2002Final results
2002 election for Idaho's 2nd District
U.S. House · Idaho
Mike Simpson (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Edward Kinghorn (D) by 39.1 points.
Mike SimpsonRepublican · winner
68.2%135,605
Edward KinghornDemocrat
29.0%57,769
John A. LewisLibertarian
2.8%5,508
198,882 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.
Edward KinghornMike Simpson
$12.5K
Raised by the campaign
$342.9K
$12.5K
Spent by the campaign
$320.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$37.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002