2002Final results
2002 election for Florida's 5th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Karen Thurman (D) by 1.7 points.
Ginny Brown-WaiteRepublican · winner
47.9%121,998
Karen ThurmanDemocrat
46.2%117,758
Jack GarganIndependent
3.4%8,639
Brian MooreIndependent
2.4%6,223
254,671 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.
Karen ThurmanGinny Brown-Waite
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$958.7K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$922.9K
$108.7K
Cash on hand
$35.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: Jack Gargan $19.9K · Brian Moore $19.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Ginny Brown-Waite (R)Karen Thurman (D)
Also on the ballot: Jack Gargan (Independent), 3.4%; Brian Moore (Independent), 2.4%