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New York held various elections on November 5, 2002.
New York lost 2 seats followingcongressional apportionment.
In the period 1984 to 2002, competition in New York state campaigns drastically reduced, while campaign spending for Assembly candidates rose from $22,625 in 1984 to an average of $108,625 in 2002, and State Senate candidates' spending went from an average of $35,054 to $328,228 in the same period.[1]
George Pataki, aRepublican, was re-elected to a third term.
DemocraticEliot Spitzer was re-elected to a 2nd term as Attorney General.
Alan Hevesi was elected to replace fellowDemocratCarl McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor.
| 2002 pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 36 | |
| Democratic-Held | 25 | |
A district was added.
| 2002 post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 37 | |
| Democratic-Held | 25 | |
| 2002 pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 97 | |
| Republican-Held | 52 | |
| Vacant | 1 | |
| 2002 post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 103 | |
| Republican-Held | 47 | |
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