2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Gil Gutknecht, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Gil Gutknecht

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 163,570

| percentage1 = 61.5%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Steve Andreasen

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 92,165

| percentage2 = 34.7%

| map_image = MN1 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Gutknecht: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Andreasen: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Gil Gutknecht

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Gil Gutknecht

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 1st congressional district}}

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).

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Andreasen

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 19,394

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,394

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Greg Mikkelson

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|title = Green Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Greg Mikkelson

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 467

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 467

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 25,978

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,978

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 163,570

| percentage = 61.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Andreasen

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 92,165

| percentage = 34.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Greg Mikkelson

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 9,964

| percentage = 3.75

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 283

| percentage = 0.11

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 265,982

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:John Kline, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = John Kline

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 152,970

| percentage1 = 53.3%

| image2 = File:BillLuther-BW.jpg

| nominee2 = Bill Luther

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 121,121

| percentage2 = 42.2%

| map_image = MN2 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Kline: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Luther: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Bill Luther (6th)

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = John Kline

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 2nd congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luther (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 14,437

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,437

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• John Kline, retired Colonel (USMC)

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Kline

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 22,596

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,596

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 2nd Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Kline

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 152,970

| percentage = 53.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luther (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 121,121

| percentage = 42.22

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Samuel D. Garst

| party = No New Taxes

| votes = 12,430

| percentage = 4.33

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 339

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 286,860

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

| loser = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Jim Ramstad Portrait.jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Ramstad

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 213,334

| percentage1 = 72.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Darryl Stanton

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 82,575

| percentage2 = 27.9%

| map_image = MN3 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Ramstad: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
Stanton: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jim Ramstad

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Jim Ramstad

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 3rd congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darryl Stanton

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 14,837

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,837

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Ramstad (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 26,275

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,275

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Ramstad (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 213,334

| percentage = 72.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darryl Stanton

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 82,575

| percentage = 27.88

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 309

| percentage = 0.10

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 296,218

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Betty McCollum, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Betty McCollum

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 164,597

| percentage1 = 62.2%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Clyde Billington

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 89,705

| percentage2 = 33.9%

| map_image = MN4 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
McCollum: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Billington: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Betty McCollum

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Betty McCollum

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 4th congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betty McCollum (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 30,878

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,878

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Scott J. Raskiewicz

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|title = Green Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Scott J. Raskiewicz

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 877

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 877

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Clyde Billington

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Clyde Billington

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 14,052

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,052

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 4th Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betty McCollum (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 164,597

| percentage = 62.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Clyde Billington

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 89,705

| percentage = 33.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Scott J. Raskiewicz

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 9,919

| percentage = 3.75

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 319

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 264,540

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:MartinSabo.jpeg

| nominee1 = Martin Olav Sabo

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 171,572

| percentage1 = 67.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Daniel Nielsen Mathias

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 66,271

| percentage2 = 25.9%

| map_image = MN5 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Sabo: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Mathias: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Martin Olav Sabo

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Martin Olav Sabo

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 5th congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 33,310

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 33,310

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Tim Davis

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Green Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Davis

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 1,635

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,635

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Daniel Nielsen Mathias

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Nielsen Mathias

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 9,947

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,947

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 5th Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 171,572

| percentage = 67.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Nielsen Mathias

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 66,271

| percentage = 25.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Davis

| party = Green Party of Minnesota

| votes = 17,825

| percentage = 6.96

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 314

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 255,982

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Mark Kennedy, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Mark Kennedy

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 164,747

| percentage1 = 57.3%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Janet Robert

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 100,738

| percentage2 = 35.1%

| map_image = MN6 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Kennedy: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Robert: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Mark Kennedy (2nd)

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Mark Kennedy

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 6th congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Janet Robert

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 16,204

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,204

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Dan Becker

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|title = Independence Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Becker

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 2,199

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,199

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark R. Kennedy (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 22,239

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,239

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 6th Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark R. Kennedy (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 164,747

| percentage = 57.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Janet Robert

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 100,738

| percentage = 35.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Becker

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 21,484

| percentage = 7.48

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 343

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 287,312

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Collin Peterson, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Collin Peterson

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 170,234

| percentage1 = 65.3%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Dan Stevens

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 90,342

| percentage2 = 34.6%

| map_image = MN7 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Peterson: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Stevens: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Collin Peterson

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Collin Peterson

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 7th congressional district}}

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

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 35,130

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 35,130

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Dan Stevens

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Stevens

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 29,855

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,855

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 7th Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 170,234

| percentage = 65.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Stevens

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 90,342

| percentage = 34.64

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 237

| percentage = 0.09

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 260,813

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8

| next_year = 2004

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Oberstarj.jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Oberstar

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 194,909

| percentage1 = 68.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Bob Lemen

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 88,673

| percentage2 = 31.2%

| map_image = MN8 House 2002.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Oberstar: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Lemen: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jim Oberstar

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Jim Oberstar

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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{{see also|Minnesota's 8th congressional district}}

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

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James L. Oberstar (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 50,582

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 50,582

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Bob Lemen
• Warren L. Nelson

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Lemen

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 13,422

| percentage = 50.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Warren L. Nelson

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 13,132

| percentage = 49.45

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,554

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 8th Congressional district election, 2002

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James L. Oberstar (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 194,909

| percentage = 68.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Lemen

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 88,673

| percentage = 31.23

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-In

| votes = 349

| percentage = 0.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 283,931

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

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{{Minnesota elections}}

{{United States elections, 2002}}

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Category:2002 Minnesota elections