2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

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2002 United States Senate election in Idaho
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  1996 November 4, 2002 2008  
  Larry Craig official portrait.jpg Alan Blinken.jpg
Nominee Larry Craig Alan Blinken
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote266,215132,975
Percentage65.16%32.55%

2002 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg
County results
Craig:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Blinken:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Larry Craig
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Larry Craig
Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig won re-election to a third term.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Blinken 26,346 70.90%
Democratic Dave Sneddon10,81229.10%
Total votes37,158 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Donovan Bramwell 1,179 100.00%
Total votes1,179 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Craig (incumbent) 130,126 100.00%
Total votes130,126 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2] Safe RNovember 4, 2002

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Larry Craig (incumbent) 266,215 65.16% +8.14%
Democratic Alan Blinken 132,97532.55%-7.36%
Libertarian Donovan Bramwell9,3542.29%
Majority133,24032.61%+15.50%
Turnout 408,544
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2002 Primary Results US Senate". Sos.idaho.gov. May 28, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  2. "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2013.