2002 United States state legislative elections

For related races, see 2002 United States elections.

2002 United States state legislative elections

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88 legislative chambers in 46 states
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Coalition Chambers before 48 48 [a] 1 [b] Chambers after 53 43 [c] 0 Overall change 5 5 1
Map of upper house elections:      Democrats gained control     Democrats retained control      Republicans gained control     Republicans retained control      Split body formed      Non-partisan legislature      No regularly-scheduled elections
Map of lower house elections:      Democrats retained control      Republicans gained control     Republicans retained control      Split body formed      Non-partisan legislature      No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2002 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2002, halfway through President George W. Bush's first term in office. This was a unique election in which the incumbent Republican party performed surprisingly well for a midterm election. Elections were held for 91 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. ^[1] Three territorial chambers in two territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.

Republicans flipped control of six chambers: the Colorado Senate, the Georgia Senate for the first time since 1873, the Missouri House of Representatives for the first time since 1955, the Texas House of Representatives for the first time since 1873, ^[2] the Washington Senate, and the Wisconsin Senate. Meanwhile, Democrats flipped control of the Illinois Senate. Additionally, the Arizona Senate went from a coalition government to Republican control. The Maine Senate went from an evenly divided power-sharing government to a Democratic one, ^[3] while the Oregon Senate went from Republican to tied.

Republicans had initially won control of the North Carolina House of Representatives by one seat, but Republican Michael P. Decker switched parties to become a Democrat, producing a tied chamber. ^[4]

Republicans won a trifecta in Texas for the first time since 1873, and in Missouri for the first time since 1923. As a result, Republicans held a majority of state legislative seats for the first time in half a century. ^[5]

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections were held in 91 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 6,381 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Many legislative chambers held elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections held elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber. ^[6] The chambers not up for election either hold regularly scheduled elections in odd-numbered years, or have four-year terms and hold all regularly scheduled elections in presidential midterm election years.

Note that this table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State	Upper House [6]				Lower House [6]
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Alabama	35	35	35	4	105	105	105	4
Alaska	19	20	95	4	40	40	100	2
Arizona	30	30	100	2	60	60	100	2
Arkansas	35	35	100	2/4 [d]	100	100	100	2
California	20	40	50	4	80	80	100	2
Colorado	18	35	51	4	65	65	100	2
Connecticut	36	36	100	2	151	151	100	2
Delaware	21	21	100	2/4 [d]	41	41	100	2
Florida	40	40	100	2/4 [d]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	25	25	100	2/4 [d]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	59	59	100	2/4 [d]	118	118	100	2
Indiana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Iowa	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Kansas	0	40	0	4	125	125	100	2
Kentucky	19	38	50	4	100	100	100	2
Louisiana	0	39	0	4	0	105	0	4
Maine	35	35	100	2	151	151	100	2
Maryland	47	47	47	4	141	141	141	4
Massachusetts	40	40	100	2	160	160	100	2
Michigan	38	38	100	4	110	110	100	2
Minnesota	67	67	100	2/4 [d]	134	134	100	2
Mississippi	0	52	0	4	0	122	0	4
Missouri	17	34	50	4	163	163	100	2
Montana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Nebraska	25 [e]	49 [e]	51 [e]	4	N/A (unicameral)
Nevada	10	21	48	4	42	42	100	2
New Hampshire	24	24	100	2	400	400	100	2
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4 [d]	0	80	0	2
New Mexico	0	42	0	4	70	70	100	2
New York	62	62	100	2	150	150	100	2
North Carolina	50	50	100	2	120	120	100	2
North Dakota	23	47	49	4	47	94	50	4
Ohio	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Oklahoma	24	48	50	4	101	101	100	2
Oregon	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Pennsylvania	25	50	50	4	203	203	100	2
Rhode Island	38	38	100	2	75	75	100	2
South Carolina	46	46	100	4	124	124	100	2
South Dakota	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Tennessee	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Texas	16	31	52	2/4 [d]	150	150	100	2
Utah	15	29	52	4	75	75	100	2
Vermont	30	30	100	2	150	150	100	2
Virginia	0	40	0	4	0	100	0	2
Washington	25	49	51	4	98	98	100	2
West Virginia	17	34	50	4	100	100	100	2
Wisconsin	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Wyoming	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Total	1280	1971	65	N/A	4595	5411	85	N/A

Electoral predictions

Ratings are designated as follows:

• "Tossup": Competitive, no advantage
• "Lean": Competitive, slight advantage
• "Likely": Not competitive, but opposition could make significant gains
• "Solid": Not competitive at all

State	Chamber	Last election	The Cook Political Report Oct. 4, 2002 [7]	Result
Alabama	Senate	D 23–12	Solid D	D 25–10
	House of Representatives	D 69–36	Solid D	D 63–42
Alaska	Senate	R 14–6	Solid R	R 12–8
	House of Representatives	R 27–13	Solid R	R 27–13
Arizona	Senate	Coal. 18–12	Lean R (flip)	R 17–13
	House of Representatives	R 36–24	Likely R	R 38–22
Arkansas	Senate	D 27–8	Solid D	D 27–8
	House of Representatives	D 72–28	Solid D	D 70–30
California	State Senate	D 26–14	Solid D	D 25–15
	State Assembly	D 50–30	Solid D	D 48–32
Colorado	Senate	D 18–17	Tossup	R 18–17
	House of Representatives	R 38–27	Likely R	R 37–28
Connecticut	State Senate	D 21–15	Likely D	D 21–15
	House of Representatives	D 100–51	Solid D	D 94–57
Delaware	Senate	D 13–8	Likely D	D 13–8
	House of Representatives	R 26–15	Likely R	R 29–12
Florida	Senate	R 25–15	Solid R	R 26–14
	House of Representatives	R 77–43	Solid R	R 81–39
Georgia	State Senate	D 32–24	Likely D	R 30–26 [f]
	House of Representatives	D 105–74–1	Solid D	D 107–72–1
Hawaii	Senate	D 22–3	Solid D	D 20–5
	House of Representatives	D 32–19	Likely D	D 36–15
Idaho	Senate	R 32–3	Solid R	R 28–7
	House of Representatives	R 61–9	Solid R	R 54–16
Illinois	Senate	R 32–27	Lean D (flip)	D 32–26–1
	House of Representatives	D 62–56	Likely D	D 66–52
Indiana	Senate	R 32–18	Solid R	R 32–18
	House of Representatives	D 53–47	Tossup	D 51–49
Iowa	Senate	R 30–20	Lean R	R 29–21
	House of Representatives	R 56–44	Lean R	R 54–46
Kansas	House of Representatives	R 79–46	Solid R	R 80–45
Kentucky	Senate	R 20–18	Lean R	R 21–17
	House of Representatives	D 64–36	Solid D	D 65–35
Maine	Senate	D 17–17–1	Lean D (flip)	D 18–17
	House of Representatives	D 88–62–1	Solid D	D 80–67–3–1
Maryland	Senate	D 32–15	Solid D	D 33–14
	House of Delegates	D 106–35	Solid D	D 98–43
Massachusetts	Senate	D 34–6	Solid D	D 34–6
	House of Representatives	D 137–23	Solid D	D 135–23–1
Michigan	Senate	R 23–15	Lean R	R 22–16
	House of Representatives	R 58–52	Lean R	R 63–47
Minnesota	Senate	D 39–27–1	Likely D	D 35–31–1
	House of Representatives	R 69–65	Lean R	R 81–53
Missouri	Senate	R 18–16	Lean R	R 20–14
	House of Representatives	D 87–76	Tossup	R 90–73
Montana	Senate	R 31–19	Solid R	R 29–21
	House of Representatives	R 58–42	Likely R	R 53–47
Nevada	Senate	R 12–9	Lean R	R 13–8
	Assembly	D 27–15	Likely D	D 23–19
New Hampshire	Senate	R 13–11	Lean R	R 18–6
	House of Representatives	R 256–144	Solid R	R 278–122
New Mexico	House of Representatives	D 42–28	Solid D	D 43–27
New York	State Senate	R 36–25	Solid R	R 37–25
	State Assembly	D 98–52	Solid D	D 102–48
North Carolina	Senate	D 35–15	Tossup	D 28–22
	House of Representatives	D 62–58	Tossup	60–60 [g]
North Dakota	Senate	R 32–17	Solid R	R 31–16
	House of Representatives	R 69–29	Solid R	R 66–28
Ohio	Senate	R 21–12	Solid R	R 22–11
	House of Representatives	R 60–39	Solid R	R 62–37
Oklahoma	Senate	D 30–18	Solid D	D 28–20
	House of Representatives	D 53–48	Tossup	D 53–48
Oregon	State Senate	R 16–14	Tossup	15–15
	House of Representatives	R 32–27–1	Tossup	R 35–25
Pennsylvania	State Senate	R 30–20	Likely R	R 29–21
	House of Representatives	R 104–99	Lean R	R 110–93
Rhode Island	Senate	D 44–6	Solid D	D 32–6
	House of Representatives	D 85–15	Solid D	D 63–11–1
South Carolina	House of Representatives	R 71–53	Solid R	R 73–51
South Dakota	Senate	R 24–11	Solid R	R 26–9
	House of Representatives	R 50–20	Solid R	R 49–21
Tennessee	Senate	D 18–15	Lean D	D 18–15
	House of Representatives	D 58–41	Likely D	D 54–45
Texas	Senate	R 16–15	Likely R	R 19–12
	House of Representatives	D 78–72	Likely R (flip)	R 88–62
Utah	State Senate	R 20–9	Solid R	R 22–7
	House of Representatives	R 51–24	Solid R	R 56–19
Vermont	Senate	D 16–14	Lean D	D 19–11
	House of Representatives	R 83–62–4–1	Likely R	R 73–70–4–3
Washington	State Senate	D 25–24	Tossup	R 25–24
	House of Representatives	D 50–48 [h]	Tossup	D 52–46
West Virginia	Senate	D 28–6	Solid D	D 24–10
	House of Delegates	D 75–25	Solid D	D 68–32
Wisconsin	Senate	D 18–15	Lean D	R 18–15
	State Assembly	R 56–43	Lean R	R 58–41
Wyoming	Senate	R 20–10	Solid R	R 20–10
	House of Representatives	R 46–14	Solid R	R 45–15

Maps

• 
  Upper house seats by party holding majority in each state
  

  Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Tie   50%

• 
  Lower house seats by party holding majority in each state
  

  Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

  Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

• 
  Net changes to upper house seats after the 2002 elections
       +1 Rep seat     +2 Rep seats     +3–5 Rep seats     +6–7 Rep seats
       +1 Dem seat     +2 Dem seats     +3–5 Dem seats
       Chamber decreased in size
• 
  Net changes to lower house seats after the 2002 elections
       +1 Rep seat     +2 Rep seats     +3–5 Rep seats     +6–22 Rep seats
       +1 Dem seat     +2 Dem seats     +4–5 Dem seats     +7 Dem seats
       +1 Ind seat     Chamber decreased in size

State summaries

Alabama

Main articles: 2002 Alabama Senate election and 2002 Alabama House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Alabama House of Representatives and half of the Alabama Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Alabama Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	24	25	1
	Republican	11	10	1
Total		35	35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	67	63	4
	Republican	38	42	4
Total		105	105

Alaska

Main articles: 2002 Alaska Senate election and 2002 Alaska House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and half of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

Alaska Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	14	12	2
	Democratic	6	8	2
Total		20	20

Alaska House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	27	27
	Democratic	13	13
Total		40	40

Arizona

Main articles: 2002 Arizona Senate election and 2002 Arizona House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House and gained control of the Senate.

Arizona Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	12	17	2
		3
	Democratic	15	13	2
Total		30	30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	36	39	3
	Democratic	24	21	3
Total		60	60

Arkansas

Main articles: 2002 Arkansas State Senate election and 2002 Arkansas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives and half of the Arkansas Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Arkansas Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	27
	Republican	8	8
Total		35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	72	70	2
	Republican	28	30	2
Total		100	100

California

Main articles: 2002 California State Senate election and 2002 California State Assembly election

All of the seats of the California House of Representatives and half of the California Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

California State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	26	25	1
	Republican	14	15	1
Total		40	40

California State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	50	48	2
	Republican	30	32	2
Total		80	80

Colorado

Main articles: 2002 Colorado Senate election and 2002 Colorado House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives and half of the Colorado Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate and maintained control of the House

Colorado Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	17	18	1
	Democratic	18	17	1
Total		35	35

Colorado House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	38	37	1
	Democratic	27	28	1
Total		65	65

Connecticut

Main articles: 2002 Connecticut Senate election and 2002 Connecticut House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Connecticut Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Connecticut Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	21	21
	Republican	15	15
Total		36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	100	94	6
	Republican	51	57	6
Total		151	151

Delaware

Main articles: 2002 Delaware Senate election and 2002 Delaware House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Delaware House of Representatives and half of the Delaware Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the Senate while Republicans maintained control of the House.

Delaware Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	13	13
	Republican	8	8
Total		21	21

Delaware House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	29	3
	Democratic	15	12	3
Total		41	41

Florida

Main articles: 2002 Florida Senate election and 2002 Florida House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives and half of the Florida Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Florida Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	25	26	1
	Democratic	15	14	1
Total		40	40

Florida House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	77	81	4
	Democratic	43	39	4
Total		120	120

Georgia

Main articles: 2002 Georgia State Senate election and 2002 Georgia House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Georgia Legislature were up for election. Republicans gained control of the Senate due to post-election party switching, while Democrats maintained control of the House.

Georgia State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	24	30	6
	Democratic	32	26	6
Total		56	56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	105	107	2
	Republican	74	72	2
	Independent	1	1
Total		180	180

Hawaii

Main articles: 2002 Hawaii Senate election and 2002 Hawaii House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Hawaii House of Representatives and half of the Hawaii Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Hawaii Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	22	20	2
	Republican	3	5	2
Total		25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	32	36	4
	Republican	19	15	4
Total		51	51

Idaho

Main articles: 2002 Idaho Senate election and 2002 Idaho House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Idaho Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Idaho Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	32	28	4
	Democratic	3	7	4
Total		35	35

Idaho House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	61	54	7
	Democratic	9	16	7
Total		70	70

Illinois

Main articles: 2002 Illinois Senate election and 2002 Illinois House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and 2/3rds of the Illinois Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the House and won control of the Senate.

Illinois Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	32	5
	Republican	32	26	6
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		59	59

Illinois House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	62	66	4
	Republican	56	52	4
Total		118	118

Indiana

Main articles: 2002 Indiana State Senate election and 2002 Indiana House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives and half of the Indiana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate while Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Indiana Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	32	32
	Democratic	18	18
Total		50	50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	53	51	2
	Republican	47	49	2
Total		100	100

Iowa

Main articles: 2002 Iowa Senate election and 2002 Iowa House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Iowa House of Representatives and half of the Iowa Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both legislative chambers.

Iowa Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	29	29
	Democratic	21	21
Total		50	50

Iowa House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	56	54	2
	Democratic	44	46	2
Total		100	100

Kansas

Main article: 2002 Kansas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Kansas House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control.

Kansas House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	79	80	1
	Democratic	46	45	1
Total		125	125

Kentucky

Main articles: 2002 Kentucky Senate election and 2002 Kentucky House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Kentucky House of Representatives and half of the Kentucky Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Kentucky Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	20	21	1
	Democratic	18	17	1
Total		38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	64	65	1
	Republican	36	35	1
Total		100	100

Maine

Main articles: 2002 Maine State Senate election and 2002 Maine House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Maine Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the House and won control of the Senate.

Maine Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	17	18	1
	Republican	17	17
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		35	35

Maine House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	88	80	8
	Republican	62	67	5
	Independent	1	3	2
	Green	0	1	1
Total		151	151

Maryland

Main articles: 2002 Maryland Senate election and 2002 Maryland House of Delegates election

All of the seats of the Maryland General Assembly were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Maryland Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	34	33	1
	Republican	13	14	1
Total		47	47

Maryland House of Delegates

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	106	98	8
	Republican	35	43	8
Total		160	160

Massachusetts

Main articles: 2002 Massachusetts Senate election and 2002 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Massachusetts Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Massachusetts Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	34	34
	Republican	6	6
Total		40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	137	135	2
	Republican	23	23
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		160	160

Michigan

Main articles: 2002 Michigan Senate election and 2002 Michigan House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Michigan legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

Michigan Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	23	22	1
	Democratic	15	16	1
Total		38	38

Michigan House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	58	63	5
	Democratic	52	47	5
Total		110	110

Minnesota

Main articles: 2002 Minnesota Senate election and 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Minnesota Legislature were up. Republicans maintained control the House while Democrats maintained control of the Senate.

Minnesota Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	39	35	4
	Republican	26	31	5
	Independence	2	1	1
Total		67	67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	71	82	11
	Democratic (DFL)	63	52	11
Total		134	134

Missouri

Main articles: 2002 Missouri State Senate election and 2002 Missouri House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and half of the Missouri Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and won control of the House.

Missouri Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	18	20	2
	Democratic	16	14	2
Total		34	34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	76	90	14
	Democratic	87	73	14
Total		163	163

Montana

Main articles: 2002 Montana Senate election and 2002 Montana House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives and half of the Montana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

Montana Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	31	29	2
	Democratic	19	21	2
Total		50	50

Montana House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	58	53	5
	Democratic	42	47	5
Total		100	100

Nebraska

Main article: 2002 Nebraska State Legislature election

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election. Nebraska is also unique in that its legislature is officially non-partisan and holds non-partisan elections, although the Democratic and Republican parties each endorse legislative candidates. Republicans maintained control.

Nebraska Legislature

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	31	34	3
	Democratic	16	13	3
	Independent	2	2
Total		49	49

Nevada

Main articles: 2002 Nevada State Senate election and 2002 Nevada Assembly election

All of the seats of the Nevada House of Representatives and half of the Nevada Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the House while Republicans maintained control of the Senate.

Nevada Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	12	13	1
	Democratic	9	8	1
Total		21	21

Nevada Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	23	4
	Republican	15	19	4
Total		42	42

New Hampshire

Main articles: 2002 New Hampshire Senate election and 2002 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

New Hampshire Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	13	18	5
	Democratic	11	6	5
Total		24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	256	278	22
	Democratic	144	122	22
Total		400	400

New Mexico

Main article: 2002 New Mexico House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election; Democrats maintained control.

New Mexico House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	42	43	1
	Republican	28	27	1
Total		70	70

New York

Main articles: 2002 New York State Senate election and 2002 New York State Assembly election

All of the seats of the New York Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate while Democrats maintained control of the Assembly.

New York State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	36	37	1
	Democratic	25	25
Total		61	62	1

New York State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	98	102	4
	Republican	52	48	4
Total		150	150

North Carolina

Main articles: 2002 North Carolina Senate election and 2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the North Carolina House of Representatives and half of the North Carolina Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the Senate. Republicans had won control of the House until a post-election party switch tied control of the chamber.

North Carolina Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	35	28	7
	Republican	15	22	7
Total		50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	62	60	2
	Republican	58	60	2
Total		120	120

North Dakota

Main articles: 2002 North Dakota Senate election and 2002 North Dakota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the North Dakota House of Representatives and half of the North Dakota Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

North Dakota Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	32	31	1
	Democratic-NPL	17	16	1
Total		49	47	2

North Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	69	66	3
	Democratic-NPL	29	28	1
Total		98	94	4

Ohio

Main articles: 2002 Ohio Senate election and 2002 Ohio House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives and half of the Ohio Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

Ohio Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	21	22	1
	Democratic	12	11	1
Total		33	33

Ohio House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	60	62	2
	Democratic	39	37	2
Total		99	99

Oklahoma

Main articles: 2002 Oklahoma Senate election and 2002 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and half of the Oklahoma Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both chambers.

Oklahoma Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	30	28	2
	Republican	18	20	2
Total		48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	53	53
	Republican	48	48
Total		101	101

Oregon

Main articles: 2002 Oregon State Senate election and 2002 Oregon House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Oregon House of Representatives and half of the Oregon Senate were up for election. The Senate became split while Republicans maintained control of the House.

Oregon State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	16	15	1
	Democratic	14	15	1
Total		30	30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	32	35	3
	Democratic	27	25	2
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		60	60

Pennsylvania

Main articles: 2002 Pennsylvania Senate election and 2002 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and half of the Pennsylvania Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	29	29
	Democratic	21	21
Total		50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	106	110	4
	Democratic	97	93	4
Total		203	203

Rhode Island

Main articles: 2002 Rhode Island Senate election and 2002 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Rhode Island Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Rhode Island Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	44	32	12
	Republican	6	6
Total		50	38	12

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	85	63	22
	Republican	15	11	4
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		100	75	25

South Carolina

Main article: 2002 South Carolina House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House.

South Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	71	73	2
	Democratic	53	51	2
Total		124	124

South Dakota

Main articles: 2002 South Dakota Senate election and 2002 South Dakota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the South Dakota Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

South Dakota Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	24	26	2
	Democratic	11	9	2
Total		35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	50	49	1
	Democratic	20	21	1
Total		70	70

Tennessee

Main articles: 2002 Tennessee Senate election and 2002 Tennessee House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the Tennessee Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both chambers.

Tennessee Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	18	18
	Republican	15	15
Total		33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	58	54	4
	Republican	41	45	4
Total		99	99

Texas

Main articles: 2002 Texas Senate election and 2002 Texas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Texas Legislature were up for election. Aided by favorable redistricting, Republicans greatly expanded their majority in the Texas Senate and won control of the Texas House of Representatives for the first time since Reconstruction. ^{[2] [8]}

Texas Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	16	19	3
	Democratic	15	12	3
Total		31	31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	72	88	16
	Democratic	78	62	16
Total		150	150

Utah

Main articles: 2002 Utah Senate election and 2002 Utah House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives and half of the Utah Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Utah State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	20	22	2
	Democratic	9	7	2
Total		29	29

Utah House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	51	56	5
	Democratic	24	19	5
Total		75	75

Vermont

Main articles: 2002 Vermont Senate election and 2002 Vermont House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Vermont Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the Senate while Republicans maintained control of the Senate.

Vermont Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	16	19	3
	Republican	14	11	3
Total		30	30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	82	73	9
	Democratic	63	70	7
	Progressive	4	4
	Independent	1	3	2
Total		150	150

Washington

Main articles: 2002 Washington State Senate election and 2002 Washington House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Washington House of Representatives and half of the Washington Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate while Democrats maintained control of the House.

Washington State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	24	25	1
	Democratic	25	24	1
Total		49	49

Washington House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	50	52	2
	Republican	48	46	2
Total		98	98

West Virginia

Main articles: 2002 West Virginia Senate election and 2002 West Virginia House of Delegates election

All of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates and half of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

West Virginia Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	28	24	4
	Republican	6	10	4
Total		34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	75	68	7
	Republican	25	32	7
Total		100	100

Wisconsin

Main articles: 2002 Wisconsin Senate election and 2002 Wisconsin State Assembly election

All of the seats of the Wisconsin Assembly and half of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Assembly and won control of the House.

Wisconsin Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	15	18	3
	Democratic	18	15	3
Total		33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	56	58	2
	Democratic	43	41	2
Total		99	99

Wyoming

Main articles: 2002 Wyoming Senate election and 2002 Wyoming House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives and half of the Wyoming Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Wyoming Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	20	20
	Democratic	10	10
Total		30	30

Wyoming House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	46	45	1
	Democratic	14	15	1
Total		60	60

Territorial and federal district summaries

American Samoa

All of the seats of the American Samoa Senate and the American Samoa House of Representatives were up for election. Members of the Senate serve four-year terms, while members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Gubernatorial and legislative elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis in American Samoa.

Guam

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of Guam were up for election. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term. Republicans retained control of the legislature.

Guam Legislature

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	7	9	2
	Republican	8	6	2
Total		15	15

Washington, D.C.

The Council of the District of Columbia serves as the legislative branch of the federal district of Washington, D.C. Half of the council seats are up for election. Council members serve four-year terms. Democrats retained supermajority control of the council.

District of Columbia Council

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	11	11
	Republican	2	2
Total		13	13

Notes

1. The New Jersey Senate and Maine Senate were tied, and they were controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans.
2. The Arizona Senate was controlled by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who were not part of the majority coalition.
3. The Oregon Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, and New Jersey Senate were tied, and they were controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Thus, they are not included in the final total.
4. The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
5. These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
6. Includes four post-election party switches which gave Republicans control of the chamber.
7. Includes representative Michael P. Decker's temporary stint as a Democrat which tied the chamber for much of the 2003–2002 legislative session.
8. Includes a 2001 special election that flipped a seat to Democrats, winning them control of the chamber from the Republicans

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3. "MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
4. "Decker Switches to Democrats, Making House Even Split". WRAL.com. January 25, 2003. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. Storey, Tim. The Book of the States 2005. The Council of State Governments. Retrieved 2010-01-01 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
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8. Barta, Carolyn; Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce (2004). "Republicans Take Total Control of State Government". Texas Almanac, 2004-2005. Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Morning News. pp. 395–396. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.