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Final RCP Predictions on Key 2002 Senate Races Republicans Take Control Of The Senate 51 - 49 (Not Counting Louisiana Runoff) Arkansas Pryor (D) 53% - Hutchinson (R) 47%. DEM +1 Colorado Allard (R) 49% - Strickland (D) 48% GOP Hold Georgia Chambliss (R) 49% - Cleland (D) 49% GOP +1 Iowa Harkin (D) 53% - Ganske (R) 46% DEM Hold Louisiana Landrieu (D) 45% Runoff Minnesota Coleman (R) 51% - Mondale (D) 47% GOP +1 Missouri Talent (R) 51% - Carnahan (D) 48% GOP +1 New Hampshire Shaheen (D) 49% - Sununu (R) 49% DEM +1 New Jersey Lautenberg...

ZOGBY IN REDActual results are in black SD Senate- Thune (R) Over Johnson (D) 52-47SD Senate- Johnson (D) Over Thune (R) 50-49 Pollster John Zogby: "Looks like Pryor triumphs by trouncing Hutchinson among Indpendents. Here's another case where 401k holders voted against the incumbent." MN Senate- Mondale (D) Over Coleman (R) 51-45MN Senate- Coleman (R) Over Mondale (D) 50-47 Pollster John Zogby: "Despite the President's best efforts, looks like Mondale holds on." GA Senate- Cleland (D) Over Chambliss (R) 50-48GA Senate- Chambliss (R) Over Cleland (D) 53-46 Pollster John Zogby: "A big surprise because this race was on the watch...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polling in the 2002 elections was generally accurate, according to an analysis by the National Council on Public Polls. The study of 159 polls in governor's and Senate races found a generally good performance, contradicting some reports at the time that pollsters were having problems getting accurate results because of declining response rates. The analysis found that those reports were based on results of a handful of inaccurate polls and did not accurately reflect the larger situation. Of the 159 public polls reviewed, 22 had the wrong winner. Four of five of the polls differed from the...