2002Final results
2002 election for West Virginia's 3rd District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Nick J. Rahall II (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Chapman (R) by 40.4 points.
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocrat · winner
70.2%87,783
Paul E. ChapmanRepublican
29.8%37,229
125,012 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.
Nick J. Rahall IINo Republican
$578.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$374.9K
Spent by the campaign
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$1.6M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002