2002Final results
2002 election for Missouri's 6th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Sam Graves (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Cathy Rinehart (D) by 27.8 points.
Sam GravesRepublican · winner
63.0%131,151
Cathy RinehartDemocrat
35.2%73,202
Erik BuckLibertarian
1.8%3,735
208,088 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.
Cathy RinehartSam Graves
$242.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$240.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$2K
Cash on hand
$55.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002