Election 2002: Why The Senate Is Now Back In G.O.P. Hands

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Democrat Joe Turnham challenged Republican Mike Rogers to a skeet-shooting contest to prove he wasn't a liberal. It didn't work

NEW YORK 1st District

Democrats win 50.1%-48.6%

Absentee ballots are still being counted, but college provost Tim Bishop won a surprise upset against first-term Republican Felix Grucci

COLORADO 7TH DISTRICT

G.O.P. wins 47.4%-47.2%

Republican Bob Beauprez has claimed victory here, but Democrat Mike Feeley is waiting for provisional ballots to be counted

KENTUCKY 3rd District

G.O.P. wins 51.6%-48.4%

Incumbent Anne Northup got a break and challenger Jack Conway took a hit when his boss, the Governor, was hit with a sex scandal

FLORIDA 5th District

G.O.P. wins 47.9%-46.3%

Half of this redrawn district's voters were new to Democratic Representative Karen Thurman, giving Ginny Brown-Waite an upset

...WHILE DEMOCRATS GAIN GOVERNORS

With G.O.P. incumbents stepping down, Democrats had a shot at gaining up to seven seats. But with Bush fueling turnout, they picked up just three, with two undecided. Georgia got its first Republican Governor since Reconstruction