2002Final results
2002 election for Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Sarah Seale (R) by 40.0 points.
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
66.8%156,851
Sarah SealeRepublican
26.7%62,821
Walter F. "walt" BrownSocialist
2.8%6,588
Kevin JonesLibertarian
2.0%4,704
David BrownlowConstitution
1.5%3,495
234,977 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.
Earl BlumenauerNo Republican
$478.1K
Raised by the campaign
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$353.5K
Spent by the campaign
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$292.7K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Earl Blumenauer (D)Sarah Seale (R)
Also on the ballot: Walter F. "walt" Brown (Socialist), 2.8%; Kevin Jones (Libertarian), 2.0%; David Brownlow (Constitution), 1.5%