2002 United States Senate election in Colorado
The 2002 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wayne Allard won re-election to a second term.
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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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Elections in Colorado |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 7, 2002
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
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
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% | |||
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)
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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