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Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections
2002 Mississippi Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 3/1/02, Primary: 6/4/02, Run-off: 6/25/02
Last Updated: November 7, 2002 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Senator, 71.2% in '96, 4th term, Pre-election Poll Numbers,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 50:1 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report's overview: Safe Republican, Peter Orvetti: Republican, Hotline Scoop's 4th Least Vulnerable Seat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
No Democrat
Steven Douglas Turney (D) withdrew |
Thad Cochran (R) 84.58%, |
'00 Reform Party nominee Shawn O'Hara (I) 15.42%, |
Mississippi Lost a Congressional District due to Reapportionment
Reps. Ronnie Shows (D) and Chip Pickering (R) will be in the same district, |
1st Congressional District, 70.0% in '00, 4th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 9:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| nursing home employee /'98 nominee Rex N. Weathers (D) 24.2%, |
Roger F. Wicker (R) 71.43%, |
Harold M. Taylor (L) 1.77%, |
| Brenda Blackburn (Rfm) 2.60%, |
2nd Congressional District, 64.7% in '00, 5th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| Bennie G. Thompson (D) 55.14%, |
journalist Clinton B. LeSueur (R) 42.75%, |
'00 nominee/ photographer / artist Lee F. Dilworth (Rfm) 2.1%, |
3rd Congressional District, 73.3% in '00 and 3rd term for Pickering (R),
58.4% in '00 and 2nd term for Shows (D)
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 20:19 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Shows (D) is Roll Call's most vulnerable incumbent, National Journal's Hottest Races, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Leans Republican, U.S.A. Today: Races to Watch, Cook Political Report's overview: Leans Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| U. S. Rep. Ronnie Shows (D) 34.76%, |
U.S. Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R) 63.58%, |
engineer Brad A. McDonald (L) 0.35%, |
| Carroll Grantham (Rfm) 0.23%, |
| '99 Governor candidate / '00 Senate candidate confederate heritage activist Jim Giles (A1) 0.65%, |
| Harvey Darden (I) 0.43%, |
4th Congressional District, 78.9% in '00, 7th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| Gene Taylor (D) 75.21%, |
Dr. / '98 candidate Karl Cleveland Mertz (R) 21.24%, |
state party chair / '00 nominee Wayne L. Parker (L) 2.05%, |
Thomas R. Huffmaster (Rfm) 1.51%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
Campaign & Election Magazine,
Congressional Quarterly,
The Cook Political Report,
D.C.'s Political Report,
Hotline Scoop,
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Larry Sabato,
National Journal,
Peter Orvetti,
Roll Call,
U.S.A. Today,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Mississippi Political Parties:
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