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2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election

Louisiana · 7 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. House race

Who won the 2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Rodney Alexander won the 2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Rodney Alexander received 52,952 popular votes (14.83%). The main challenger was Lee Fletcher (12.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Alexander and Fletcher

Alexander +2.2 pts · won by 7,674 votes
Rodney AlexanderDemocraticWINNER14.83%
52,952 votes
Lee FletcherRepublican12.68%
45,278 votes
Clyde C. HollowayRepublican11.92%
42,573 votes
Robert J. BarhamRepublican9.67%
34,533 votes
Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democratic1.29%
4,595 votes
Jack WrightRepublican1%
3,581 votes
Vinson Mouserother0.32%
1,145 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.