2002 United States Senate election in Colorado
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The2002 United States Senate election in Coloradowas held on November 5, 2002. IncumbentRepublicanU.S. SenatorWayne Allardwon re-election to a second term.This is also the last time the sitting US Senator of this seat won reelection,as well either party held this seat for two consecutive terms.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Tom Strickland,formerU.S. Attorney for the District of Coloradoand Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in1996
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Strickland | 110,309 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 110,309 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Wayne Allard,incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in1996
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 190,250 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 190,250 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Wayne Allard(R), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected inthe 1996 Senate election
- Tom Strickland,formerU.S. Attorney for the District of Coloradoand Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in1996
Debates[edit]
- Complete video of debate,September 7, 2002
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling[edit]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Wayne Allard (R) |
Tom Strickland (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | October 31 – November 2, 2002 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 50% | 46% | 4% |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Allard(incumbent) | 717,899 | 50.70% | −0.71% | |
Democratic | Tom Strickland | 648,130 | 45.77% | +0.03% | |
Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 21,547 | 1.52% | n/a | |
Libertarian | Rick Stanley | 20,776 | 1.47% | n/a | |
Independent | John Heckman | 7,140 | 0.50% | n/a | |
Write-in | 596 | 0.04% | n/a | ||
Majority | 69,763 | 4.93% | −0.74% | ||
Turnout | 1,416,082 | 100.00% | |||
Republicanhold |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]
- Routt(Largest city:Steamboat Springs)
- Clear Creek(largest city:Idaho Springs)
- La Plata(largest municipality:Durango)
- Saguache(largest city:Center)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References[edit]
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 31, 2010.RetrievedApril 22,2011.
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:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 31, 2010.RetrievedApril 22,2011.
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:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Senate Races".centerforpolitics.org.November 4, 2002. Archived fromthe originalon November 18, 2002.RetrievedJune 25,2021.
- ^"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".