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2002 Senate Majority Change

The change in Senate majority in 2002 due to the death of Senator Paul Wellstone and subsequent appointments.

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Feb 5, 2026

Historical examples of party switches affecting congressional balance?

by sitting members have occasionally changed which party controls a chamber of Congress, with the most consequential modern example being ’ 2001 defection that flipped Senate control; other switches i...

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