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Indiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2002 Indiana Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 2/22/02, Primary: 5/7/02, Democratic Party Convention: 6/1/02, GOP Convention: 6/13-14/02,
Last Updated: November 7, 2002 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Secretary of State, Sue Ann Gilroy (R) barred from seeking re-election,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican |
| Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez (D) 42.5%, |
Deputy Sec. of St. Todd Rokita (R) 53.4%, |
'98 Senate nominee / ex-school board member Rebecca Sink-Burris (L) 4.1%, |
Treasurer,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| real estate assistant / attorney Day Smith (D) 38.6%, |
Tim Berry (R) 57.0%, |
'00 Public Instruction nominee Sam Goldstein (L) 4.4%, |
Auditor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| LaPorte Co. Emergency Medical Services Director Barb Huston (D) 40.2%, |
Connie Nass (R) 56.4%, |
business appraiser Bruce A. Parisi (L) 3.4%, |
| Clerk of the Courts, |
| St. Econ. Dev. Council member Jonathon Bond (D) 39.1%, |
Brian Bishop (R) 56.6%, |
mental health counselor Lisa L. Tennies (L) 4.3%, |
Indiana Lost a Congressional District due to Reapportionment
Reps. Steve Buyer (R) and Brian Kerns (R) will be in the same district, |
1st Congressional District, 71.6% in '00, 9th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| Peter J. Visclosky (D) 66.9%, |
carpenter / '00 candidate Mark J. Leyva (R) 31.0%, |
educator Timothy P. Brennan (L) 2.0%, |
2nd Congressional District, 51.6% in '00, Tim Roemer (D) retiring after 6th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Stu Rothenberg: 4th Dangerous Dozen Open Seat, National Journal's Hottest Races, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: No Clear Favorite, U.S.A. Today: Races to Watch, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. / ex-under secretary of agiculture Jill L. Long Thompson (D) 45.8%, |
'00 nominee / businessman Joseph Christopher "Chris" Chocola (R) 50.5%, |
nurse Sharon R. Metheny (L) 3.8%, |
| M. Myer Blatt (WI) 0.0%, |
| James A. Mello (WI) 0.0%, |
3rd Congressional District, 62.3% in '00, 4th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| attorney Jay A. Rigdon (D) 34.4%, |
Mark E. Souder (R) 63.1%, |
programmer Michael W. "Mike" Donlan (L) 2.4%, |
4th Congressional District,
64.8% in '00 and 1st term for Kerns (R) who was defeated in primary, 60.8% in '00 and 5th term for Buyer (R),
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 100:1 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| factor worker William A. "Bill" Abbott (D) 26.1%, |
U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer (R) 71.4%, |
Jerry Lee Susong (L) 2.5%, |
5th Congressional District, 73.2% in '00, 10th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| realtor / ex-teacher Katherine Fox Carr (D) 25.2%, |
Dan Burton (R) 72.0%, |
Christopher Adkins (L) 2.8%, |
6th Congressional District, 50.9% in '00, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:2 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Republican Favored, |
| farmer Melina "Mel" Fox (D) 34.4%, |
Mike Pence (R) 63.8%, |
receptionist Doris Robertson (L) 1.8%, |
7th Congressional District, 59.0% in '00, 3rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:5 Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report's overview: Leans Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| Julia M. Carson (D) 53.1%, |
public affairs consultant Brose A. McVey (R) 44.1%, |
engineer / '99 Indianapolis Mayor nominee / '00 Gov. nominee Andrew M. "Andy" Horning (L, NL) 2.7%, |
| James Kell "Jim" Jeffries (WI) 0.04%, |
8th Congressional District, 52.7% in '00, 4th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:5 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Repubican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Republican Favored, |
| electrical engineer Bryan Hartke (D) 46.0%, |
John N. Hostettler (R) 51.3%, |
field sup. analsyt Pamela F. "Pam" Williams (L) 2.7%, |
9th Congressional District, 54.2% in '00, 2nd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:7 Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, National Journal's Hottest Races, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report's overview: Likely Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| Baron P. Hill (D) 51.2%, |
businessman Mike Sodrel (R) 46.1%, |
Al Cox (L) 1.3%, |
| psychologist Jeff Melton (G) 1.4%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Indiana Political Parties:
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