2002Final results
2002 election for Arizona's 7th District
U.S. House · Arizona
Raúl M. Grijalva (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Ross Hieb (R) by 21.9 points.
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocrat · winner
59.0%61,256
Ross HiebRepublican
37.1%38,474
John L. NemethLibertarian
3.9%4,088
103,818 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Raúl M. GrijalvaRoss Hieb
$565.3K
Raised by the campaign
$129.9K
$545.7K
Spent by the campaign
$131.3K
$25.6K
Cash on hand
-$1.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002