2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina
The 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms decided to retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat. This was the 1st open seat election since 1974.
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 County results Dole: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bowles: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in North Carolina |
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Erskine Bowles | 277,329 | 43.4% | |
| Democratic | Dan Blue | 184,216 | 28.8% | |
| Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 97,392 | 15.2% | |
| Democratic | Cynthia D. Brown | 27,799 | 4.4% | |
| Democratic | Others | 52,289 | 8.2% | |
| Total votes | 639,025 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Elizabeth Dole, former United States Secretary of Labor, former United States Secretary of Transportation, former Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, and wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole
- James Snyder Jr., former State Representative
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Elizabeth Dole | 342,631 | 80.4% | |
| Republican | James Snyder Jr. | 60,477 | 14.2% | |
| Republican | Jim Parker | 8,752 | 2.1% | |
| Republican | Ada Fisher | 6,045 | 1.4% | |
| Republican | Others | 8,201 | 1.9% | |
| Total votes | 426,106 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Erskine Bowles (D), former White House Chief of Staff
- Elizabeth Dole (R), former United States Secretary of Labor, United States Secretary of Transportation, Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, and wife of U.S. Senator Bob Dole
- Sean Haugh (L)
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 14, 2002
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2002
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Elizabeth Dole | 1,248,664 | 53.56% | +0.92% | |
| Democratic | Erskine Bowles | 1,047,983 | 44.96% | −0.96% | |
| Libertarian | Sean Haugh | 33,807 | 1.45% | +0.46% | |
| Write-in | 727 | 0.03% | +0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 2,331,181 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
References
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