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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Here we are again. Only 676 days since Florida finished counting its vote for President and only 41 days since they screwed it up again in September 2002. Seems like just yesterday we were counting chads and yet how different the world has become since September 11, 2001. Welcome to the Campaign 2002 Briefing Book. The book contains background information on the candidates and campaigns for U.S. Senate, Governor and U.S. House of Representatives. It also contains background on some of the 2002 referenda and initiatives, ranging from medical marijuana to genetically engineered food, which will also be on the November ballots. With the help of CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller, we’ve included the details on the huge role President Bush has played in this year’s campaign and we look at some of his potential Democratic competitors for 2004. At the end of the book we’ve included the list of political campaign consultants and campaign committees with phone numbers and e-mail addresses for those who want to do some more reporting on these races. The briefing materials were written and researched by the Election and Survey Unit staff with the help of several fabulous interns. The Senate chapter was reported and written by Douglas Kiker, the Governors by Susan Semeleer and Steve Chaggaris and the House by Elizabeth Fulk, with the assistance of CBS News consultant Mark Gersh and the staff of National Journal’s Cook Report. CBS News intern and George Washington University senior Kelly Doherty, under the direction of Douglas Kiker, compiled the Presidential chapter. The referenda section is the work of interns Greta Bradlee, a senior at Amherst College and Brian Keaney, a senior at Catholic University. Our lists of consultants and contacts were updated and put together by interns Lauren Puerner, Greta Bradlee, Evan Hirsh and Christopher Pryor. As always, we have Ned Steinberg to thank for the cover and Janet Leissner and Tom Mattesky to thank for their support and encouragement. Dotty Lynch October 21, 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW………………………………….……………..DOTTY LYNCH U.S. SENATE……………………………..……………...DOUGLAS KIKER GOVERNORS………………….………….…………...SUSAN SEMELEER STEVE CHAGGARIS U.S. HOUSE………………………………….………….ELIZABETH FULK INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA………..……………..BRIAN KEANEY PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE DOUGLAS KIKER ‘O4 DEMOCRATS……………………………………...KELLY DOHERTY CONSULTANTS/CONTACTS …………………………………LAUREN PUERNER GRETA BRADLEE EVAN HIRSCH 2002 GENERAL ELECTION AT A GLANCE DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2002 VOTING AGE POPULATION: 215,139,087 VOTING ELIGIBLE POPULATION: 201,201,315 (excludes non-citizens and others not eligible to vote) PRESIDENTIAL YEAR TURNOUT: 1988: 50% (91,594,809) 1992: 55% (104,425,014) 1996: 49% (96,277,872) 2000: 50% (210,515,246)(VAP) 54% (195,027,520)(VEP) MID-TERM TURNOUT: 1986: 36% (64,799,921) 1990: 37% (67,877,124) 1994: 39% (75,116,835) 1998: 35% (205,891,406) (VAP) 38% (190,985,501) (VEP) US SENATE SEATS AT STAKE: 34 (14 DEM, 20 REP) CURRENT SENATE LINEUP: 100 (50 DEM, 49 REP, 1 IND) GOVERNORSHIPS AT STAKE: 36 (11 DEM, 23 REP, 2 IND) CURRENT GOVERNORSHIP LINEUP: 50 (21 DEM, 27 REP, 2 IND) US HOUSE SEATS AT STAKE: 435 (208 DEM, 223 REP, 1 IND, 3 DEM vacancies) REFERENDA, INITIATIVES AND BOND ISSUES: 202 in 40 States STATE LEGISLATURES AT STAKE: 46 (16 Democrats control both houses, 17 Republicans control both, 12 are split, 1 is non-partisan) LEGISLATIVE SEATS AT STAKE: 6221 (1262 State Senate seats, 4959 State House seats) (cont.) STATE LEGISLATURES LINE-UP: 50 (18 Democrats control both houses, 18 Republicans control both houses, 13 are split, 1 is non- partisan) TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE 7:00 PM Georgia Max Cleland-D Roy Barnes-D 13 Saxby Chambliss-R Sonny Perdue-R Kentucky Lois Combs Weinberg-D NONE 6 Mitch McConnell-R South Carolina Alex Sanders-D Jim Hodges-D 6 Lindsey Graham-R Mark Sanford-R Douglas Racine-D Vermont NONE Jim Douglas-R AL John Warner-R Virginia NONE 11 no Democratic candidate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30 PM North Carolina Erskine Bowles-D NONE 13 Elizabeth Dole-R Ohio NONE Tim Hagan-D 18 Bob Taft-R John D. Rockefeller IV-D West Virginia Jay Wolfe-R NONE 3 TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE 8:00 PM Alabama Susan Parker-D Don Siegelman-D 7 Jeff Sessions-R Bob Riley-R Connecticut NONE Bill Curry-D 5 John Rowland-R Delaware Joseph Biden-D NONE AL Ray Clatworthy-R Florida NONE Bill McBride-D 25 Jeb Bush-R Illinois Richard Durbin-D Rod Blagojevich-D 19 Jim Durkin-R Jim Ryan-R Kathleen Sebelius-D Kansas Pat Roberts-R Tim Shallenburger-R 4 no Democratic candidate John Baldacci-D Chellie Pingree-D Peter Cianchette-R Maine Susan Collins-R 2 Maryland NONE Kathleen Kennedy Townsend-D 8 Robert Ehrlich-R 8:00 PM Massachusetts John Kerry-D Shannon O’Brien-D 10 TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE no Republican candidate Mitt Romney-R Carla Howell-Lib. Jill Stein-G Mississippi Thad Cochran-R NONE 4 no Democratic candidate Missouri Jean Carnahan-D NONE 9 Jim Talent-R New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen-D Mark Fernald-D 2 John Sununu-R Craig Benson-R New Jersey Frank Lautenberg-D NONE 13 Douglas Forrester-R Oklahoma David Walters-D Brad Henry-D 5 James Inhofe-R Steve Largent-R Gary Richardson-I 8:00 PM Pennsylvania NONE Ed Rendell-D 19 Mike Fisher-R TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE Tennessee Bob Clement-D Phil Bredesen-D 9 Lamar Alexander-R Van Hilleary-R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8:30 PM Arkansas Mark Pryor-D Jimmie Lou Fisher-D 4 Tim Hutchinson-R Mike Huckabee-R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9:00 PM Arizona NONE Janet Napolitano-D 8 Matt Salmon-R Richard Mahoney-I Colorado Tom Strickland-D Rollie Heath-D 7 Wayne Allard-R Rick Stanley-Lib. Bill Owens-R Louisiana Mary Landrieu-D NONE 7 vs. 3 Republican candidates* Michigan Carl Levin-D Jennifer Granholm-D 15 Andrew Raczkowski-R Dick Posthumus-R 9:00 PM Minnesota Walter Mondale (tent.)-D Roger Moe-D 8 Norm Coleman-R Tim Pawlenty-R Jim Moore-I Tim Penny-I Ray Tricomo-G Ken Pentel-G TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE Nebraska Charles Matulka-D Stormy Dean-D 3 Chuck Hagel-R Mike Johanns-R New Mexico Gloria Tristani-D Bill Richardson-D 3 Pete Domenici-R John Sanchez-R New York NONE Carl McCall-D 29 George Pataki-R Tom Golisano-I North Dakota NONE NONE AL Rhode Island Jack Reed-D Myrth York-D 2 Bob Tingle-R Don Carcieri-R South Dakota Tim Johnson-D Jim Abbott-D AL John Thune-R Kurt Evans-Lib. Mike Rounds-R 9:00 PM Texas Ron Kirk-D Tony Sanchez-D 32 John Cornyn-R Rick Perry-R TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE Wisconsin NONE Jim Doyle-D 8 Scott McCallum-R Ed Thompson-Lib. Wyoming Joyce Jansa Corcoran-D Dave Freudenthal-D AL Mike Enzi-R Eli Bebout-R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:00 PM Iowa Tom Harkin-D Tom Vilsack-D 5 Greg Ganske-R Doug Gross-R Timothy Harthan-G Montana Max Baucus-D NONE AL Mike Taylor-R Nevada NONE Joe Neal-D 3 Kenny Guinn-R Gray Davis-D Bill Simon-R 11:00 PM California NONE Peter Camejo-G 53 Hawaii NONE Mazie Hirono-D 2 Linda Lingle-R TIME (EST) STATE SENATE GOVERNOR HOUSE Idaho Alan Blinken-D Jerry Brady-D 2 Larry Craig-R Dirk Kempthorne-R Oregon Bill Bradbury-D Ted Kulongoski-D 5 Gordon Smith-R Kevin Mannix-R Lou Mabon-C . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1:00 AM Alaska Frank Vondersaar-D Fran Ulmer-D AL Ted Stevens-R Frank Murkowski- R * The three Republican Senate candidates running in Louisiana are: U.S. Rep. John Cooksey, state Rep. Tony Perkins and state Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell. If no candidate receives a majority in the Louisiana Nov. 5 primary, a runoff election between the top two finishers is held on Dec. 7..