2002Final results
2002 election for Kentucky's 6th District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ernie Fletcher (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Gatewood Galbraith (Ind) by 46.0 points.
Ernie FletcherRepublican · winner
72.0%115,622
Gatewood GalbraithIndependent
26.0%41,753
Mark GaileyLibertarian
2.1%3,313
160,688 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.
Gatewood GalbraithErnie Fletcher
$18.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$18.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$0
Cash on hand
$135.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 7, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002