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2002 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
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	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

2002 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
← 2000 2004 →
	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

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Democratic 60–70%

The 2002 congressional elections in Minnesota, were held on November 5, 2002 to determine who would represent the state, in the United States House of Representative.

Minnesota had eight seats in the House, and the 2002 congressional election was the first held pursuant to the apportionment made according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 108th Congress from January 3, 2003 until January 3, 2005. The election coincided with a U.S. Senate election and a gubernatorial election. DFLer Bill Luther, formerly of the 6th congressional district, who was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district, was the only incumbent in Minnesota's House delegation who failed to win reelection.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2002 ^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	1,097,911	49.87%	4	-1
	Republican	1,029,612	46.76%	4	+1
	Green	37,708	1.71%	0	—
	Independence	21,484	0.98%	0	—
	Others	14,923	0.68%	0	—
Totals		2,201,638	100.00%	8	—

District 1

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.

DFL primary

Candidates

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

Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Steve Andreasen	19,394	100.00
Total votes			19,394	100.00

Green primary

Candidates

Greg Mikkelson

Results

Green Primary Election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Greg Mikkelson	467	100.00
Total votes			467	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Gil Gutknecht, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1994

Results

Republican Primary Election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	25,978	100.00
Total votes			25,978	100.00

General election

Results

Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2002 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	163,570	61.50
	Democratic (DFL)	Steve Andreasen	92,165	34.65
	Green	Greg Mikkelson	9,964	3.75
	Write-In	Others	283	0.11
Total votes			265,982	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

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.