2002Final results
2002 election for Colorado's 6th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Thomas Tancredo (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Lance Wright (D) by 36.9 points.
Thomas TancredoRepublican · winner
66.9%158,851
Lance WrightDemocrat
30.0%71,327
Adam D. KatzLibertarian
3.1%7,323
237,501 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.
Lance WrightThomas Tancredo
$8.5K
Raised by the campaign
$703.4K
$6.5K
Spent by the campaign
$529.9K
$26
Cash on hand
$357.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 5, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002