2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
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  2000 November 5, 2002 2004  

All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote232,344116,693
Percentage64.54%32.42%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.49%Increase2.svg0.16%

The 2002 House elections in Hawaii occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Hawaii's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Hawaii had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

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These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Of Hawaii's Congressional districts, the race in the 2nd district received the most attention. Representative Patsy Mink, despite her death following renomination, was posthumously re-elected, thus triggering a subsequent special election to fill the vacancy.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2002 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 232,34464.54%2
Republican 116,69332.42%0
Libertarian 8,7472.43%0
Natural Law 2,200.61%0
Totals359,984100.00%2

Results

Hawaii's congressional districts for the 2002 elections HI-districts-108.JPG
Hawaii's congressional districts for the 2002 elections
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie Democratic 1986 (Special)
1988 (Lost renomination)
1990
Re-elected Neil Abercrombie (D) 72.85%
Mark Terry (R) 24.92%
James Bracken (L) 2.23%
Hawaii 2 Patsy MinkDemocratic 1964
1976 (Retired)
1990
Re-elected Patsy Mink (D) 56.16%
Bob McDermott (R) 39.98%
Jeff Mallan (L) 2.63%
Nicholas Bedworth (NL) 1.23%

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References

  1. "2002 General election results" (PDF).