2002 Wyoming Senate election

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2002 Wyoming Senate election
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  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Odd-numbered seats up
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Hank Coe Rich Cathcart
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 18th district 6th district
Seats before2010
Seats after2010
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote57,40321,245
Percentage72.99%27.01%

2002 Wyoming Senate election map.svg
Results by district

Senate President before election

Hank Coe
Republican

Elected Senate President

April Brimmer-Kunz
Republican

The 2002 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 57th session as part of the 2002 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 20. All odd-numbered seats were up for election. Neither party made any gains in the chamber. Of the fifteen seats up for election, only four saw Republicans and Democrats compete.

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report [1]
Safe ROctober 4, 2002

Overview

General election summary [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes %Seats
Before
56th Leg.
UpWonAfter
57th Leg.
+/–
Republican 1357,40372.9920101020Steady2.svg
Democratic 621,24527.01105510Steady2.svg
Total78,648100%301530Steady2.svg

†: Incumbent did not run for reelection.

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Bill BartonRepBill BartonRep
3rd Curt Meier Rep Curt Meier Rep
5th John G. Hanes Rep John G. Hanes Rep
7th Kathryn Sessions Dem Kathryn Sessions Dem
9th Mike Massie Dem Mike Massie Dem
11th Bill Vasey Dem Bill Vasey Dem
13th Tex Boggs Dem Tex Boggs Dem
15th Ken Decaria Dem Ken Decaria Dem
17th Grant Larson Rep Grant Larson Rep
19th Carroll S. MillerRep Laness Northrup Rep
21st Tom KinnisonRep Bruce Burns Rep
23rd Steven YoungbauerRep John Hines Rep
25th Cale Case Rep Cale Case Rep
27th Bruce A. Hinchey Rep John Barrasso Rep
29th Bill Hawks Rep Bill Hawks Rep

References

  1. Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 via Harvard Dataverse.
  2. "Statewide Legislative Abstract" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 11, 2024.