2002Final results
2002 election for Oklahoma's 1st District
U.S. House · Oklahoma
John Sullivan (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Doug Dodd (D) by 13.5 points.
John SullivanRepublican · winner
55.6%119,566
Doug DoddDemocrat
42.2%90,649
Joe CristianoIndependent
2.2%4,740
214,955 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.
Doug DoddJohn Sullivan
$558.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$548.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$10.5K
Cash on hand
$39.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002