2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania's 2nd District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Chaka Fattah (D) won with 87.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Dougherty (R) by 75.5 points.
Chaka FattahDemocrat · winner
87.8%150,623
Thomas G. DoughertyRepublican
12.2%20,988
171,611 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.
Chaka FattahNo Republican
$423.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$378.8K
Spent by the campaign
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$90.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002