2002 United States Senate election in Colorado
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wayne Allard won reelection to a second term. This is also the last time the incumbent Senator of this seat won reelection, and the most recent time that one political party won this seat in two consecutive elections.
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November 5, 2002
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 County results Allard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Strickland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 110,309 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 110,309 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Wayne Allard, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1996
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 190,250 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 190,250 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Wayne Allard (R), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in the 1996 Senate election
- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Wayne Allard | Tom Strickland | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 7, 2002 | Club 20 KJCT-TV |
Jasper Welsh | C-SPAN | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- 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
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear