2002Final results
2002 election for Washington's 9th District
U.S. House · Washington
Adam Smith (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Sarah Casada (R) by 19.9 points.
Adam SmithDemocrat · winner
58.5%95,805
Sarah CasadaRepublican
38.6%63,146
J. MillsLibertarian
2.9%4,759
163,710 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.
Adam SmithSarah Casada
$820.6K
Raised by the campaign
$61.2K
$769.6K
Spent by the campaign
$61.1K
$98.7K
Cash on hand
$81
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002