2002Final results
2002 election for Missouri's 7th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Roy Blunt (R) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Ron Lapham (D) by 51.8 points.
Roy BluntRepublican · winner
74.8%149,519
Ron LaphamDemocrat
23.0%45,964
Doug BurlisonLibertarian
2.2%4,378
199,863 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 DemocratRoy Blunt
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Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
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Cash on hand
$1.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002