2002Final results

2002 election for North Dakota's at-large District

Name: 2002 election for North Dakota's at-large District
Start: 2002-11-05
Location: North Dakota

U.S. House · North Dakota

Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Clayburgh (R) by 4.8 points.

Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner

52.4%121,073

47.6%109,957

231,030 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

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Earl PomeroyRick Clayburgh

$1.8M

Raised by the campaign

$1.2M

$1.8M

Spent by the campaign

$1.2M

$6.1K

Cash on hand

$14.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002