2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii explained

Election Name:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
Country:Hawaii
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
Previous Year:2000
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:2
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:232,344
Percentage1:64.54%
Swing1:0.49%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:116,693
Percentage2:32.42%
Swing2:0.16%

The 2002 House elections in Hawaii occurred on November 5, 2002, to elect the members of the State of Hawaii's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Hawaii had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Of Hawaii's Congressional districts, the race in the 2nd district received the most attention. Representative Patsy Mink, despite her death following renomination, was posthumously re-elected, thus triggering a subsequent special election to fill the vacancy.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2002[1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic232,34464.54%2
Republican116,69332.42%0
Libertarian8,7472.43%0
Natural Law2,200.61%0
Totals359,984100.00%2

Results

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Neil AbercrombieDemocratic1986
1988
1990
Re-electedNeil Abercrombie (D) 72.85%
Mark Terry (R) 24.92%
James Bracken (L) 2.23%
Patsy MinkDemocratic1964
1976
1990
Re-electedPatsy Mink (D) 56.16%
Bob McDermott (R) 39.98%
Jeff Mallan (L) 2.63%
Nicholas Bedworth (NL) 1.23%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 General election results .