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CQ House Roundup
Congressional Quarterly
Wednesday, November 6, 2002; 4:44 PM

Congressional Quarterly rounds up the election night House returns:

Alabama | Arizona | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Indiana | Iowa | Maine | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma | Pennslyvania | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah

Alabama 1

Republican Jo Bonner won the race to succeed his longtime boss, retiring nine-term GOP Rep. Sonny Callahan, in Alabama's 1st District.

Bonner -- strongly favored throughout the general election campaign -- fended off the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Judy McCain Belk, to win the seat.

Bonner initially worked for Callahan on Capitol Hill but moved back to south Alabama several years ago and set up base in the congressman's district office.

Alabama 3

State Rep. Mike Rogers held the open seat in Alabama's 3rd District for the Republicans, beating Joe Turnham, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party. Rogers will succeed three-term Republican Rep. Bob Riley, who ran for governor.

With Riley leaving the seat open, Democrats used their control of the state's redistricting process to enhance their chances of taking over the 3rd District. But even though the lines were changed to include more Democratic voters, the 3rd was never considered a lock for that party.

Alabama 7

Democrat Artur Davis, the 35-year-old Birmingham lawyer who ousted five-term Rep. Earl F. Hilliard in the June 25 primary runoff, coasted to a general election victory in Alabama's 7th District.

With Republicans fielding no candidate in the overwhelmingly Democratic, black-majority district, Davis' only opponent was Libertarian Party candidate Lauren Orth McCay.

Arizona 2

Republican Trent Franks easily won in Arizona's open 2nd District Tuesday -- and will likely be able to hold on for as long as he wants in a constituency where Republicans have a nearly 20 percentage-point registration advantage over Democrats.

Franks easily defeated the Democratic nominee, teacher Randy Camacho, to succeed retiring 13-term conservative Republican Rep. Bob Stump. Stump was elected to his first three House terms as a Democrat, but his switch to the GOP before the 1982 election was warmly greeted by local voters.

Arizona 7

Democrat Raul M. Grijalva easily defeated Republican Ross Hieb in Arizona's 7th District.

Grijalva, a local public figure with deep roots in the district, has coasted since winning a contentious primary election in September.

After emerging from a pool of Democrats in which some were far better funded and better known in political circles, he was considered a virtual lock in the heavily Democratic district.

California 18

Democratic state Rep. Dennis Cardoza defeated Republican state Sen. Dick Monteith in California's Central Valley 18th District.

Cardoza dispatched embattled Democratic Rep. Gary A. Condit in the March 5 primary. Condit had been elected overwhelmingly in a conservative-leaning district for six terms. But the state legislature in 2001, with an eye on Condit's vulnerability in the wake of his relationship with murdered intern Chandra Levy, dramatically altered the district, adding a Democratic chunk of Stockton.

California 21

Republican farmer Devin Nunes easily defeated Democratic technician David LaPere in California's rural and largely agricultural 21st District.

Nunes' election has been all but guaranteed since the March 5 primary, when Nunes defeated two strong Republican opponents. He was helped in that contest by an endorsement from neighboring GOP Rep. Bill Thomas, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

California 39

Democrat Linda T. Sanchez, an attorney and labor official, breezed past Republican financial adviser Tim Escobar to win California's open 39th District seat.

Sanchez received help in her campaign from her sister, California Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez. The two will enter the 108th Congress as the first sisters to serve together in the House.

Colorado 4

Republican state Sen. Marilyn Musgrave won the race in Colorado's 4th District Tuesday, keeping GOP control of an open seat that the party's strategists initially thought would be an easy victory.

Musgrave defeated Democratic state Sen. Stan Matsunaka and will succeed retiring three-term Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer, who stepped down to honor a term-limits pledge.

Florida 5

Republicans used redistricting -- the same process that helped Thurman get elected in 1992 -- to give Brown-Waite a shot at winning.

Brown-Waite, a former aide in the New York Legislature, portrayed herself as an independent-minded Republican. Although Thurman had crafted an image as a Democratic moderate, Brown-Waite portrayed her as too far to the left for the district, centered north of Tampa on the state's West coast.

Florida 13

Republican Katherine Harris, the former Florida Secretary of State best known for her role in the state's 2000 presidential vote recount, was easily elected to the House from the Sarasota-based 13th District.

Harris will succeed five-term Republican Rep. Dan Miller, who is retiring.

Despite the huge partisan animosity over Harris' role in the vote count that clinched George W. Bush's victory for president, Democrats were unable to recruit a competitive candidate in the strongly Republican west Florida district. Their nominee was lawyer Jan Schneider, a political novice.

Florida 17

Democrat Kendrick Meek's virtually uncontested victory in Florida's Miami-based 17th District confirmed he will take over the House seat held for 10 years by his mother, retiring Democratic Rep. Carrie P. Meek.

Kendrick Meek, 36, served two terms in the state House and one term in the state Senate. He had long been expected to run to succeed his mother upon her departure from Congress.

Florida 24

Republican Tom Feeney, outgoing speaker of the Florida House, captured the seat in the state's new 24th Congressional District Tuesday.

Feeney slipped past the Democratic candidate, lawyer Harry Jacobs, in a hard-fought, expensive battle for an Orlando-area seat drawn by Feeney and his GOP allies in the state legislature.

Each competitor played a role in the 2000 presidential election recount. As state House leader, Feeney promised to send a slate of electors for George W. Bush to Washington. Jacobs filed a lawsuit in Seminole County contesting the validity of absentee ballots.

Florida 25

Republican state Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart defeated Democratic state Rep. Annie Betancourt in Florida's new 25th District, which is based in Miami-Dade County and stretches across the Everglades.

Diaz-Balart -- who as head of the state House redistricting panel helped draw the Hispanic-majority, heavily Cuban 25th District -- will join his brother, Florida Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, in Congress.

Georgia 3

Democrat Jim Marshall, a former Macon mayor, won the seat in Georgia's 3rd District -- one of several drawn by Democrats who controlled the state's redistricting in hopes of boosting their party's chances to gain seats.

Marshall defeated the Republican nominee, Bibb County Commissioner Calder Clay. But Marshall, benefitting from the redrawn district's Democratic lean and well-known from his tenure as mayor of the district's largest city, took control of the contest during the fall campaign.

Georgia 4

The Atlanta-based 4th District is heavily Democratic, which enabled state Judge Denise L. Majette to cruise to victory Tuesday over homemaker Cynthia Van Auken.

It was Majette's upset primary victory over an opponent with the same first name, five-term Democratic Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney, that thrust her into the national spotlight this summer.

Majette unseated the incumbent in a contest between two African-American candidates that took on overtones of the Middle East conflict.

Georgia 11

State Sen. Phil Gingrey pulled an upset in Georgia's heated 11th District contest, winning a district created to elect a Democrat.

He defeated businessman Roger Kahn, who was making a second consecutive House bid.

Kahn, who won a tight race against former Democratic Rep. George "Buddy" Darden (1983-95) in the state's August primary, lost a hard-fought 2000 race to Republican Rep. Bob Barr in what was then the 7th District. Redistricting reshaped the political landscape, creating a Democratic-leaning 11th District.

Georgia 12

Republican Max Burns, a college professor, defeated Democrat Charles "Champ" Walker Jr. in a race that just two months ago seemed safe for the Democrats.

The 12th District -- drawn by Georgia's Democratic state legislature after the state gained two new seats in reapportionment -- has a Democratic-leaning electorate. It takes in Democratic-voting parts of Augusta and Savannah, as well as the entire city of Athens, a college town known for its more liberal leanings.

Georgia 13

With his easy election over Republican Clay Cox in Georgia's 13th District, Democratic state Sen. David Scott makes a bit of history.

He becomes one of the only African-Americans to win a first term in a Southern district where blacks make up less than 40 percent of the voting age population.

Hawaii 2

Hawaii Democrats have turned out in tribute to the late Rep. Patsy T. Mink, electing her posthumously with 56 percent of the vote and necessitating a special election to fill her seat.

Mink, who represented Hawaii's 2nd District, died Sept. 28 of pneumonia triggered by chick pox. As it was too late to remove her from the ballot, Democrats urged voters to re-elect Mink over GOP state Rep. Bob McDermott, an unpopular figure even among some Republicans in the state.

Indiana 2

Republican businessman Chris Chocola defeated former Democratic Rep. Jill Long Thompson in Indiana's 2nd District, wresting from the Democrats a politically competitive open seat they had identified as crucial to their strategy to winning back the House.

Chocola will succeed six-term Democratic Rep. Tim Roemer, who is retiring.

Chocola raised more money than Thompson and benefited from the northern Indiana district's slight Republican leanings. President Bush carried the 2nd District by 9 percentage points in the 2000 election.

Iowa 5

Republican state Sen. Steve King easily defeated his Democratic opponent, accountant Paul Shomshor, on Tuesday to claim the seat in Iowa's heavily Republican 5th District, where no incumbent was running.

King benefited from the district's strong conservative tendencies: George W. Bush, as the 2000 Republican presidential nominee, carried all but one of the 32 counties in the 5th District.King raised about seven times more money than Shomshor over the course of the 2002 campaign.

Maine 2

Maine's 2nd District will remain in Democratic hands, as voters Tuesday chose state Senate president Michael Michaud over Capitol Hill staffer Kevin Raye.

Michaud, a 29-year paper mill worker, maintained a slight lead over Raye, former chief of staff to Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, throughout most of the race. The narrow margin kept pundits, politicians and voters guessing up until the end.

Maryland 8

After 16 years of futility, Democrats moved Maryland's 8th District House seat back into their column on Tuesday when state Sen. Chris Van Hollen unseated Republican Rep. Constance A. Morella.

Morella succumbed to a well-known opponent and a redistricting plan drawn by Democrats.

Both candidates and their backers spent millions of dollars on the race, which became one of the most closely watched in the nation and an important part of the Democratic effort to gain a House majority.

Michigan 10

Michigan Secretary of State Candice S. Miller easily defeated her Democratic opponent, Macomb County prosecutor Carl J. Marlinga, in the 10th District race Tuesday, delivering a vital open seat for the Republicans.

Miller benefited from a heightened political profile drawn from eight years in statewide office, while Marlinga was well-known in Macomb Country but unknown in the rest of the 10th. The district is comprised mostly of territory represented by Democratic Rep. David E. Bonior, who ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Michigan 11

Republican state Sen. Thaddeus McCotter defeated Democratic township supervisor Kevin Kelley to claim Michigan's open 11th District seat.

McCotter benefited from his position on the legislature's redistricting committee that drew the 11th to include GOP-leaning territory in western Wayne and southwest Oakland counties.

Minnesota 2

A third bid in a new district did the trick for Republican John Kline, who after losing to Democratic Rep. Bill Luther in 1998 and 2000, unseated him this year in Minnesota's 2nd District.

Kline was a favorite candidate of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who called Luther the nation's "most endangered incumbent" in this election cycle.

Nevada 3

State Sen. Jon Porter has just been declared the winner in Nevada's 3rd District, though many in the area knew the race was over several months ago.

His Democratic opponent, Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera, was at first seen as one of his party's most promising candidates for this cycle. But a series of ethical scandals took the wind out of Herrera's campaign, boosting Porter into front-runner status.

New Hampshire 1

New Hampshire Republican state Rep. Jeb Bradley, a moderate who supports abortion and gay rights, defeated Democratic state Rep. Martha Fuller Clark in the 1st District.

Bradley continues a tradition of Republican representation in the 1st District, which includes the state's largest city, Manchester. The last Democrat elected there was Norman D'Amours (1975-1985).

New Jersey 5

Scott Garrett, the conservative state legislator who narrowly lost 1998 and 2000 primary challenges to Republican Rep. Marge Roukema, beat Republican-turned-Democrat Anne Sumers Tuesday in the race to succeed the retiring Roukema in New Jersey's 5th District.

In the race for the heart of the well-to-do, Republican-leaning suburbs and exurbs of northern New Jersey, each candidate sought to paint the other as an extremist.

New Mexico 2

After a tight race, Republican former state Rep. Steve Pearce emerged a winner against Democratic state Sen. John Arthur Smith in New Mexico's 2nd District.

The contest to succeed retiring 11-term Republican Rep. Joe Skeen remained close for much of the campaign.

Both candidates emphasized conservative positions, but Pearce used a larger campaign treasury to run a series of ads portraying Smith as a tax-and-spend liberal. Polls showed Pearce widening his lead each week since early October.

New York 1

Democratic political newcomer Tim Bishop overcame the odds and ended the brief congressional career of Republican freshman Felix J. Grucci Jr., in one of the few hotly contested congressional races in New York.

In eastern Long Island's 1st District, Bishop's campaign was able to garner a late boost from endorsements by two influential newspapers that serve the district, Newsday and The New York Times.

North Carolina 1

Democratic state Sen. Frank W. Ballance Jr. easily defeated Republican Greg Dority in the 1st District race to succeed Democratic Rep. Eva Clayton.

Ballance and Clayton are old friends, and he remained the front-runner in the Democratic primary from the day she announced her retirement in 2001.

North Carolina 13

State Sen. Brad Miller defeated Republican Carolyn Grant, president of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, in the newly created 13th District of North Carolina.

Miller sat on the state Senate committee that created the boundaries of the heavily Democratic district and was the front-runner going into the general election.

Ohio 3

Ending 24 years of Democratic dominance, former Dayton Mayor Mike Turner defeated Democrat Rick Carne to capture Ohio's 3rd District House seat. The seat opened when 12-term Rep. Tony P. Hall resigned and was confirmed as U.S. ambassador for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Agencies.

Hall's local activism and deep roots in the district -- he represented the area in the state legislature for a decade before entering Congress -- combined with the strength of organized labor and a concentration of Democratic voters in western Dayton had made it virtually impossible for Republican challengers to be competitive as long as Hall was on the ballot.

Ohio 17

Democratic state Sen. Timothy J. Ryan was elected in Ohio's 17th District, winning a competitive three-way race that included the independent campaign of former Democratic Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., who polled poorly from his jail cell.

Ryan defeated Republican state Rep. Ann Womer Benjamin and Traficant, who is serving an eight-year prison sentence on corruption charges. The House expelled Traficant this year following his conviction, ending a 17-year career in the House.

Oklahoma 4

Republican political consultant Tom Cole defeated Democrat Darryl Roberts, the former Oklahoma Senate majority leader, in the 4th District race to succeed retiring Republican Rep. J.C. Watts Jr.

Cole's long experience in Republican politicians made him the early front-runner in the contest. Before setting up shop as a consultant, he was a state senator, secretary of state, chairman of the state Republican Party and a director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the party's House campaign unit.

Pennsylvania 18

Republican state Sen. Tim Murphy won the 18th District seat the GOP drew for him in western Pennsylvania, beating school district financial administrator Jack Machek.

Murphy became heavily favored after Democratic Rep. Frank R. Mascara, whose home was drawn into the 18th, unsuccessfully challenged Rep. John P. Murtha in a Democratic primary in the neighboring 12th District. He also benefited from the attention of Sen. Rick Santorum and Rep. Melissa A. Hart, incumbent Pennsylvania Republicans who kept a close watch on the drawing of the 18th district.

South Carolina 3

Republican state Rep. J. Gresham Barrett, an easy winner in his party's June primary, coasted to victory in Tuesday's general election, defeating Democrat George Brightharp for the 3rd District.

Barrett will succeed Republican Rep. Lindsey Graham, who retired to wage a successful run for the Senate.

Like many Southern districts, the 3rd -- located in the mainly rural western part of the state -- has a Democratic voting heritage. Graham's successful run in 1994 to succeed retired Democratic Rep. Butler Derrick was the first for a Republican in the district since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.

South Dakota At-Large

South Dakota Gov. William J. Janklow, a Republican, won a tough race against political newcomer Stephanie Herseth, a Democrat, for the state's at-large House seat.

Herseth, though she has never before run for office, entered the campaign with a recognized name: Her grandfather, Democrat Ralph E. Herseth, was South Dakota governor from 1959 to 1961.

Tennessee 4

State Sen. Lincoln Davis picked up for Democrats the 4th District seat left open by Republican Rep. Van Hilleary's run for governor of Tennessee.

Davis defeated former Hilleary district director and Tullahoma Alderman Janice Bowling in a race in which both candidates sought the conservative mantle.

Tennessee 7

Republican state Sen. Marsha Blackburn cruised past Democratic businessman Tim Barron in Tennessee's 7th District.

Blackburn, a conservative who was well known in the district for her anti-tax rhetoric, will replace four-term GOP Rep. Ed Bryant, who left the seat open to run a failed bid for the GOP Senate nomination to replace retiring Sen. Fred Thompson.

Texas 5

Jeb Hensarling, a former aide to retiring Republican Sen. Phil Gramm, defeated former court of appeals judge Ron Chapman in a race for the east Dallas 5th District.

The 5th, which was slightly changed in redistricting, had been home to Republican Rep. Pete Sessions. Sessions moved to the more politically secure, newly drawn 32nd District, leaving the 5th vulnerable to a Democratic pickup.

Texas 25

Democratic Houston City Council Member Chris Bell defeated insurance executive Tom Reiser in Texas's 25th District, an open seat because of the retirement of Democratic Rep. Ken Bentsen.

The district, which includes mainly working-class parts of Houston and a mix of modest and affluent suburbs, has large numbers of black, Hispanic and Jewish voters who historically have favored Democrats. Bell, a former radio reporter, enjoyed high name recognition.

Texas 26

Republican Michael Burgess, who scored one of the primary season's biggest upsets, was elected Tuesday to represent Texas' 26th District.

Burgess, an obstetrician, easily defeated Democrat nominee Paul LeBon, a workplace consultant, in the solidly Republican district north of Dallas.

Burgess rose from political obscurity to win an April 10 Republican primary runoff over well-known county Judge Scott Armey, who was seeking the seat left open by his father, retiring House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

Texas 31

Former State Judge John Carter, a Republican, easily defeated computer consultant and political newcomer David Bagley to represent the new 31st District in Texas.

Carter won a Republican primary runoff against Houston businessman Peter Wareing in April. That was tantamount to victory in the heavily Republican central Texas District. The 31st is one of two seats added to the state in reapportionment.


Utah 1

Rob Bishop, former director of the Utah Republican party, defeated Democrat Dave Thomas in the race to succeed retiring Republican Rep. James V. Hansen, despite being outspent in the last weeks of the campaign.

Bishop fell behind in the money race when Thomas dumped $350,000 of his own money into the campaign, including a $100,000 cash infusion on Oct. 25. Bishop reversed what seemed to be a disadvantage by accusing Thomas of trying to "buy" the election.

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