page_title: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections
section_title: Overall results
hierarchical_section_title: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections / Overall results
caption_attribution_description: Summary of party change of U.S. house seats in the 2002 House election. Stripes indicate a tie between the gains of two or more parties. Legend: &#160;&#160; 6+ Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 6+ Republican seat pickup
context_page_description: The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on 5 November 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election under a Republican president, the Republican Party gained a net eight seats, solidifying their majority. Some speculate that this may have been due to increased support for the President's party in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
  This was one of two mid-term elections in which the party of the incumbent President increased their number of seats in both the House and the Senate. It was the sixth midterm election in which the President's party increased its number of seats in the House, after 1814, 1822, 1902, 1934, and 1998, and is the only midterm election since 1978 which left the President's party in control of the House.
context_section_description: Summary of the November 5, 2002 United States House of Representatives election results
  Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
caption:   6+ Republican gain   6+ Democratic gain    3-5 Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain    1-2 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain    no net change
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