2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts's 6th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John F. Tierney (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Mark C. Smith (R) by 36.6 points.
John F. TierneyDemocrat · winner
68.3%162,900
Mark C. SmithRepublican
31.6%75,462
238,615 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 F. TierneyMark C. Smith
$747.5K
Raised by the campaign
$51.4K
$515.1K
Spent by the campaign
$30.1K
$559.5K
Cash on hand
-$1.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002