2002Final results
2002 election for New York's 20th District
U.S. House · New York
John Sweeney (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Stoppenbach (D) by 49.3 points.
John SweeneyRepublican · winner
73.3%140,238
Frank StoppenbachDemocrat
24.0%45,878
Margaret LewisGreen
2.7%5,162
191,278 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.
Frank StoppenbachJohn Sweeney
$18.7K
Raised by the campaign
$956.2K
$18.5K
Spent by the campaign
$807.7K
$225
Cash on hand
$490.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002