2002 New York state elections

2002 New York state elections
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)


New York held various elections on November 5, 2002.

Federal

United States House

Main article: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

New York lost 2 seats following congressional apportionment.

State

In the period 1984 to 2002, competition in New York state campaigns drastically reduced, while campaign spending for Assembly candidates rose from $22,625 in 1984 to an average of $108,625 in 2002, and State Senate candidates' spending went from an average of $35,054 to $328,228 in the same period.[1]

Governor

Main article: 2002 New York gubernatorial election

George Pataki, a Republican, was re-elected to a third term.

Attorney General

Main article: 2002 New York Attorney General election

Democratic Eliot Spitzer was re-elected to a 2nd term as Attorney General.

Comptroller

Main article: 2002 New York Comptroller election

Alan Hevesi was elected to replace fellow Democrat Carl McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor.

State Senate

2002 pre-election Seats
  Republican-Held 36
  Democratic-Held 25

A district was added.

2002 post-election Seats
  Republican-Held 37
  Democratic-Held 25

State Assembly

2002 pre-election Seats
  Democratic-Held 97
  Republican-Held 52
  Vacant 1
2002 post-election Seats
  Democratic-Held 103
  Republican-Held 47

Local

See also

References

  1. ^ Stonecash, Jeffrey M.; Widestrom, Amy (2006). Governing New York State, Fifth Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780791466926. Retrieved November 2, 2025.


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