The Green Papers: Washington 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 17 September 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: None; 4-year term)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2002 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
1990 Census:4,866,669 (1.96% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:5,908,684 (2.10% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):3,119,562
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):4,257,000
Capital:Olympia
Tuesday 17 September 2002 polls close 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p PST (0400 UTC)
 

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Washington State and Local Government

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

Polls close: 8 PM Pacific Standard Time
(0400 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • WASHINGTON is NOT electing its Governor in 2002.
  • WASHINGTON is NOT electing either of its U.S. Senators in 2002.
  • WASHINGTON is electing 9 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 not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election from the State of WASHINGTON:

    None.

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from WASHINGTON 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 WASHINGTON:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: None; 4-year term, Governors
  Democrat Governor Gary Locke
• First elected: 1996, 2000
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 3 Democrat Senator Patty Murray
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 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):
6 Democrats (6 Renominated);
3 Republicans (3 Renominated)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Jay Inslee
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Inslee a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Democrat Congressman Rick Larsen
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Larsen is a candidate for re-election in the new CD #2
CD 3 Democrat Congressman Brian Baird
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Baird is a candidate for re-election in the new CD #3
CD 4 Republican Congressman Doc Hastings
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hastings a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Republican Congressman George R. Nethercutt
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Nethercutt a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 6 Democrat Congressman Norm Dicks
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Dicks a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
CD 7 Democrat Congressman Jim McDermott
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman McDermott a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7
CD 8 Republican Congressman Jennifer Dunn
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Dunn a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8
CD 9 Democrat Congressman Adam Smith
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 17 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Smith a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9
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 Jay Inslee
  Candidate Libertarian Mark B. Wilson
  Candidate Republican Joe Marine
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Rick Larsen
  Candidate Green Bernard Patrick "Bern" Haggerty
  Candidate Libertarian Bruce Guthrie
  Candidate Republican Norma Smith
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Brian Baird
  Candidate Republican Joseph Zarelli
• State Senator
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Craig Mason
  Elected Republican Congressman Doc Hastings
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Bart Haggin
  Candidate Libertarian Rob Chase
  Elected Republican Congressman George R. Nethercutt
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Norm Dicks
  Candidate Libertarian John A. Bennett
  Candidate Republican Bob Lawrence
CD 7
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Jim McDermott
  Candidate Libertarian Stan Lippmann
  Candidate Republican Carol Thorne Cassady
CD 8
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Heidi Behrens-Benedict
  Candidate Libertarian Mark A. Taff
  Elected Republican Congressman Jennifer Dunn
CD 9
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Adam Smith
  Candidate Libertarian John Mills
  Candidate Republican Sarah Casada
 

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