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2002 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2002 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election?

Wm. Lacy Clay won the 2002 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election. Wm. Lacy Clay received 133,946 popular votes (70.11%). The main challenger was Richard Schwadron (27.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Clay and Schwadron

Clay +43.0 pts · won by 82,191 votes
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocraticWINNER70.11%
133,946 votes
Richard SchwadronRepublican27.09%
51,755 votes
James HigginsLibertarian2.8%
5,354 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.