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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedChronicler August 30, 2020 08:51pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameJesse A. Helms Votes1,345,833 (52.64%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin171,958 (+6.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameKay Hagan Votes2,249,311 (52.65%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin361,801 (+8.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 10, 2002 NC US Senate - R Primary
Elizabeth H. Dole
R 426,106
Sep 10, 2002 NC US Senate - D Primary
Erskine Bowles
D 639,025
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/23/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Elizabeth H. Dole 12 14 4 --
Erskine Bowles 6 ------
Leaning Call: Elizabeth H. Dole (89.66%)
Weighted Call: Elizabeth H. Dole (99.91%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/12/2002 11/04/2002

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Secretary of Labor Elizabeth H. Dole Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles Sean Haugh (W) Paul G. DeLaney  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Green  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,248,664 (53.56%) 1,047,983 (44.96%) 33,807 (1.45%) 727 (0.03%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -200,681 (-8.61%) -1,214,857 (-52.11%) -1,247,937 (-53.53%)  
Predict Avg.53.10% 46.00% 0.78% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.43%-- 42.11%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Zogby International 
11/02/02-11/04/02		 53.00% 6.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
10/27/02-10/31/02		 47.00% 8.0 40.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/02-10/30/02		 50.00% -- 46.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/28/02-10/29/02		 45.00% -- 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/28/02-10/29/02		 48.00% 2.0 42.00% 2.0 0.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/21/02-10/23/02		 50.00% 1.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/22/02-10/23/02		 45.00% 2.0 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/11/02-10/14/02		 50.00% -- 40.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/07/02-10/09/02		 49.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/07/02-10/08/02		 47.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
09/19/02-09/21/02		 55.00% -- 32.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Hickman-Brown and Public Opinion Strategies 
09/15/02-09/18/02		 52.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
WTDV-TV-ABC News 
09/16/02-09/16/02		 52.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/12/02-09/14/02		 49.00% -- 35.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Bensq1
AENM Angry Russian
D NCdem
I JonathanNC
D Ashley
IND Monsieur
D Bob
NPA ...
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Norio Kushi (NLP)
 00, 2003

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 01, 2002 12:50pm General NC Senate Race  Article Ced 
Sep 12, 2002 07:47pm General Bowles rejects ban on TV ads  Article RP 
Sep 05, 2002 09:58pm General Democrats File Federal Elections Complaint Against Elizabeth Dole  Article RP 
Aug 14, 2002 05:11pm General A Battle Brews in North Carolina  Article RP 

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