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2002 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Karen McCarthy won the 2002 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Karen McCarthy received 122,645 popular votes (65.88%). The main challenger was Steve Gordon (32.36%).

See the full head-to-head between McCarthy and Gordon

McCarthy +33.5 pts · won by 62,400 votes
Karen McCarthyDemocraticWINNER65.88%
122,645 votes
Steve GordonRepublican32.36%
60,245 votes
Jeanne F. BojarskiLibertarian1.76%
3,277 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.