ...
lost renomination to
Dennis Cardoza
Dennis Alan Cardoza (born March 31, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2012. The district took in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democrati ...
, who then won the general election.
# :
Cynthia McKinney lost renomination to
Denise Majette
Denise Lorraine Majette (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she represented Georgia's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.
Biography
Born in ...
, who then won the general election.
# :
Lynn N. Rivers
Lynn Nancy Rivers (born December 19, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer from Michigan. She served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Early life and education
Rivers was born in Au Gres, Michigan, ...
lost renomination in a redistricting race to
John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...
, who then won the general election.
# :
Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas Charles Sawyer (born August 15, 1945) is an American politician who represented his hometown of Akron, Ohio on all levels of government for nearly fifty years. Previously, he served in the United States Congress, in the Ohio Senate, in th ...
lost renomination to
Tim Ryan, who then won the general election.
# :
Frank Mascara
Frank Robert Mascara (January 19, 1930 – July 10, 2011) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was th ...
lost renomination in a redistricting race to
John Murtha
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, who then won the general election.
Republicans
Two Republicans lost renomination.
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Bob Barr
Robert Laurence Barr Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a federal prosecutor and as a Congressman. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attai ...
lost renomination in a redistricting race to
John Linder
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, who then won the general election.
# :
Brian D. Kerns
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Kerns was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has bot ...
lost renomination in a redistricting race to
Steve Buyer, who then won the general election.
In the general election
Democrats
Five Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.
# :
James H. Maloney
James H. "Jim" Maloney (born September 17, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Maloney was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a Volunteers ...
lost a redistricting race to
Nancy Johnson
Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th dis ...
.
# :
Karen Thurman lost to
Ginny Brown-Waite
Virginia Brown-Waite (born Virginia Frances Kniffen; October 5, 1943) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and a founder of Maggie's List.
The district stretched along sev ...
.
# :
David D. Phelps
David Dwain Phelps (born October 26, 1947) is an American educator and politician and former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois.
Early life
Phelps was born in Eldorado, Illinois. He graduated from Southern I ...
lost a redistricting race to
John Shimkus
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Shimkus is a member of the Republican Part ...
.
# :
Bill Luther
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lost to
John Kline.
# :
Ronnie Shows
Clifford Ronald Shows (born January 26, 1947) is an American educator and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi. He served from 1999 to 2003.
Biography
Shows was born in Moselle, Mississippi. ...
lost a redistricting race to
Chip Pickering
Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering Jr. (born August 10, 1963) is an American businessman and former politician who has been the incumbent chief executive officer of Incompas since 2014.
Pickering represented as a Republican in the United States ...
.
Republicans
Three Republicans lost re-election to Democrats.
# :
Connie Morella
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lost to
Chris Van Hollen
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.
# :
Felix Grucci
Felix J. Grucci Jr. (born November 25, 1951) is an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district as a member of the Republican Party.
Early life
Felix J. ...
lost to
Tim Bishop
Timothy Howard Bishop (born June 1, 1950) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, includin ...
.
# :
George Gekas lost a redistricting race to
Tim Holden
Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation durin ...
.
Open seats that changed parties
Democratic seats won by Republicans
Three Democratic seats were won by Republicans.
# : Won by
Chris Chocola
Joseph Christopher Chocola (born February 24, 1962) is an American businessman, lawyer, and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, Chocola served in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007, representing Indian ...
.
# : Won by
Candice Miller
Candice Sue Miller ( née McDonald; born May 7, 1954) is an American politician serving as the Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County, Michigan since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Miller previously served as the U.S. representati ...
.
# : Won by
Mike Turner
Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayt ...
.
Republican seats won by Democrats
Five Republican seats were won by Democrats.
# : Won by
Linda Sánchez
Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, Sánchez was first elected to Congress in 2002. She serves on the Ways ...
.
# : Won by
Jim Marshall.
# : Won by
Rodney Alexander
Rodney McKinnie Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013, until June 3, 2014. Previously he w ...
.
# : Won by
Dutch Ruppersberger
Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III ( ; born January 31, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as an assistant state attorney ...
.
# : Won by
Lincoln Davis
Lincoln Edward Davis (born September 13, 1943) is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
Early life, education and career
Da ...
.
Open seats that parties held
Democratic seats held by Democrats
Democrats held five of their open seats.
# : Won by
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Brett Meek (born September 6, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2011. After serving in both houses of the Florida Legislature, Meek was elected to Congress in the 2002 election to s ...
.
# : Won by
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served two terms as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 ...
.
# : Won by
Frank Ballance
Frank Winston Ballance Jr. (February 15, 1942 – February 22, 2019) was an American politician and attorney who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004, representing North Carolina's 1st congres ...
.
# : Won by
Jim Cooper
James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson, Cheatham, and Dickson Counties) fro ...
.
# : Won by
Chris Bell.
Republican seats held by Republicans
Republicans held fourteen of their open seats.
# : Won by
Jo Bonner
Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. (born November 19, 1959) is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for from 20 ...
.
# : Won by
Mike Rogers.
# : Won by
Trent Franks
Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957) is a former American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2017 (numbered as the 2nd district from 2003 to 2013). He is a member of the Republican Party. During his ...
.
# : Won by
Marilyn Musgrave
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Musgrave serv ...
.
# : Won by
Katherine Harris.
# : Won by
Steve King.
# : Won by
Jeb Bradley
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.
# : Won by
Scott Garrett
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.
# : Won by
Steve Pearce.
# : Won by
Tom Cole
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.
# : Won by
Gresham Barrett.
# : Won by
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Marsha Blackburn (née Wedgeworth; born June 6, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee, a seat she has held since 2019. She is a member of the Republican Party. Blackbur ...
.
# : Won by
Michael C. Burgess.
# : Won by
Rob Bishop
Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he became the dean of Utah's congressional delegation after the retirement of O ...
.
Newly created seats
Of the 435 districts created in the 2000 redistricting, sixteen had no incumbent representative.
Democratic gain
Three Democrats were elected in newly created seats.
# : Won by
Raúl Grijalva
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.
# : Won by
David Scott
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.
# : Won by
Brad Miller.
Republican gain
Thirteen Republicans were elected in newly created seats.
# : Won by
Rick Renzi
Richard George Renzi (born June 11, 1958) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing from 2003 until 2009.
In 2013, he was convicted on federal criminal charges against him fo ...
.
# : Won by
Devin Nunes
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.
# : Won by
Bob Beauprez
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Beauprez is a Colorado native and graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He worked as a dairy fa ...
.
# : Won by
Tom Feeney
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Early life
He was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Phi ...
.
# : Won by
Mario Diaz-Balart
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.
# : Won by
Phil Gingrey
John Phillip Gingrey (born July 10, 1942) is an American physician and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). His district comprised the northwestern suburbs o ...
.
# : Won by
Max Burns
Othell Maxie Burns Jr. (born November 8, 1948) is an American politician and academic from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, Burns has represented the 23rd district in the Georgia State Senate since January 2021. He previ ...
.
# : Won by
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* Thad Balkman (born 1971), American politician ...
.
# : Won by
Jon Porter
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He ...
.
# : Won by
Jim Gerlach
James W. Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
Early life, education and caree ...
.
# : Won by
Tim Murphy Timothy Murphy may refer to:
Politics
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.
# : Won by
Jeb Hensarling.
# : Won by
John Carter.
Special elections
Two special elections were held for members to serve the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2003.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
The state gained two seats in reapportionment.
Arkansas
California
The state gained one seat in reapportionment.
Colorado
The state gained one seat in reapportionment.
Connecticut
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Delaware
Florida
The state gained two seats in reapportionment.
Georgia
The state gained two seats in reapportionment.
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Indiana
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Minnesota
Mississippi
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
The state lost two seats in reapportionment.
North Carolina
The state gained one seat in reapportionment.
North Dakota
Ohio
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Oklahoma
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
The state lost two seats in reapportionment.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
The state gained two seats in reapportionment.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
The state lost one seat in reapportionment.
Wyoming
See also
*
2002 United States elections
**
2002 United States gubernatorial elections
**
2002 United States Senate elections
*
107th United States Congress
*
108th United States Congress
References
External links
United States Election 2002 Web Archivefrom the U.S.
Library of Congress
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