The Green Papers: Oregon 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2002 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
1990 Census:2,842,337 (1.14% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:3,428,543 (1.22% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):1,965,981
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):2,484,000
Capital:Salem
Tuesday 21 May 2002 polls close 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC) / 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC). OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PDT.
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p PST (0400 UTC) / 8:00p MST (0300 UTC). OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PST.
 

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Oregon State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in OREGON-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

MOST Polls close: 8 PM Pacific Standard Time
(0400 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)
[though there is a portion of this State in the Mountain Time Zone where the polls close at 8 PM local time (0300 UTC)]

  • OREGON is electing its Governor in 2002; this is an Open Chair, as incumbent Democrat John Kitzhaber cannot run for re-election due to term limits.
  • OREGON is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Republican Gordon Smith is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • OREGON is electing 5 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of OREGON not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

None.

Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from OREGON in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

None.

Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in OREGON:

None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, Governors
Chair up for election Democrat Governor John Kitzhaber
• First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
• Open Chair
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat Ted Kulongoski
  Candidate Independent (Richard Alevizos - pending)
  Candidate Independent (Gary Alan Spanovich - pending)
  Candidate Libertarian Thomas B. "Tom" Cox
  Candidate Republican Kevin L. Mannix
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Gordon H. Smith
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
  Candidate Constitution Lon Mabon
  Candidate Democrat Bill Bradbury
  Candidate Libertarian Dan Fitzgerald
  Elected Republican Senator Gordon H. Smith
Class 3 Democrat Senator Ron Wyden
• First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democrats (4 Renominated);
1 Republican (1 Renominated)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman David Wu
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Wu is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Greg Walden
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Walden is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2000 Primary
 Congressman Blumenauer is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 4 Democrat Congressman Peter A. DeFazio
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman DeFazio is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Democrat Congressman Darlene Hooley
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hooley is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman David Wu
  Candidate Libertarian Beth A. King
  Candidate Republican Jim Greenfield
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Peter Buckley
  Candidate Libertarian Mike Wood
  Elected Republican Congressman Greg Walden
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Constitution David Brownlow
  Elected Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer
  Candidate Independent (Robert Curtis - pending)
  Candidate Libertarian Kevin Jones
  Candidate Republican Sarah Seale
  Candidate Socialist Walter F. "Walt" Brown
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Peter A. Defazio
  Candidate Libertarian Chris Bigelow
  Candidate Republican Liz Vanleeuwen
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Darlene Hooley
  Candidate Republican Brian J. Boquist
 

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