2002Final results
2002 election for Utah's 1st District
U.S. House · Utah
Rob Bishop (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Dave Thomas (D) by 24.1 points.
Rob BishopRepublican · winner
60.9%109,265
Dave ThomasDemocrat
36.8%66,104
Craig AxfordGreen
2.2%4,027
179,412 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.
Dave ThomasRob Bishop
$709.6K
Raised by the campaign
$671K
$704.6K
Spent by the campaign
$670.3K
$4.9K
Cash on hand
$654
Other candidates' campaigns: Craig Axford $10.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002