2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota's 6th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Mark Kennedy (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Janet Robert (D) by 22.3 points.
Mark KennedyRepublican · winner
57.3%164,747
Janet RobertDemocrat
35.1%100,738
Dan BeckerIndependent
7.5%21,484
287,312 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.
Janet RobertMark Kennedy
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$24.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Dan Becker $23K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002