2002Final results
2002 election for Kansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Jim Ryun (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Lykins (D) by 22.9 points.
Jim RyunRepublican · winner
60.4%127,477
Dan LykinsDemocrat
37.5%79,160
Art ClackLibertarian
2.1%4,340
210,977 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.
Dan LykinsJim Ryun
$40.5K
Raised by the campaign
$425.7K
$38.9K
Spent by the campaign
$431.5K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$217.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002