2002Final results
2002 election for Kentucky's 1st District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ed Whitfield (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Klint Alexander (D) by 30.5 points.
Ed WhitfieldRepublican · winner
65.3%117,600
Klint AlexanderDemocrat
34.7%62,617
180,217 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.
Klint AlexanderEd Whitfield
$545.5K
Raised by the campaign
$999.8K
$544.5K
Spent by the campaign
$828.9K
$990
Cash on hand
$402.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002