State-by-State Results

Here are the results of elections around the nation Tuesday. Not all returns were available at press time.

ALABAMA

* Governor--Donald Siegelman unseated Republican Forrest “Fob” James Jr., backed by the religious right, to become the state’s first Democratic governor since 1982.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Richard C. Shelby defeated Democrat Clayton Suddith, who mortgaged his pickup truck to run.

* House--The Republicans held on to their 5-2 majority.

* Other--A ballot initiative sought to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

ALASKA

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat Tony Knowles fought off Republican John Lindauer and three others, including Republican state Sen. Robin Taylor, who was a write-in candidate backed by the party.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Frank H. Murkowski defeated Democrat Joe Sonneman.

* House--In the 105th Congress, the state’s only seat was held by Republican Don Young.

* Other--An initiative to legalize the medical use of marijuana was approved.

ARIZONA

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Jane Hull, who took over after Fife Symington’s criminal conviction last year, retained the seat over Democrat Paul Johnson and two others.

* Senate--Republican incumbent John McCain won against Democrat Ed Ranger.

* House--Heading into the election, Republicans held five of the state’s six House seats. The GOP lead 3 to 1 early.

* Other--Voters banned cockfighting and rejected an attempt to overturn a 1996 citizen-approved law legalizing marijuana and other drugs for medical use in favor of a law written by the Legislature. Another ballot initiative would supply some public money for political campaigns.

ARKANSAS

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Mike Huckabee, who took over after Democrat Jim Guy Tucker’s Whitewater conviction, won reelection over Democrat Bill Bristow and one other.

* Senate--Democrat Blanche Lambert Lincoln allowed her party to retain the seat held by retiring Sen. Dale Bumpers by defeating Republican Fay Boozman.

* House--The state delegation remained evenly split, with two Democrats and two Republicans.

CALIFORNIA

* California results appear on A20

COLORADO

* Governor--Democrat Gail Schoettler faced Republican Bill Owens and two others.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Ben Nighthorse Campbell, running for the first time since he switched parties, defeated Democrat Dottie Lamm, a former governor’s wife.

* House--Four Republicans and two Democrats were in the 105th Congress. Early returns gave wins to four Republicans and a Democrat.

* Other--An initiative seeks to outlaw so-called partial-birth abortion and require parental notification for minors’ abortions. Another would give an income tax credit to parents of school-age children. In Denver, an initiative would extend a penny-per-$10 sales tax to build a $395-million stadium for football’s Broncos.

CONNECTICUT

* Governor--Incumbent Republican John Rowland, at 41 the nation’s youngest governor, won another term over Democrat Barbara Kennelly and three others.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Christopher J. Dodd won a fourth term over Republican Gary Franks, a former U.S. representative.

* House--Republicans held on to two of the state’s six seats with the last one still up for grabs early.

DELAWARE

* House--The state has only one seat, and it was retained easily by Republican Michael N. Castle.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

* House--Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton won a fifth term as a nonvoting delegate.

* Other--Anthony Williams, an Ivy Leaguer and Washington’s former financial officer, succeeded Marion Barry as mayor. Citing pressure from Congress, officials refused to reveal voter returns on an initiative to legalize the medical use of marijuana.

FLORIDA

* Governor--Republican Jeb Bush became the second son of the former president to lead a key state by beating Democrat Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay. His victory put the governor’s mansion and both houses of the Legislature in Republican control for the first time in more than 120 years.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham won easily over Republican Charlie Crist.

* House--Republicans retained the 15-8 advantage they held in the 105th Congress.

* Other--Voters approved a measure to let counties regulate gun shows.

GEORGIA

* Governor--Democrat Roy Barnes won in a tight race with Republican Guy Millner. No Republican has led the state this century.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Paul Coverdell was reelected over Democrat Michael Coles.

* House--Last time, the state sent eight Republicans and three Democrats to Congress. The GOP, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich’s victory, retained that advantage.

* Other--A constitutional amendment, if approved, would increase the transfer tax on property sales to buy and preserve natural and historic areas.

HAWAII

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat Ben Cayetano faced Republican Linda Lingle and one other.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Daniel K. Inouye won reelection over Republican Crystal Young, who has claimed that she has been disabled since having electromagnetic needles implanted by Shirley MacLaine, an allegation the actress denied.

* House--The state has two seats, both held by Democrats last time.

* Other--A ballot initiative sought to amend the constitution to allow the Legislature to ban same-sex marriage.

IDAHO

* Governor--Democrat Robert Huntley could not defeat heavily favored Republican Dirk Kempthorne.

* Senate--Democrat Bill Mauk lost to the better-financed Rep. Mike Crapo.

* House--The state’s two seats were held by the GOP going into the election.

ILLINOIS

* Governor--Republican George Ryan defeated Democrat Glenn Poshard and one other to maintain the party’s 22-year grip on the post.

* Senate--Republican Peter Fitzgerald supplanted incumbent Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun, the only black female to serve in the Senate.

* House--10 Republicans and nine Democrats were elected in early voting. The state’s 20 seats in the 105th Congress were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

INDIANA

* Senate--Democrat Evan Bayh, who was heavily favored against Republican Paul Helmke, was the first winner called by the Associated Press. He won a seat that has been in GOP hands since 1980.

* House--Republican Dan Burton, a vehement opponent of Clinton, helped his party maintain six of 10 seats.

IOWA

* Governor--Tom Vilsack upset former Republican Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in 32 years.

* Senate--Incumbent Republican Charles E. Grassley bested Democrat David Osterberg, who could not afford television commercials.

* House--Four Republicans and one Democrat were in the 105th Congress, and that ratio holds.

KANSAS

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Bill Graves defeated Democrat Tom Sawyer and two others.

* Senate--Incumbent Republican Sam Brownback won the first full term in Bob Dole’s old seat over poorly financed Democrat Paul Feleciano.

* House--The state’s four seats were all held by Republicans in the 105th, but Democrat Dennis Moore took one from first-termer Vince Snowbarger this time around.

KENTUCKY

* Senate--Republican Jim Bunning wrested control of the seat from the Democrats by winning a close battle with Scotty Baesler. Retiring Democratic Sen. Wendell Ford held the post for 24 years.

* House--Five Republicans and one Democrat made up the delegation to the 105th, and all were reelected.

LOUISIANA

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat John B. Breaux was the overwhelming winner against Republican Jim Donelon.

* House--Five Republicans and both Democrats sealed reelection victories.

MAINE

* Governor--Incumbent Independent Angus King retained his post in a race against Democrat Thomas Connolly, Republican James Longley and two others.

* House--The two seats were both held by Democrats in the 105th Congress, and both won again.

* Other--A ballot item in Newport declined to ask selectmen to ban display of “female breasts . . . visible from a public way.”

MARYLAND

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat Parris Glendening narrowly defeated Republican Ellen Sauerbrey in a rematch of their 1994 contest.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Barbara A. Mikulski handed Republican Ross Pierpont his 14th defeat.

* House--The eight seats on the 105th delegation will remain evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

MASSACHUSETTS

* Governor--Acting Gov. Paul Cellucci, a Republican, won a full term after a tough race with Democrat Scott Harshbarger.

* House--The state had 10 seats in the 105th Congress, and the Democrats retained them all.

* Other--Voters passed a ballot initiative to provide substantial public money for political campaigns.

MICHIGAN

* Governor--Incumbent Republican John Engler trounced Democrat Geoffrey Fieger, lawyer for suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian.

* House--Ten Democrats and six Republicans made up the delegation last time. Five Republicans and six Democrats won in early voting.

* Other--An initiative to legalize physician-assisted suicide lost solidly in the state where Kevorkian has taken part in more than 120 of them.

MINNESOTA

* Governor--Former pro wrestler and Navy SEAL Jesse “The Body” Ventura, an Independent, pulled off a stunning upset of Democrat Hubert Humphrey III, Republican Norm Coleman and five others.

* House--Six Democrats and two Republicans went to the 105th Congress. The Democrats held a 5-1 lead in early returns.

MISSISSIPPI

* House--Three Republicans and two Democrats went to Washington last time, but Democrat Ronnie Shows won a third seat for his party.

MISSOURI

* Senate--Republican incumbent Christopher S. Bond was reelected over Democrat Jay Nixon.

* House--Democrats retained their five seats to the GOP’s four. Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt was among the reelected.

* Other--Banned cockfighting.

MONTANA

* House--The state’s only seat in the 105th Congress was held by Republican Rick Hill.

* Other--Voters sharply limited use of cyanide in gold mining operations. A constitutional amendment seeks to give voters veto power over most state and local tax increases.

NEBRASKA

* Governor--Republican moderate Mike Johanns, Lincoln’s mayor, brushed aside a challenge by Bill Hoppner, former aide to Democratic Sens. Bob Kerrey and James Exon.

* House--The state had three representatives last time, all Republicans. Two of the incumbents won, along with GOP newcomer Lee Terry.

* Other--Voters rejected a proposed lid on state and local tax collections based on a formula using population growth and cost-of-living changes.

NEVADA

* Governor--Republican Kenny Guinn, a university president, bested Democrat Jan Laverty Jones in the race to succeed Gov. Bob Miller, who was pushed out by term limits. The ballot also carried two other candidates and a choice of None of the Above.

* Senate--With more than half of the vote counted, incumbent Democrat Harry Reid held a three-point lead over Republican John Ensign. Trailing were two other candidates.

* House--Two seats in the 105th Congress were held by Republicans. One Republican won in early returns.

* Other--Voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize the medical use of marijuana.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen won reelection over Republican Jay Lucas, who had promised unspecified spending cuts, and one other candidate.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Judd Gregg bested Democratic nominee George Condodemetraky.

* House--Incumbent Republican John E. Sununu, son of the former governor and White House chief of staff, had an easy time with Democratic draftee Peter Flood. The state’s other seat was also retained by the Republican incumbent.

* Other--A ballot initiative asked voters to make the state constitution gender neutral, two years after electing its first female governor.

NEW JERSEY

* House--Seven Democrats and six Republicans were elected, reversing the split from the state’s last delegation. The new Democrat is Princeton University physicist Rush Holt, who defeated GOP freshman Mike Pappas, partly on the strength of radio ads criticizing Pappas for singing a song on the House floor in praise of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr.

NEW MEXICO

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Gary Johnson was victorious despite a strong challenge from Democrat Martin Chavez, former mayor of Albuquerque.

* House--Two bitterly contested races were complicated by Green Party candidates. Democrat Tom Udall, son of Kennedy administration Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, was one of the winners, triumphing over incumbent Republican Bill Redmond. Another seat was won by a Republican. The third had yet to be decided.

NEW YORK

* Governor--Incumbent Republican George Pataki, buoyed by tax cuts and economic growth, was never seriously challenged by Democrat Peter Vallone. Eight others also ran, including the Green Party’s Al Lewis, 88, who played Grandpa on TV’s “The Munsters.”

* Senate--Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles E. Schumer beat incumbent Republican Sen. Alfonse M. D’Amato in one of the nation’s nastiest campaigns, dealing a blow to Republican hopes of expanding their Senate majority.

* House--In returns for all but one district, 17 Democrats and 13 Republicans were on their way to Washington. Buffalo-area Democrat John LaFalce won a 13th term. The state sent 18 Democrats and 13 Republicans to the 105th Congress.

NORTH CAROLINA

* Senate--Republican incumbent Lauch Faircloth was turned out of office by Democratic trial lawyer John Edwards, who took no money from political action committees and used his own fortune to finance his campaign.

* House--Five Democrats and seven Republicans were elected in new districts that were drawn under court order. The state’s 12 seats were evenly split last time between the two parties.

NORTH DAKOTA

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Byron L. Dorgan comfortably defeated Republican challenger Donna Nalewaja.

* House--Democratic incumbent Earl Pomeroy held onto the state’s only seat.

OHIO

* Governor--Republican Bob Taft, son and grandson of U.S. senators and the great-grandson of President Taft, won his race despite a strong challenge from Democrat Lee Fisher. Two others also were in the contest.

* Senate--Republican Gov. George Voinovich easily won the Ohio Senate seat of retiring Democratic Sen. John Glenn, who was aboard the space shuttle Tuesday. Voinovich, a popular two-term governor, defeated the Democrat Mary Boyle, a former Cuyahoga County commissioner.

* House--Most of the winners were incumbents, and the split echoed that of the 105th congressional delegation: 11 Republicans and eight Democrats. One newcomer was Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

* Other--Voters refused to reinstate a ban on hunting mourning doves. In Cincinnati, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have required a taxpayer-funded ballpark for the Reds to be built several blocks from an Ohio riverfront site favored by the baseball team’s owners.

OKLAHOMA

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Frank Keating defeated Democratic candidate Laura Boyd, the first female nominee for the post, along with one other contestant.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Don Nickles won reelection over Democrat Don Carroll.

* House--All the incumbents in the delegation’s six seats, all from the GOP, were given a return ticket to Washington by the voters.

OREGON

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat John Kitzhaber beat back a challenge from Republican anti-tax crusader Bill Sizemore and five other candidates.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden was reelected over Republican challenger John Lim.

* House--Two Democrats were elected in early returns from five races. Four Democrats and one Republican went to Washington last time.

* Other--Voters rejected a measure that would have banned clear-cutting on state and private lands. Another ballot initiative, if approved, would open adoption records to people over 21.

PENNSYLVANIA

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Thomas J. Ridge cruised to reelection in a contest against Democrat Ivan Itkin and two other candidates.

* Senate--Republican incumbent Arlen Specter defeated Democratic candidate Bill Lloyd, becoming the first senator in the state to win a fourth term.

* House--Nine Republicans and 10 Democrats were elected in early returns. Eleven Democrats and 10 Republicans made up the state’s delegation to the 105th Congress. Incumbent Republican Jon Fox lost to Democrat Joseph Hoeffel by about 3,000 votes.

RHODE ISLAND

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Lincoln Almond turned aside Democrat Myrth York and two others, including Robert J. Healey Jr. of the Cool Moose Party.

* House--Democrats retained both of the state’s seats. Patrick Kennedy, son of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, defeated little-known Republican Ron Santa.

SOUTH CAROLINA

* Governor--Democratic nominee Jim Hodges, a former state House minority leader, defeated Republican Gov. David Beasley, carried to victory by support for a state lottery to finance college scholarships.

* Senate--Veteran incumbent Democrat Ernest F. Hollings held off a late challenge by Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis.

* House--Four Republicans and two Democrats won election, including GOP newcomer James DeMint. The split was the same in the state’s last delegation.

SOUTH DAKOTA

* Governor--Incumbent Republican William Janklow won his fourth four-year term, defeating state Senate Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff and two other candidates.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Tom Daschle, the minority leader, easily returned to Washington over challenger Ron Schmidt, a Republican lawyer.

* House--The state had only one seat last time, held by Republican John Thune, and he won reelection over virtually unknown Democrat Jeff Moser.

* Other--Voters turned back a constitutional amendment that would have banned the use of property taxes to pay for education.

TENNESSEE

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Don Sundquist easily prevailed over political gadfly Democrat John Hooker and five candidates.

* House--The five Republicans and four Democrats who went to Washington last time around were given another nod by the voters.

* Other--Voters enacted s crime victims’ bill of rights and struck the word “comfortable” from state prison standards.

TEXAS

* Governor--Incumbent Republican George W. Bush, who may be a presidential candidate in 2000, easily retained his seat in a contest against Democrat Garry Mauro and two other candidates.

* House--With most of the vote counted, results showed victories for 13 Republicans and 17 Democrats, the same split as in the last Congress.

UTAH

* Senate--Millionaire Republican incumbent Robert F. Bennett put down a challenge from Democratic surgeon Scott Leckman.

* House--GOP incumbents James Hansen and Christopher Cannon were definite winners, with one race undecided. Three Republicans made up the delegation to the last Congress.

VERMONT

* Governor--Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean was reelected in a race against Republican farmer Ruth Dwyer and three other candidates.

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Patrick J. Leahy retained his seat in a race against Republican Fred Tuttle, a retired dairy farmer who beat a millionaire in the primary.

* House--Independent Bernard Sanders was reelected to the state’s only seat.

VIRGINIA

* House--All six Democrats and five Republicans from the 105th Congress won reelection, including Democrat James P. Moran Jr.and House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas J. Bliley.

WASHINGTON

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won her race against Republican Linda Smith in the year’s only Senate race featuring women candidates from both major parties.

* House--In early returns, two seats went to Democrats and two to Republicans. The state sent six Republicans and three Democrats to the last Congress.

* Other--An attempt to outlaw so-called partial-birth abortion was rejected. Medical use of marijuana was approved.

WEST VIRGINIA

* House--The state had three seats in the last Congress, and all were held by Democrats. On Tuesday, all three won again, including Democrat Nick Rahall capturing his 12th term.

WISCONSIN

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Tommy G. Thompson won his race against Democrat Ed Garvey and four other candidates.

* Senate--Democratic incumbent Russell D. Feingold won reelection after a difficult campaign in which he refused to accept “soft money” contributions. Feingold, sponsor of a campaign finance reform bill that was blocked by a Senate filibuster, defeated Republican Mark Neumann.

* House--In early returns, four Republicans and three Democrats had won. Five Democrats and four Republicans went to Washington last time. State Rep. Tammy Baldwin won her attempt to become the first openly gay woman in Congress. The Democrats lost freshman Rep. Jay Johnson, who fell to state Rep. Mark Green.

WYOMING

* Governor--Incumbent Republican Jim Geringer defeated bar owner and Democratic state Sen. John Vinich, who blamed the incumbent for the state’s economic woes. One other candidate also ran.

* House--Republican incumbent Barbara Cubin held onto the state’s only seat in Congress.

* Other--A ballot initiative sought to make it harder to get initiatives on the ballot.