2002Final results
2002 election for Indiana's 1st District
U.S. House · Indiana
Peter J. Visclosky (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Leyva (R) by 35.9 points.
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocrat · winner
66.9%90,443
Mark LeyvaRepublican
31.0%41,909
Timothy P. BrennanLibertarian
2.0%2,759
135,111 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.
Peter J. ViscloskyMark Leyva
$955.4K
Raised by the campaign
$12.2K
$871K
Spent by the campaign
$12K
$447.1K
Cash on hand
$232
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002