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United States House elections, 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002
United States
← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
218 seats were needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Dennis Hastert, in 108th Congressional Pictorial Directory.jpg Dick Gephardt.jpg
Leader Dennis Hastert Dick Gephardt
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Illinois-14th Missouri-3rd
Last election 221 seats 212 seats
Seats won 229 205
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 7
Popular vote 37,332,552 33,795,885
Percentage 50.0% 45.2%
Swing Increase 2.4% Decrease 1.9%

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Results:
  Democratic hold
  Democratic pickup
  Republican hold
  Republican pickup
  Independent hold

Speaker before election

Dennis Hastert
Republican

Elected Speaker

Dennis Hastert
Republican


Dennis Hastert
Republican

Dennis Hastert
Republican

The Elections for the United States House of Representatives on 5 November 2002 was in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election, the Republican Party gained a net eight seats, solidifying their majority. Together with gains made in the Senate, it was one of the few mid-term elections that the party in control of the White House increased their number of seats in the House (the other such mid-term elections were in 1934 and 1998).

Three special elections were held apart from those on November 5. The elected winners would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re-election in November.

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democratic, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, R=Republican

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Redistricted from the 20th

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