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2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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Nominee Mark Pryor Tim Hutchinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 435,347 372,909
Percentage 53.86% 46.14%

County results
Pryor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hutchinson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Tim Hutchinson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Pryor
Democratic

The 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Tim Hutchinson ran for a second term, but was defeated by Democratic candidate Mark Pryor, whose father David had held the seat from 1979 to 1997. This was the only Senate seat in the 2002 midterm elections to switch from Republican to Democratic, and Hutchinson was the only incumbent Republican senator to lose reelection during that cycle.

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Republican Jim Bob Duggar challenged Hutchinson in the primary.
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Hutchinson (incumbent) 71,576 77.7%
Republican Jim Bob Duggar 20,546 22.3%
Total votes 92,116 100.0%
Republican primary results by county
  Hutchinson
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%

General election

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Debates

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2002

Results

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2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Pryor 435,347 53.86%
Republican Tim Hutchinson (incumbent) 372,909 46.14%
Total votes 808,256 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - AR US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002".