United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2002

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2002

November 2, 2002

Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Patt Kidd Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 119,268 7,733 Percentage 93.01% 6.03%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

The 2002 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 2002. The winner of the race was incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who is now serving in the 108th Congress from January 4, 2003, until her term of office expires on January 3, 2005.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.

Candidates

Incumbent Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought re-election for a 7th full term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Independent challenger Pat Kidd who received 6.03%, resulting in Norton being re-elected with 93.01% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2002)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.)	119,268	93.01
	Independent	Pat Kidd	7,733	6.03
	No party	Others	1,232	0.96%
Total votes			128,233	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf