2002Final results
2002 election for Mississippi's 2nd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Bennie Thompson (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Clinton B. Lesueur (R) by 12.4 points.
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner
55.1%89,913
Clinton B. LesueurRepublican
42.8%69,711
Lee DilworthReform
2.1%3,426
163,050 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.
Bennie ThompsonClinton B. Lesueur
$542.8K
Raised by the campaign
$97.4K
$647.7K
Spent by the campaign
$102.5K
$204.6K
Cash on hand
$321
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002