2002Final results
2002 election for Arizona's 8th District
U.S. House · Arizona
James Kolbe (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Judge Ryan (D) by 29.7 points.
James KolbeRepublican · winner
63.3%126,930
Mary Judge RyanDemocrat
33.6%67,328
Joe DuarteLibertarian
3.1%6,142
200,428 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.
Mary Judge RyanJames Kolbe
$280.2K
Raised by the campaign
$856.2K
$292.4K
Spent by the campaign
$866K
$6.4K
Cash on hand
$122.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002