Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2002, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's first term.

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.

This is the only election in history where the president's party gained a chamber of Congress in a midterm election, the most recent midterm in which the president's party did not lose control of at least one house of Congress, and the most recent midterm election in which a political party maintained a trifecta on the government.

Additionally, the Arizona Senate went from a Democratic-led coalition to Republican control.

Republicans had initially won control of the North Carolina House of Representatives by one seat, but Republican Michael P. Decker switched parties to become a Democrat, producing a tied chamber.

[3] As a result, Republicans held a majority of state legislative seats for the first time in half a century.

[4] Nationwide, there were some cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others that elected members in 2002.