2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

2002 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Gil Gutknecht Steve Andreasen Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 163,570 92,165 Percentage 61.5% 34.7%

Precinct results Gutknecht:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Andreasen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Gil Gutknecht Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gil Gutknecht Republican

Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Steve Andreasen of the DFL and Greg Mikkelson of the Green Party. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a landslide 26.85 percent margin, as Mikkelson finished at a very distant third.

• Steve Andreasen, former Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control on the National Security Council (1993-2001)

• Greg Mikkelson

• Gil Gutknecht, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1994

2002 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee John Kline Bill Luther Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 152,970 121,121 Percentage 53.3% 42.2%

Precinct results Kline:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Luther:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Luther (6th) Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative John Kline Republican

In the reapportionment that occurred in consequence of the 2000 United States census, Mark Kennedy, the incumbent Republican from the Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, was redistricted into the 6th congressional district, while Bill Luther, the incumbent DFLer from the 6th congressional district was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district. Thus, Luther was forced to run in the new congressional district 2 in the 2002 election, while Kennedy ran in the new congressional district 6.

Luther, who was first elected to Congress in 1994, was unchallenged in the DFL primary. However, in the general election race against Republican challenger John Kline, the more conservative composition of the new district worked against Luther. Luther's campaign was further harmed by political fallout that was created when Samuel Garst, a Luther campaign staffer, entered the race on the "No New Taxes" line in an attempt to use a false flag to split the conservative vote. In the end, Garst was only able to secure 4.33 percent of the vote, and the political damage to Luther contributed to Kline winning the election by a margin of more than 11 percent.

• Bill Luther, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1995

• John Kline, retired Colonel (USMC)

2002 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Ramstad Darryl Stanton Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 213,334 82,575 Percentage 72.0% 27.9%

Precinct results Ramstad:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Stanton:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Ramstad Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad Republican

Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, defeated DFL challenger Darryl Stanton, and won election to his seventh term in Congress, by a landslide 44.14 percent margin.

• Darryl Stanton

• Jim Ramstad, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

2002 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Betty McCollum Clyde Billington Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 164,597 89,705 Percentage 62.2% 33.9%

Precinct results McCollum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Billington:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Betty McCollum Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Betty McCollum Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent DFLer Betty McCollum, who was first elected in 2000, faced off against Clyde Billington of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Scott J. Raskiewicz of the Green Party of Minnesota. Defeating Billington by a comfortable 28 percent margin, McCollum easily won her second term in Congress, as Raskiewicz finished a very distant third.

• Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001

• Scott J. Raskiewicz

• Clyde Billington

2002 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Martin Olav Sabo Daniel Nielsen Mathias Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 171,572 66,271 Percentage 67.0% 25.9%

Precinct results Sabo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Mathias:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, had no difficulty winning his 13th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Nielsen Mathias by a margin of just over 41 percent, while Green candidate Tim Davis finished a distant third.

• Martin Olav Sabo, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1979

• Tim Davis

• Daniel Nielsen Mathias

2002 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Kennedy Janet Robert Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 164,747 100,738 Percentage 57.3% 35.1%

Precinct results Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Robert:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Mark Kennedy (2nd) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy Republican

In the reapportionment that occurred in consequence of the 2000 United States census, Mark Kennedy, the incumbent Republican from the Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, was redistricted into the 6th congressional district, while Bill Luther, the incumbent DFLer from the 6th congressional district was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district. Thus, Kennedy was forced to run in the new congressional district 6 in the 2002 election, while Luther ran in the new congressional district 2.

Kennedy, who was first elected in 2000, encountered little difficulty in winning his second term in Congress, defeating DFL challenger Janet Robert by a landslide margin of 22.28 percent, while Independence Party candidate Dan Becker finished a distant third.

• Janet Robert

• Dan Becker

• Mark R. Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001

2002 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Collin Peterson Dan Stevens Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 170,234 90,342 Percentage 65.3% 34.6%

Precinct results Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Stevens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%      50%

U.S. Representative before election Collin Peterson Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Collin Peterson Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Dan Stevens by a landslide 30.63 percent margin.

• Collin C. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

• Dan Stevens

2002 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Oberstar Bob Lemen Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 194,909 88,673 Percentage 68.6% 31.2%

Precinct results Oberstar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lemen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Oberstar Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, had no difficulty winning his 15th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Bob Lemen by a margin of more than 37 percent.

• Jim Oberstar, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1975

• Bob Lemen
• Warren L. Nelson