The archive is a selective collection of nearly 4,000 websites archived between July 1, 2002 and November 30, 2002 by the Library of Congress.

The initial March 4th, 2003 release of the Election 2002 Web Archive includes websites produced by congressional and gubernatorial candidates. Future releases will include party, interest group, press, government, civic, and other selective web sites related to the 2002 national and statewide elections. Additional materials will be made available as the collection is processed for long-term preservation.