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2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Runoff

Louisiana · 2 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. House race

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

Rodney Alexander won the 2002 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Runoff. Rodney Alexander received 86,718 popular votes (50.28%). The main challenger was Lee Fletcher (49.72%).

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

Alexander +0.6 pts · won by 974 votes
Rodney AlexanderDemocraticWINNER50.28%
86,718 votes
Lee FletcherRepublican49.72%
85,744 votes
A runoff is held when no candidate won a majority in the first round; both rounds count toward a candidate’s career vote total. 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.