2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts's 1st District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew W. Kinnaman (R) by 35.2 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner
67.6%137,841
Matthew W. KinnamanRepublican
32.4%66,061
204,019 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.
John W. OlverMatthew W. Kinnaman
$553.8K
Raised by the campaign
$194.5K
$635.5K
Spent by the campaign
$193K
$46.2K
Cash on hand
$1.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002