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State Legislators Who Were
Candidates for the 107th Congress

Information compiled by Alysoun McLaughlin, Policy Associate with State-Federal Relations. For more information on the 2000 elections, see NCSL's StateVote2000.

See also NCSL's list of former state legislators who are serving in the 106th Congress.

Current or former state legislators are indicated in italics; winners - according to projections of the AP Election Center at 12:00 noon on Nov. 8 - are in bold text.

 

United States Senate

39 Total
17 Democrats
22 Republicans

United States House of Representatives

226 Total
118 Democrats
107 Republicans
1 Independent

Alabama

Richard Shelby (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Spencer Bachus (R)
Sonny Callahan (R)
Earl F. Hilliard (D)

Alaska

Ted Stevens (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Don Young (R)

Arizona

 

Bob Stump (R)

Jim Kolbe (R). State Senator George Cunningham (D) was also a candidate for the seat.

Matt Salmon (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress.

Arkansas

Tim Hutchinson (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Vic Snyder (D)

State Senator Mike Ross (D) was a candidate for the seat of incumbent Rep. Jay Dickey (R).

California

U.S. Representative Tom Campbell (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Joe Baca (D)
Xavier Becerra (D)
Howard Berman (D)
Gary Condit (D)
Julian Dixon (D)
John Doolittle (R)
Sam Farr (D)
Wally Herger (R)
Steven Kuykendall (R)
Barbara Lee (D)
Jerry Lewis (R)
Juanita Millender McDonald (D)
Gary Miller (R)
Grace Napolitano (D)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
Ed Royce (R)

William Thomas (R)
Mike Thompson (D)
Maxine Waters (D)
Henry Waxman (D)

James Rogan (R). State Senator Adam Schiff (D) was a candidate for the seat.

Matthew Martinez (R), who was then a Democrat, was defeated in the primary by State Assemblywoman Hilda Solis (D).

Tom Campbell (R) is running for the U.S. Senate. State Assemblymen Jim Cunneen (R) and Mike Honda (D) were candidates for the seat.

State Assemblywoman Susan Davis (D) was running against U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray (R).

Colorado

Wayne Allard (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Diana Degette (D)
Joel Hefley (R)
Scott McInnis (R)
Bob Schaffer (R)
Tom Tancredo (R)
Mark Udall (D)

Connecticut

Joseph Lieberman (D) will be forced to retire from the U.S. Senate if he wins election as Vice President.

Nancy Johnson (R)
John Larson (D)
Christopher Shays (R)

Sam Gejdenson (D). State Representative Robert Simmons (R) was a candidate for the seat.

James Maloney (D). Former State Senator Mark Nielsen (R) is also a candidate for the seat.

Delaware

 

Michael Castle (R)

Florida

Bob Graham (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

State Treasurer Bill Nelson (D) and State Representative Willie Logan (I) were candidates for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Connie Mack (R).

Allen Boyd (D)
Corrine Brown (D)

Jim Davis (D)
Peter Deutsch (D)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)
Mark Foley (R)
Carrie Meek (D)
John Mica (R)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Karen Thurman (D)
Robert Wexler (D)
Bill Young (R)

Charles Canady (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Representative Adam Putnam (R) was a candidate for the seat.

Former State Senate President Ander Crenshaw (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Tillie Fowler (R).

State Senator Patsy Ann Kurth (D) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (R).

State Representative Elaine Bloom (D) is a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R).*

Georgia

Zell Miller (D)

Max Cleland (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Sanford Bishop (D)
Mac Collins (R)
Nathan Deal (R)
Johnny Isacson (R)
Jack Kingston (R)
John Linder (R)
Cynthia McKinney (D)

Hawaii

 

Neil Abercrombie (D)
Patsy Mink (D)

Idaho

Michael Crapo (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Larry Craig (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Michael Simpson (R)

Former State Senate Presiding Officer C. L. "Butch" Otter (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R).

Illinois

Peter Fitzgerald (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Judy Biggert (R)
Rod Blagojevich (D)
Dennis Hastert (R)
Henry Hyde (R)
Ray LaHood (R)
Dave Phelps (D)
Jan Schakowsky (D)
Gerald Weller (R)

John Porter (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Representative Lauren Beth Gash (D) was a candidate for the seat.

Thomas Ewing (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Representative Tim Johnson (R) was a candidate for the seat.

Indiana

 

Dan Burton (R)
Julia Carson (D)
Baron Hill (D)

Edward Pease (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress.

Iowa

Charles Grassley (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Leonard Boswell (D)

Kansas

 

Jerry Moran (R)
Todd Tiahrt (R)

State Representative Phill Kline (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore (D).

Kentucky

Jim Bunning (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Ernest Fletcher (R)
Ed Whitfield (R)

Anne Northup (R). State Representative Eleanor Jordan (D) was a candidate for the seat.

Louisiana

Mary Landrieu (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Richard Baker (R)
William Jefferson (D)
Chris John (D)
Billy Tauzin (R)
David Vitter (R)

Maine

Olympia Snowe (R). State Senate President Mark Lawrence (D) was also a candidate for the seat.

John Baldacci (D). State Representative Dick Campbell (R) was also a candidate for the seat.

State Senate Minority Leader Jane Amero (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D).

Maryland

Paul Sarbanes (D)

Benjamin Cardin (D)
Elijah E. Cummings (D)
Robert Ehrlich Jr. (R)
Constance Morella (R)
Albert Wynn (D)

Steny Hoyer (D). State Delegate Thomas Hutchins (R) is also a candidate for the seat.

State Delegate Bennett Bozman (D) is a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R).

Massachusetts

 

William Delahunt (D)
Barney Frank (D)
Edward Markey (D)
Joe Moakley (D)
John Olver (D)

Michigan

U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Sen. Spence Abraham (R).

James Barcia (D)
David Bonior (D)
David Camp (R)
Vernon Ehlers (R)
Dale Kildee (D)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D)
Sander Levin (D)
Lynn Nancy Rivers (D)
Nick Smith (R)
Bart Stupak (D)

U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D) is running for Senate. State Senators Dianne Byrum (D) and Mike Rogers (R) were candidates for the seat.

Minnesota

 

Gil Gutknecht (R)
William Luther (D)
Collin Peterson (D)
Jim Ramstad (R)
Martin Sabo (D)

U.S. Rep. Bruce Vento (R) died in October. He had announced plans to retire. State Representative Betty McCollum (D) and State Senator Linda Runbeck (R) were candidates for the seat.

Mississippi

 

Ronnie Shows (D)
Gene Taylor (D)
Roger Wicker (R)

Missouri

 

Karen McCarthy (D)
Ike Skelton (D)

Pat Danner (D) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. Former State Senator Steve Danner (D) and State Senator Sam Graves (R) were candidates for the seat.

State Senator William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D), was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. William Clay (D).

James Talent (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress; he was a candidate in the gubernatorial election. State Representative Todd Akin (R) and State Senator Ted House (D) were candidates for the seat.

Montana

Max Baucus (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Former state legislator Dennis Rehberg (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Rick Hill (R).

Nebraska

 

Doug Bereuter (R)

Bill Barrett (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress.

State Senator Shelley Kiel (D) is a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R).

Nevada

Harry Reid (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Richard Bryan (D) is retiring from the U.S. Senate.

Jim Gibbons (R)

Shelley Berkley (D). State Senator Jon Porter (R) was also a candidate for the seat.

New Hampshire

 

Charles Bass (R)

State Representative Martha Fuller Clark (D) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. John Sununu.

New Jersey

U.S. Rep. Bob Franks (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D).

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
Frank LoBiondo (R)
Robert Menendez (D)
Frank Pallone Jr. (D)
William Pascrell Jr. (D)
James Saxton (R)

Bob Franks (R) was running for the U.S. Senate.

State Assembly Minority Leader Reed Gusciora (D) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R).

New Mexico

 

Joe Skeen (R)

State Representative Lisa Lutz (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Tom Udall (D).

New York

Charles Schumer (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Gary Ackerman (D)
Joseph Crowley (D)
Eliot Engel (D)
Benjamin Gilman (R)
Maurice Hinchey (D)
John LaFalce (D)
John McHugh (R)
Michael McNulty (D)
Gregory W. Meeks (D)
Jerrold Nadler (D)
Major Owens (D)
Charles Rangel (D)
Tom Reynolds (R)
Jose Serrano (D)
Louise Slaughter (D)

Former State Assemblyman Greg Becker (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D).

North Carolina

 

Cass Ballenger (R)
Howard Coble (R)
Bobby Etheridge (D)
Robert Hayes (R)
Walter Jones Jr. (R)
Charles Taylor (R)
Melvin Watt (D)

North Dakota

 

Earl Pomeroy (D). State Representative John Dorso (R) was also a candidate for the seat.

Ohio

Mike DeWine (R)

George Voinovich (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

John Boehner (R)
Sherrod Brown (D)
Paul Gillmor (R)
Tony Hall (D)
Dave Hobson (R)
Dennis Kucinich (D)
Michael Oxley (R)
Ralph Regula (R)
Thomas Sawyer (D)

Robert Ney (R). Former State Representative Marc Guthrie (D) was also a candidate for the seat.

State Representative Pat Tiberi (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. John Kasich (R).

Oklahoma

James Inhofe (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Don Nickles (R) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Ernest Jim Istook Jr. (R)

Frank Lucas (R). State Representative Randy Beutler (D) is also a candidate for the seat.

Oregon

Gordon Smith (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Earl Blumenauer (D)
Darlene Hooley (D)
Greg Walden (R)

State Senator Charles Starr (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Rep. David Wu (D).

Pennsylvania

 

Robert Borski (D)
William Coyne (D)
Chaka Fattah (D)
George Gekas (R)
James C. Greenwood (R)
John Murtha (D)
John Peterson (R)
Joseph Pitts (R)

Joseph Hoeffel III (D). State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R) was also a candidate for the seat.

State Senator Melissa Hart (R) and State Representative Terry Van Horne (D) were candidates for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Klink, a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

State Representative Todd Platts (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Bill Goodling (R).

Puerto Rico

 

Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D)

Rhode Island

Jack Reed (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Robert Weygand (D) is a candidate for the seat of Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R).

Patrick Kennedy (D)

Robert Weygand (D) is running for the U.S. Senate. Former state legislator Jim Langevin (D) was a candidate for the seat.

South Carolina

Ernest Hollings (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Strom Thurmond (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Lindsey Graham (R)
Floyd Spence (R)

State Representative Henry Brown (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Representative Mark Sanford (D).

South Dakota

Tim Johnson (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

 

Tennessee

 

William Jenkins (R)
John Tanner (D)

Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

Kevin Brady (R)
Tom DeLay (R)
Lloyd Doggett (D)
Chet Edwards (D)
Gene Green (D)
Ralph Hall (D)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
Sam Johnson (R)
Ciro Rodriguez (D)
Lamar Smith (R)
Jim Turner (D)

Bill Archer (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Representative John Culberson (R) was a candidate for the seat.

Utah

State Senate Minority Leader Scott Howell (D) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R).

James Hansen (R)

Vermont

Jim Jeffords (R)

 

Virginia

Governor George Allen (R) was a candidate for the seat of U.S. Sen. Charles Robb (D).

Rick Boucher (D)
Virgil Goode (I)
Robert Scott (D)
Norman Sisisky (D)

Owen Pickett (D) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Senator Edward Schrock (R) was a candidate for the seat.

Herbert Bateman (R) died in September. He had announced plans to retire. State Representative Jo Ann Davis (R) was a candidate for the seat.

State Representative Eric Cantor (R) was a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Bliley (R).

Washington

Slade Gorton (R). Former U.S. Rep. Maria Cantwell is also a candidate for the seat.*

Patty Murray (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Doc Hastings (R)
Jim McDermott (D)
Adam Smith (D)

Jay Inslee (D). State Senator Dan McDonald (R) was also a candidate for the seat.

Jack Metcalf (R) is retiring from the U.S. Congress. State Representative John Koster (R) was a candidate for the seat.

West Virginia

Robert Byrd (D)

John D. Rockefeller IV (D) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Bob Wise (D) is retiring from the U.S. Congress; he is a candidate in the gubernatorial election. State Representative Shelly Moore Capito (R) and State Senator Jim Humphreys (D) were candidates for the seat.

Wisconsin

Russell Feingold (D) is not up for reelection until 2004.

Tammy Baldwin (D)
Thomas Barrett (D)
Mark Green (R)
Gerald Kleczka (D)
David Obey (D)
Tom Petri (R)
James Sensenbrenner (R)

Wyoming

Craig Thomas (R)

Mike Enzi (R) is not up for reelection until 2002.

Barbara Cubin (R)

* At the time of this update, no winner had been declared in either the Gorton/Cantwell race for U.S. Senate race in Washington or the Shaw/Bloom race for U.S. House in Florida.

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