2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas explained

Election Name:2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Country:Arkansas
Flag Year:1924
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2008 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Image1:File:Mark Pryor, head and shoulders photo portrait with flag, 2006.jpg
Nominee1:Mark Pryor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:435,347
Percentage1:53.86%
Nominee2:Tim Hutchinson
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:372,909
Percentage2:46.14%
Map Size:210px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Tim Hutchinson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Mark Pryor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Tim Hutchinson ran for a second term, but was defeated by Democratic candidate Mark Pryor, whose father David had held the seat from 1979 to 1997. This was the only Senate seat in the 2002 midterm elections to switch from Republican to Democratic, and Hutchinson was the only incumbent Republican senator to lose reelection during that cycle.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

General election

Debates

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.