Election Name: | 2002 Connecticut State Senate election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2000 Connecticut State Senate election |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Election: | 2004 Connecticut State Senate election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
Leader1: | Kevin Sullivan |
Party1: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
Leader Since1: | January 8, 1997 |
Leaders Seat1: | 5th |
Last Election1: | 21 |
Seats After1: | 21 |
Leader2: | Louis DeLuca |
Leader Since2: | 2001 |
Party2: | Connecticut Republican Party |
Leaders Seat2: | 32nd |
Last Election2: | 15 |
Seats After2: | 15 |
Map Size: | 300px |
President pro tempore of the Senate | |
Before Election: | Kevin Sullivan |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kevin Sullivan |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2002 Connecticut State Senate elections took place as a part of the biennial 2002 United States elections. All 36 seats were up for re-election. Senators serve two year terms and are up for re-election every election cycle. The primary elections which took place on September 10, 2002, determined which candidates appeared on the ballot for the November 5th general election.[1]