Senate elections in the United States are staggered with approximately one-third of the chamber being chosen every two years. Senators serve six-year terms.
There are 32 Senate contests in 2002.
There are 13 seats held by Democrats and 19 by Republicans.
| No. |
State
|
Incumbent
|
Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Alabama
|
Jeff Sessions
|
Rep
|
|
|
2
|
Alaska
|
Ted Stevens
|
Rep
|
|
|
3
|
Arkansas
|
Tim Hutchinson
|
Rep
|
|
|
4
|
Colorado
|
Wayne Allard
|
Rep
|
|
|
5
|
Delaware
|
Joseph Biden
|
Dem
|
|
|
6
|
Georgia
|
Max Cleland
|
Dem
|
|
|
7
|
Idaho
|
Larry Craig
|
Rep
|
|
|
8
|
Illinois
|
Richard Durbin
|
Dem
|
|
|
9
|
Iowa
|
Tom Harkin
|
Dem
|
|
|
10
|
Kansas
|
Pat Roberts
|
Rep
|
|
|
11
|
Kentucky
|
Mitch McConnell
|
Rep
|
|
|
12
|
Louisiana
|
Mary Landrieu
|
Dem
|
|
|
13
|
Maine
|
Susan Collins
|
Rep
|
|
|
14
|
Massachusetts
|
John Kerry
|
Dem
|
|
|
15
|
Michigan
|
Carl Levin
|
Dem
|
|
|
16
|
Minnesota
|
Paul Wellstone
|
Dem
|
|
|
17
|
Mississippi
|
Thad Cochran
|
Rep
|
|
|
18
|
Montana
|
Max Baucua
|
Dem
|
|
|
19
|
Nebraska
|
Chuck Hagel
|
Rep
|
|
|
20
|
New Hampshire
|
Bob Smith
|
Rep
|
|
|
21
|
New Jersey
|
Robert Torricelli
|
Dem
|
|
|
22
|
New Mexico
|
Pete Domenici
|
Rep
|
|
|
23
|
North Carolina
|
Jesse Helms
|
Rep
|
|
|
24
|
Oklahoma
|
James Inhofe
|
Rep
|
|
|
25
|
Oregon
|
Gordon Smith
|
Rep
|
|
|
26
|
Rhode Island
|
Jack Reed
|
Dem
|
|
|
27
|
South Carolina
|
Strom Thurmond
|
Rep
|
|
|
28
|
South Dakota
|
Tim Johnson
|
Dem
|
|
|
29
|
Tennessee
|
Fred Thompson
|
Rep
|
|
|
30
|
Virginia
|
John Warner
|
Rep
|
|
|
31
|
West Virginia
|
Jay Rockefeller
|
Dem
|
|
|
32
|
Wyoming
|
Mike Enzi
|
Rep
|
