2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania's 5th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
John Peterson (R) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Martin (Lib) by 74.6 points.
John PetersonRepublican · winner
87.2%124,942
Thomas A. MartinLibertarian
12.6%18,078
143,211 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.
No independentJohn Peterson
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Raised by the campaign
$450.9K
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Spent by the campaign
$456.6K
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Cash on hand
$58.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002