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2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bill Jefferson won the 2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Bill Jefferson received 90,310 popular votes (63.53%). The main challenger was Irma Muse Dixon (20.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Jefferson and Dixon

Jefferson +43.5 pts · won by 61,830 votes
Bill JeffersonDemocraticWINNER63.53%
90,310 votes
Irma Muse DixonDemocratic20.03%
28,480 votes
Silky SullivanRepublican10.86%
15,440 votes
Clarence Buddy HuntDemocratic2.91%
4,137 votes
Wayne E. Clementother2.67%
3,789 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.