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(Top) 1 Democratic primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Results 2 Libertarian primary 2.1 Candidates 2.2 Results 3 Republican primary 3.1 Candidates 3.2 Results 4 General election 4.1 Candidates 4.2 Debates 4.3 Predictions 4.4 Results 4.4.1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 5 See also 6 References

2002 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee	Larry Craig	Alan Blinken
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	266,215	132,975
Percentage	65.16%	32.55%

County results
Craig: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Blinken: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Larry Craig
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Larry Craig
Republican

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The 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Alan Blinken, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
Dave Sneddon

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	26,346	70.90%
	Democratic	Dave Sneddon	10,812	29.10%
Total votes			37,158	100.00%

County results

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Donovan Bramwell, perennial candidate

Results[edit]

Libertarian primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	1,179	100.00%
Total votes			1,179	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Larry Craig, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	130,126	100.00%
Total votes			130,126	100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Alan Blinken (D), former United States Ambassador to Belgium
Donovan Bramwell (L), perennial candidate
Larry Craig (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Debates[edit]

Complete video of debate, October 27, 2002
Complete video of debate, October 30, 2002

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results[edit]

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Craig (incumbent)	266,215	65.16%	+8.14%
	Democratic	Alan Blinken	132,975	32.55%	-7.36%
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	9,354	2.29%
Majority			133,240	32.61%	+15.50%
Turnout			408,544
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

Latah (largest municipality: Moscow)
Shoshone (largest municipality: Kellogg)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "2002 Primary Results US Senate". Sos.idaho.gov. May 28, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

^ "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

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