2002Final results
2002 election for Missouri's 9th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Kenny Hulshof (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Donald M. "don" Deichman (D) by 39.7 points.
Kenny HulshofRepublican · winner
68.2%146,032
Donald M. "don" DeichmanDemocrat
28.5%61,126
Keith BrekhusGreen
2.0%4,262
John MruzikLibertarian
1.3%2,705
214,125 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 DemocratKenny Hulshof
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Raised by the campaign
$895.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$879.9K
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Cash on hand
$57.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Kenny Hulshof (R)Donald M. "don" Deichman (D)
Also on the ballot: Keith Brekhus (Green), 2.0%; John Mruzik (Libertarian), 1.3%