2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
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  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  
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Candidate Earl Pomeroy Rick Clayburgh
Party Democratic–NPL Republican
Popular vote121,073109,957
Percentage52.4%47.6%

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County results
Pomeroy:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Clayburgh:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

Elected U.S. Representative

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

The 2002 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota's at-large congressional district was held November 5, 2002. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Rick Clayburgh.

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Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Rick Clayburgh, who was serving as the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner. Pomeroy and Clayburgh won the primary elections for their respective parties. [1]

The election was the closest for Pomeroy in all of his career as congressman until his defeat in 2010; he won by just over 11,000 votes. This was because Clayburgh ran an aggressive campaign, and was the most well-known candidate ever to face Pomeroy; he had held a statewide office for 8 years. United States Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned for Clayburgh in Fargo, North Dakota on July 29. [2]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Lean DNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [4] Lean DOctober 14, 2002

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) 121,073 52.41
Republican Rick Clayburgh 109,95747.59
Total votes231,030 100.00
Democratic–NPL hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. "North Dakota Secretary of State". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. Cheney visits Fargo
  3. "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".