2002Final results
2002 election for Washington's 2nd District
U.S. House · Washington
Rick Larsen (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Norma Smith (R) by 4.3 points.
Rick LarsenDemocrat · winner
50.1%101,219
Norma SmithRepublican
45.8%92,528
Bruce GuthrieLibertarian
2.1%4,326
2.0%4,077
202,150 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.
Rick LarsenNorma Smith
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$562K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$556.8K
$23.6K
Cash on hand
$5.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Rick Larsen (D)Norma Smith (R)
Also on the ballot: Bruce Guthrie (Libertarian), 2.1%; Bernard Patrick "bern" Haggerty (Green), 2.0%