Arkansas 2002 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2002 Midterm Election

Arkansas
Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
1990 Census:	2,350,624	(0.94% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	2,679,733	(0.95% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):	1,412,617
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):	1,882,000
Capital:	Little Rock
Tuesday 21 May 2002 polls close 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 7:30p CST (0130 UTC)

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Arkansas State and Local Government

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

Polls close: 7:30 PM Central Standard Time
(0130 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

ARKANSAS is electing its Governor in 2002; incumbent Republican Mike Huckabee is a candidate for re-election as Governor in the General Election.
ARKANSAS is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Republican Tim Hutchinson is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
ARKANSAS is electing 4 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a 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 ARKANSAS not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

None.

Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from ARKANSAS in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

None.

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

U.S. House

CD 2: incumbent Democrat Congressman Vic Snyder is unopposed.



Governor Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, Governors

		Republican	Governor Mike Huckabee • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Jim Guy Tucker (Democrat): 15 July 1996; first elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
		Democrat	Jimmie Lou Fisher
		Republican	Governor Mike Huckabee
		Write-In	Barry Emigh
		Write-In	Gene Mason

Senate 6-year term, 107^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Tim Hutchinson • First elected: 1996 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
		Democrat	Mark Pryor • (Arkansas Attorney General)
		Republican	Senator Tim Hutchinson

Class 3		Democrat	Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln • First elected: 1998 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

107^th House of Representatives 2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democrats (3 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1		Democrat	Congressman Marion Berry • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1996 • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
	Congressman Berry is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1

CD 2		Democrat	Congressman Vic Snyder • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1996 • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
	Congressman Snyder is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2

CD 3		Republican	Congressman John Boozman • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 20 November 2001- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Asa Hutchinson, 6 August 2001 • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
	Congressman Boozman is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3

CD 4		Democrat	Congressman Mike Ross • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 2000 • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
	Congressman Ross is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4

108^th House of Representatives 2-year term, House (2003-2004)
2002-2010 Congressional Districts for the election of the 108th Congress

CD 1			(pending) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
		Democrat	Congressman Marion Berry
		Republican	Tommy F. Robinson

CD 2			(pending) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
			Uncontested Race
		Democrat	Congressman Vic Snyder

CD 3			(pending) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
		Republican	Congressman John Boozman
		Write-In	(George Lyne - pending)

CD 4			(pending) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
		Democrat	Congressman Mike Ross
		Republican	Jay Dickey

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

Polls close: 7:30 PM Central Standard Time(0130 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

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

Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from ARKANSAS in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

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

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

Polls close: 7:30 PM Central Standard Time
(0130 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)