Fall and Spring 2002: Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Victory!
Senator Hagel won re-election in 2002 with over 83% of the vote against Democratic, Liberterian, and Independent challengers. He didn't have a primary opponent. These schedules include entries for campaign-related activities during his re-election campaign.
Schedule, April 11, 2002 -- "CTH Campaign Meeting"
Schedule, April 18, 2002 -- "CTH Foreign Policy and Trade Fundraising Breakfast"
Schedule, April 23, 2002 -- "Sandhills PAC Reception"
Hagel walks with supporters in a parade in North Platte.
Schedule, May 6, 2002 (4 pages) -- Hagel had a photo-op and meeting at his campaign office in Omaha followed by a Hagel for Senate Finance Committee Meeting at a local hotel.
Schedule, May 10, 2002 -- "Hagel for Senate Campaign Meeting"
Schedule, October 22, 2002 (4 pages) -- In an election year, candidates help out other candidates. Here, Hagel attends events for two Republican candidates in New Hampshire.
Schedule, October 23, 2002 -- Don Walton of the Lincoln Journal Star interviewed Hagel about his six years in the Senate for an election profile.
Senator Hagel and his staff kept things light even with days before election night. Senator Hagel liked to don masks of colleagues for Halloween. Sometimes his staff got in on the fun, as they did here on Halloween.