2002Final resultsSpecial election

2002 special election for U.S. Senate in Missouri

Name: 2002 special election for U.S. Senate in Missouri
Start: 2002-11-05
Location: Missouri

U.S. Senate · Missouri

James Talent (R) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Jean Carnahan (D) by 1.1 points.

James TalentRepublican · winner

49.8%935,032

48.7%913,778

1.0%18,345

0.6%10,465

1,877,620 votes

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.

Jean CarnahanJames Talent

$12.3M

Raised by the campaign

$8.7M

$12.3M

Spent by the campaign

$8.1M

$22.7K

Cash on hand

$597K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002

Also on the ballot: Tamara A. Millay (Libertarian), 1.0%; Daniel (digger) Romano (Green), 0.6%