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2002 Election Turnover

STATE

Number of Senate Seats

Senate Seats Up in 02

Senate Pre-election Turn-over

General Election Turn-over

Total Senate Turn-over 2002

Senate Percent Turnover 2002

Number of House Seats

House Seats Up in 02

House Pre-election Turn-over

General Election Turnover

Total House Turn-over 2002

House Percent Turnover 2002

Alabama

35

35

4

1

5

14%

105

105

24

2

26

25%

Alaska

20

17

5

2

7

35%

40

40

14

1

15

38%

Arizona

30

30

11

6

17

57%

60

60

30

3

33

55%

Arkansas

35

18

16

0

16

46%

100

100

33

2

35

35%

California

40

20

7

0

7

18%

80

80

32

0

32

40%

Colorado

35

17

6

0

6

17%

65

65

15

3

18

28%

Connecticut

36

36

2

2

4

11%

151

151

19

8

27

18%

Delaware

21

21

3

0

3

14%

41

41

2

4

6

15%

Florida

40

40

13

1

14

35%

120

120

27

2

29

24%

Georgia

56

56

10

6

16

29%

180

180

40

 

40

22%

Hawaii

25

25

7

0

7

28%

51

51

10

2

12

24%

Idaho

35

35

12

1

13

37%

70

70

17

5

22

31%

Illinois

59

59

13

4

17

29%

118

118

24

3

27

23%

Indiana

50

25

3

0

3

6%

100

100

12

3

15

15%

Iowa

50

25

14

5

19

38%

100

100

35

4

39

39%

Kansas

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

125

125

23

5

28

22%

Kentucky

38

19

3

0

3

8%

100

100

12

0

12

12%

Louisiana

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

Maine

35

35

9

2

11

31%

151

151

54

14

68

45%

Maryland

47

47

9

3

12

26%

141

141

40

7

47

33%

Massachusetts

40

40

1

0

1

3%

160

160

19

2

21

13%

Michigan

38

38

29

0

29

76%

110

110

55

0

55

50%

Minnesota

67

67

15

6

21

31%

134

134

38

5

43

32%

Mississippi

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

Missouri

34

17

12

0

12

35%

163

163

87

3

90

55%

Montana

50

25

18

0

18

36%

100

100

24

4

28

28%

Nebraska

49

24

4

3

7

14%

*

*

*

n/a

*

*

Nevada

21

11

4

0

4

19%

42

42

13

3

16

38%

New Hampshire

24

24

9

3

12

50%

400

400

92

46

138

35%

New Jersey

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

New Mexico

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

70

70

10

1

11

16%

New York

62

62

5

 

5

8%

150

150

19

0

19

13%

North Carolina

50

50

13

3

16

32%

120

120

25

11

36

30%

North Dakota

47

26

4

3

7

15%

98

49

8

4

12

12%

Ohio

33

17

4

2

6

18%

99

99

17

4

21

21%

Oklahoma

48

24

6

1

7

15%

101

101

14

3

17

17%

Oregon

30

15

7

0

7

23%

60

60

16

1

17

28%

Pennsylvania

50

25

4

0

4

8%

203

203

19

 

19

9%

Rhode Island

50

38

14

1

15

30%

100

75

30

3

33

33%

South Carolina

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

124

124

16

4

20

16%

South Dakota

35

35

12

3

15

43%

70

70

15

10

25

36%

Tennessee

33

17

4

1

5

15%

99

99

17

4

21

21%

Texas

31

31

6

1

7

23%

150

150

30

5

35

23%

Utah

29

15

3

2

5

17%

75

75

11

2

13

17%

Vermont

30

30

5

3

8

27%

150

150

20

18

38

25%

Virginia

 

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

 

 

 

,

*

*

Washington

49

24

4

2

6

12%

98

98

16

 

16

16%

West Virginia

34

17

4

3

7

21%

100

100

11

12

23

23%

Wisconsin

33

16

3

3

6

18%

99

99

13

2

15

15%

Wyoming

30

15

4

0

4

13%

60

60

21

0

21

35%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1684

1263

341

73

414

24.6%

5033

4959

1119

215

1334

26.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover as a percent of seats up:

 

 

Senate--

32.8%

 

 

 

 

House--

26.9%

 

 

Total Turnover in states with elections:

 

 

26.02%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Turnover of all legislative seats:

 

 

23.68%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


There were no 2002 general legislative elections in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia. There were no 2002 general Senate elections in Kansas, New Mexico and South Carolina. Nebraska is a unicameral legislature.

 

Last Updated on 2/5/2004

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