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Republicans picked up two Senate seats in the 2002 cycle, bringing the breakdown to 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats and one independent.

Each Senate race is detailed below. All newly elected senators are profiled on NationalJournal.com; please see the links under each race's results. You will also find links to local news coverage and our Campaign Tip Sheets (which feature pre-election polls, ads and incumbent profiles).

Election returns cited below are not official and may not include 100 percent of a state's precincts.

Results from the 2002 House and gubernatorial races are also available.

• Alabama. Incumbent Republican Jeff Sessions defeated Democratic State Auditor Susan Parker, 58 percent to 40 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Alaska. Incumbent Republican Ted Stevens defeated Democratic attorney Frank Vondersaar, 79 percent to 10 percent. [ Tip Sheet ]

• Arkansas. Democratic Attorney General Mark Pryor defeated incumbent Republican Tim Hutchinson, 54 percent to 46 percent. [ Pryor Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Colorado. Incumbent Republican Wayne Allard defeated Democratic attorney Tom Strickland, 51 percent to 45 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Delaware. Incumbent Democrat Joseph Biden defeated 1996 Republican nominee Ray Clatworthy, 58 percent to 41 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Georgia. Republican Rep. Saxby Chambliss defeated incumbent Democrat Max Cleland, 53 percent to 46 percent. [ Chambliss Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Idaho. Incumbent Republican Larry Craig defeated Democratic former Ambassador to Belgium Alan Blinken, 65 percent to 33 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Illinois. Incumbent Democrat Richard Durbin defeated Republican state Rep. Jim Durkin, 60 percent to 38 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Iowa. Incumbent Democrat Tom Harkin defeated Republican Rep. Greg Ganske, 54 percent to 44 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Kansas. Incumbent Republican Pat Roberts faced no major-party opposition. He won re-election with 83 percent of the vote. [Tip Sheet ]

• Kentucky. Incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell defeated Democratic education activist Lois Weinberg, 64 percent to 36 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Louisiana. Incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu won a plurality of the votes on Nov. 5, but fell short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a Dec. 7 runoff. In the runoff, Landrieu defeated Republican state Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell, 52 percent to 48 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Maine. Incumbent Republican Susan Collins defeated Democratic former state Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree, 58 percent to 42 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Massachusetts. Incumbent Democrat John Kerry faced no major-party opposition. He won re-election with 81 percent of the vote. [Tip Sheet ]

• Michigan. Incumbent Democrat Carl Levin defeated state Rep. Andrew Raczkowski (R), 61 percent to 38 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Minnesota. Republican former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman defeated Democratic former Vice President Walter Mondale, 50 percent to 48 percent. [ Coleman Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Thad Cochran won re-election with 85 percent of the vote. Democratic former private investigator Steven Turney withdrew from the race in mid-August, citing poor health, but his name remained on the ballot. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Missouri. Republican former Rep. Jim Talent defeated incumbent Democrat Jean Carnahan, 50 percent to 49 percent. [ Talent Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Montana. Incumbent Democrat Max Baucus defeated Republican state Sen. Mike Taylor, 63 percent to 32 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Chuck Hagel defeated Democratic construction worker Charles Matulka, 83 percent to 15 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• New Hampshire. Republican Rep. John E. Sununu defeated Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, 51 percent to 47 percent. [ Sununu Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• New Jersey. Democratic former Sen. Frank Lautenberg defeated Republican businessman Douglas Forrester, 54 percent to 44 percent. [ Lautenberg Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Pete V. Domenici defeated former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Gloria Tristani (D), 63 percent to 37 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• North Carolina. Republican nominee Elizabeth Dole defeated Democratic former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, 54 percent to 45 percent. [ Dole Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican James Inhofe defeated Democratic former Gov. David Walters, 57 percent to 37 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Oregon. Incumbent Republican Gordon Smith defeated Democratic Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, 58 percent to 38 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Jack Reed defeated Republican casino pit boss Bob Tingle, 78 percent to 22 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• South Carolina. Republican Rep. Lindsey Graham defeated Democratic former College of Charleston President Alex Sanders, 54 percent to 44 percent. [ Graham Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• South Dakota. Incumbent Democrat Tim Johnson was named the winner late Wednesday morning, though his margin of victory over GOP Rep. John Thune was barely 500 votes. That narrow edge triggers an automatic canvass. Thune has indicated that unless the canvass, which is expected to take about a week, turns up any irregularities, he does not plan to ask for a recount. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Tennessee. Republican former Gov. Lamar Alexander defeated Democratic Rep. Bob Clement, 55 percent to 44 percent. [ Alexander Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Texas. Republican Attorney General John Cornyn defeated Democratic former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, 55 percent to 43 percent. [ Cornyn Profile | Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Virginia. Incumbent Republican John Warner faced no major-party opposition. He won re-election with 84 percent of the vote. [ Tip Sheet ]

• West Virginia. Incumbent Democrat Jay Rockefeller defeated Republican former state Sen. Jay Wolfe, 63 percent to 37 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]

• Wyoming. Incumbent Republican Mike Enzi defeated Democratic former Lander Mayor Joyce Jansa Corcoran, 73 percent to 27 percent. [ Local News Story | Tip Sheet ]