2002Final results
2002 election for Indiana's 3rd District
U.S. House · Indiana
Mark Souder (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Jay Rigdon (D) by 28.7 points.
Mark SouderRepublican · winner
63.1%92,566
Jay RigdonDemocrat
34.5%50,509
Mike DonlanLibertarian
2.4%3,531
146,606 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.
Jay RigdonMark Souder
$133.6K
Raised by the campaign
$517.3K
$131.5K
Spent by the campaign
$518.7K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$4.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002