2002 New York state elections

New York held various elections on November 5, 2002.

Federal

United States House

Main article: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2002 pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	19
	Republican-Held	12

New York lost 2 seats following congressional apportionment.

2002 post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	19
	Republican-Held	10

State

In the period 1984 to 2002, competition in New York state campaigns drastically reduced, while campaign spending for Assembly candidates rose from $22,625 in 1984 to average of $108,625 in 2002, and State Senate candidates' spending went from an average of $35,054 to $328,228 in the same period. ^[1]

Governor

Main article: 2002 New York gubernatorial election

George Pataki, a Republican, was re-elected to a third term.

Attorney General

Main article: 2002 New York Attorney General election

Democratic Eliot Spitzer was re-elected to a 2nd term as Attorney General.

Comptroller

Main article: 2002 New York Comptroller election

Alan Hevesi was elected to replace fellow Democrat Carl McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor.

State Senate

2002 pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	36
	Democratic-Held	25

A district was added.

2002 post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	37
	Democratic-Held	25

State Assembly

2002 pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	97
	Republican-Held	52
	Vacant	1

2002 post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	103
	Republican-Held	47

See also

• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York state elections

References

1. Stonecash, Jeffrey M.; Widestrom, Amy (2006). Governing New York State, Fifth Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 62. ISBN   9780791466926 . Retrieved November 2, 2025.