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2002Final results

2002 election for Maine's 1st District

U.S. House · Maine

Thomas Allen (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Steven Joyce (R) by 27.6 points.

Thomas AllenDemocrat · winner
63.8%172,646
Steven JoyceRepublican
36.2%97,931
270,577 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

EvenD+10.61996D+24.81998D+23.32000D+27.62002D+19.52004D+29.52006

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.

Thomas AllenSteven Joyce
$510.2K
Raised by the campaign
$175.2K
$521.3K
Spent by the campaign
$172.4K
$20K
Cash on hand
$1.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002