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The 2002 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wayne Allard won re-election to a second term. This is also the last time the sitting US Senator of this seat won reelection, as well either party held this seat for two consecutive terms.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 110,309 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 110,309 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 190,250 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 190,250 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Wayne Allard (R) | Tom Strickland (D) | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA [4] | October 31 – November 2, 2002 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 50% | 46% | 4% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 717,899 | 50.70% | −0.71% | |
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 648,130 | 45.77% | +0.03% | |
| Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 21,547 | 1.52% | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Rick Stanley | 20,776 | 1.47% | n/a | |
| Independent | John Heckman | 7,140 | 0.50% | n/a | |
| Write-in | 596 | 0.04% | n/a | ||
| Majority | 69,763 | 4.93% | −0.74% | ||
| Turnout | 1,416,082 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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