United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2002

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.

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; 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]

Election results

North Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2002[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Earl Pomeroy (inc.)	121,073	52.41%
	Republican	Rick Clayburgh	109,957	47.59%
Totals			231,030	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State
2. ^ Cheney visits Fargo
3. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#34

External links

• 2002 North Dakota U.S. House of Representatives Election results

See also