2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota's 3rd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
James Ramstad (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Darryl Stanton (D) by 44.1 points.
James RamstadRepublican · winner
72.0%213,334
Darryl StantonDemocrat
27.9%82,575
296,218 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.
No DemocratJames Ramstad
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Raised by the campaign
$1M
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Spent by the campaign
$794.2K
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Cash on hand
$891.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002