2002Final results
2002 election for Washington's 8th District
U.S. House · Washington
Jennifer Dunn (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Heidi Behrens-Benedict (D) by 22.5 points.
Jennifer DunnRepublican · winner
59.8%121,633
Heidi Behrens-BenedictDemocrat
37.3%75,931
Mark A. TaffLibertarian
2.8%5,771
203,335 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.
Heidi Behrens-BenedictJennifer Dunn
$133.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$120.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$519
Cash on hand
$879.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002