The Green Papers: Indiana 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 7 May 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:10(2.30% of 435)
2002 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
1990 Census:5,544,156 (2.23% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:6,090,782 (2.16% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):3,377,956
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):4,410,000
Capital:Indianapolis
Tuesday 7 May 2002 polls close 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). During Daylight Savings Time, the Central Time portions of INDIANA go on Daylight Time while the Eastern Time portions remain on Standard Time, so that the whole State of INDIANA is on the same Time during the Summer.
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CST and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST, when the networks feel they can project.
 

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Indiana State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in INDIANA-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

MOST Polls close: 6 PM Eastern Standard Time (2300 UTC)
[though parts of this State are in the Central Time Zone where the polls close at 6 PM local time (0000 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)]

  • INDIANA is NOT electing its Governor in 2002.
  • INDIANA is NOT electing either of its two U.S. Senators in 2002.
  • INDIANA is electing 9 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State lost one (1) House seat as a result of the 2000 census.
    There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of INDIANA not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

Incumbent Party District
[per 1990
Apportionment ]		 Reason for not
seeking re-election
Tim Roemer Democrat CD # 3 voluntary retirement
Brian Kerns Republican CD # 7 lost Primary for U.S. House

Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from INDIANA in the 5 November 2002 General Election [NOTE—Districts are those per 2000 Apportionment ]:

  • CD 2

Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in INDIANA--

for U.S. House:

  • none
 
Governor  Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, Governors
  Democrat Governor Frank O'Bannon
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator Richard G. Lugar
• First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 3 Democrat Senator Evan Bayh
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• 2001 June 15: Senator Bayh states that he will not seek the White House in 2004.
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democrats (3 Renominated, 1 Open);
6 Republicans (5 Renominated, 1 Lost)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Peter J. Visclosky
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1984
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Visclosky is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Mike Pence
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 2000
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Pence is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
CD 3 Democrat Congressman Tim Roemer
• First elected: 1990
• Open Seat - Voluntary Retirement
CD 4 Republican Congressman Mark E. Souder
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Souder is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 5 Republican Congressman Steve Buyer
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1992
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Buyer defeated fellow incumbent Congressman Brian Kerns (old CD # 7) in the Republican primary in the new CD # 4.
CD 6 Republican Congressman Dan Burton
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1982
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Burton is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 7 Republican Congressman Brian D. Kerns
• First elected: 2000
• Lost Primary - 7 May 2002
 Congressman Kerns was defeated by fellow incumbent Congressman Steve Buyer (old CD # 5) in the Republican primary in the new CD # 4.
CD 8 Republican Congressman John N. Hostettler
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hostettler is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8
CD 9 Democrat Congressman Baron P. Hill
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1998
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hill is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9
CD 10 Democrat Congressman Julia M. Carson
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Carson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Peter J. Visclosky
  Candidate Libertarian Timothy P. Brennan
  Candidate Republican Mark J. Leyva
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat Jill Long Thompson
  Candidate Libertarian Sharon Metheny
  Elected Republican Chris Chocola
  Candidate Write-In M. Myer Blatt
  Candidate Write-In James A. Mello
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Jay Rigdon
  Candidate Libertarian Mike Dolan
  Elected Republican Congressman Mark E. Souder
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Bill Abbott
  Candidate Libertarian Jerry L. Susong
  Elected Republican Congressman Steve Buyer
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Katherine Fox Carr
  Candidate Libertarian Christopher Adkins
  Elected Republican Congressman Dan Burton
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Melina "Mel" Fox
  Candidate Libertarian Doris Robertson
  Elected Republican Congressman Mike Pence
CD 7
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Julia M. Carson
  Candidate Libertarian Andrew M. Horning
• Endorsed by Natural Law Party
  Candidate Republican Brose A. McVey
  Candidate Write-In James Kell "Jim" Jeffries
• Write-in Democrat
CD 8
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Bryan Hartke
  Candidate Libertarian Pam Williams
  Elected Republican Congressman John N. Hostettler
CD 9
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Baron P. Hill
  Candidate Green Jeff Melton
  Candidate Libertarian Al Cox
  Candidate Republican Mike Sodrel
 

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