United States Senate elections, 2002

United,States,Senate,elections,,2002
Democratic,gain
Democratic,hold
Republican,hold
Republican,gain
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Majority,Leader,before,election
Tom,Daschle
Democratic
Elected,Majority,Leader
Bill,Frist
Republican
The,United,States,Senate,elections,,2002,featured,a,series,of,fiercely,contested,elections,that,resulted,in,a,victory,for,the,Republican,Party,,which,gained,two,seats,and,thus,a,narrow,majority,from,the,Democratic,Party,in,the,United,States,Senate,The,Senate,seats,up,for,election,,known,as,"class,2",Senate,seats,,were,last,up,for,regular,election,in,1996,The,election,was,held,on,November,5,,2002,,almost,fourteen,months,after,the,September,11,,2001,attacks
The,Democrats,had,originally,hoped,to,do,well,,as,the,party,holding,the,presidency,historically,loses,seats,in,midterm,elections,,and,the,Republicans,had,20,seats,up,for,election,compared,to,14,Democratic,seats,In,addition,,four,incumbent,Republicans,and,no,Democrats,announced,their,retirement,before,the,election,However,,the,Republicans,were,able,to,hunited,states,senate,elections,2002,lyrics,,united,states,senate,elections,2002,chevy,,united,states,senate,elections,2002,cadillac,,united,states,senate,elections,2002,subaru,United,States,Senate,elections,,2002
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