2002 UEFA Cup Final
Borussia Dortmund, who had already won the Bundesliga title, were hoping to join Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus in being the only clubs to win all three European trophies. Feyenoord's victory marked the first European triumph for a Dutch club in seven years, after Ajax won the UEFA Champions League in 1995.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final
Both Feyenoord and Borussia Dortmund started off their European campaigns in the 2001–02 Champions League and entered the 2001–02 UEFA Cup in the third round, after finishing third in their respective Champions League groups.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund started off their campaign in the third qualifying of the Champions League round defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 5–1 over two legs. BVB needed to win their last group game against Liverpool to have any chance of making it to the second group stage, but they lost 2–0 and were eliminated from Group B on goal difference, after finishing on the same points as Boavista.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund were drawn against Copenhagen of Denmark in the third round and won the first leg 1–0 away from home with Heiko Herrlich scoring in injury time. The second leg produced the same result, this time, Jan-Derek Sørensen scored in the 89th minute to secure Dortmund a place in the fourth round. In the fourth round, Dortmund were drawn against Lille of France, who had also joined the UEFA Cup, after finishing third in their Champions League group. Dortmund played the first leg away from home and got an away goal, after a 1–1 draw.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund had opened the scoring in the 67th minute when Ewerthon scored after a rebound, though the lead only lasted five minutes as Salaheddine Bassir scored a half-volley on 72 minutes to tie the game 1–1, going into the second leg in Dortmund. In a rain-soaked second leg at the Westfalenstadion, the match finished in a 0–0 draw, meaning Borussia went through to the quarter–finals on the away goals rule.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund were drawn against Slovan Liberec of the Czech Republic in the quarter–finals, the first leg was drawn 0–0 draw in Prague. The draw was significant because it was the first time in the competition, that Liberec had failed to win at home. Dortmund won the second leg 4–0, after goals from Márcio Amoroso on 51 minutes, Jan Koller on 57 minutes, Lars Ricken on 70 minutes, and finally Ewerthon on 89 minutes. Borussia faced stronger opponents in the semi-finals, when they were drawn with the then five times champions of Europe, Milan.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
Nevertheless, Borussia won the first leg 4–0, after a hat-trick from Márcio Amoroso, and a goal on 63 minutes from Jörg Heinrich. Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted he was not surprised with the result, stating that, "We knew they had quick strikers. I am more surprised by the terrible performance of our team. The problem stemmed from the wings. I had no reason to change the team because Rui Costa has not trained for ten days. It will be very difficult but it is our duty to give it our best and to try and qualify."


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Borussia Dortmund
In the second leg, Milan won 3–1, with Filippo Inzaghi, and Cosmin Contra scoring within 18 minutes. However, Milan did not get their third goal until injury time when Serginho scored a penalty after Inzaghi was adjudged to have been pulled back by Christoph Metzelder. With Milan still needing one goal to force extra time, Lars Ricken scored for Dortmund in the fourth minute of injury time to put the club into their first European final since winning the 1997 Champions League Final.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Feyenoord
Feyenoord went straight to the Group stage of the Champions League after finishing second in the Eredivisie but were eliminated after only winning one game, and finishing six points behind Sparta Prague, and were consequently drawn against Freiburg of Germany in the third round of the UEFA Cup. Feyenoord won the first leg 1–0, after a late goal from Shinji Ono. The second leg was drawn 2–2, however Feyenoord came close to going out, as Freiburg took a 2–0 lead on 49 minutes with goals from Sebastian Kehl and Levan Kobiashvili, to make the aggregate score 2–1 in Freiburg's favour.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Feyenoord
But on 57 minutes, Pierre van Hooijdonk pulled a goal back, to make it 2–2 on aggregate, which would see Feyenoord going through due to the away goal rule. Feyenoord secured their place in the fourth round when Leonardo scored in the 86th minute. Feyenoord faced Rangers of Scotland in the fourth round with the tie proving to be a close affair. The first leg ended 1–1, in Glasgow, Feyenoord had gone ahead on seventy two minutes through Shinji Ono, but Rangers equalised after Peter Løvenkrands was brought down by Glenn Loovens on 81 minutes. Barry Ferguson scored the subsequent penalty. The second leg in Rotterdam ended 3–2 in Feyenoord's favor, the match was notable for the sending off of one player on each side Patrick Paauwe for Feyenoord and Neil McCann for Rangers.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Feyenoord
Feyenoord were paired with fellow Dutch side PSV in the quarter–finals, and the tie came down to a penalty shootout, which Feyenoord won 5–4. The first leg was drawn 1–1 with Feyenoord taking the lead in first half injury time through Pierre van Hooijdonk. PSV equalised two minutes after the restart when Mateja Kežman scored on 47 minutes. The second leg was again drawn 1–1, with PSV taking the lead on 75 minutes, when Mark van Bommel scored from outside the penalty area.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Feyenoord
That looked to have sent PSV into the semi-finals, but with seconds remaining, Van Hooijdonk scored from Johan Elmander's cross to send the tie into extra-time. PSV were reduced to ten men in extra time when Van Bommel was sent off for a second bookable offence but they still managed to hold out for the extra 30 minutes to force a penalty shootout. All penalties were converted until Giorgi Gakhokidze stepped up, and saw his penalty saved. Feyenoord converted their subsequent penalties, with Van Hooijdonk putting away the vital fifth penalty.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Route to the final, Feyenoord
Like Borussia, Feyenoord faced opposition from the city of Milan in the semi-finals, in the shape of Inter Milan. Around 10,000 Feyenoord fans made the trip to the scene of Feyenoord's 1970 European Cup victory for the first leg. Feyenoord won the first leg 1–0 to gain a vital away goal after Iván Córdoba scored an own goal. The second leg started well for Feyenoord after going 2–0 up inside 34 minutes, due to goals from Van Hooijdonk and Jon Dahl Tomasson, to put Feyenoord 3–0 up on aggregate. Inter came back into the tie in the last minutes when they pulled two goals back through Javier Zanetti and Mohamed Kallon, but Feyenoord secured their place in the final with a 3–2 aggregate victory.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match
Feyenoord and Borussia Dortmund had the two highest scorers in the competition that season in Pierre van Hooijdonk, who finished top of the scoring charts with eight goals, and Márcio Amoroso, who scored five goals overall. Both players added to their tallies during this match with Van Hooijdonk scoring two goals and Amoroso scoring one goal.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match
The match was the last for Borussia Dortmund veteran Jürgen Kohler, who was retiring after this match, however, the match did not go as intended as he was sent off after 31 minutes. The sides had met twice before in European competition, drawing on both occasions in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. Borussia Dortmund were also boosted before kick-off by the news that Stefan Reuter had passed a late fitness test on his injured back.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, First half
The first shot on goal was registered by Bonaventure Kalou, who forced a save out of Jens Lehmann. After 10 minutes, Shinji Ono spotted Lehmann off his line but sent his lofted shot wide of the target. This sparked Dortmund into life; they were thwarted when Patrick Paauwe intercepted Jan Koller just as he was looking to get his shot away. On 15 minutes, they came even closer to breaking the deadlock, when Amoroso picked out Tomáš Rosický; however, he shot straight at Edwin Zoetebier.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, First half
On 19 minutes, Pierre van Hooijdonk came close to scoring with a free kick, which hit the right-hand post. Feyenoord's Tomasz Rząsa was then booked for dissent on 23 minutes, and following the resulting free kick, Evanílson came close to scoring, though his shot went over the crossbar after Ewerthon's pass had sent him through.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, First half
The deadlock was broken on 31 minutes when Jürgen Kohler, who was playing his last game for Dortmund, pulled back Jon Dahl Tomasson in the Dortmund penalty area; Kohler was shown a straight red card, and Van Hooijdonk converted the subsequent penalty, dispatching it to Jens Lehmann's right hand side. Feyenoord made it 2–0 seven minutes later when Van Hooijdonk, scored a free kick from the edge of the area, his eighth goal over the course of the season's competition.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Second half
After half time, Dortmund were handed a way back into the match when Márcio Amoroso was brought down by Patrick Paauwe. Paauwe was spared Kohler's fate as he only received a yellow card. Amoroso scored the following penalty and the score was 2–1. Two minutes later, Amoroso was cautioned for diving in an attempt to win another spot kick. Just three minutes after Dortmund scored, Jon Dahl Tomasson who was playing his last game for Feyenoord before his move to Milan,  scored after beating the offside trap, and being put through by Shinji Ono.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Second half
Dortmund once again found a way back into the match when Jan Koller volleyed home his shot from 25 metres on 58 minutes, after capitalizing on a weak defensive header. Dortmund now assumed the ascendancy with attack after attack, whilst Feyenoord seemed content to sit back and try to see the game out. Dortmund tried everything to find the equaliser replacing Lars Ricken with Jörg Heinrich, and Ewerthon was replaced by Otto Addo, however it was to no avail as Feyenoord saw the game out to win 3–2 and continue their streak of never losing a European final.


2002 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Second half
A huge party erupted both inside and outside De Kuip not only because of the title, but also because the final was held two days after Rotterdam's politician Pim Fortuyn was murdered. Many Feyenoord fans were still full of emotion before and after the match. As a result of Fortuyn's murder, the victory was not officially celebrated in Coolsingel Square with their fans. During Feyenoord's UEFA Cup run, a parody was launched of the song "Put Your Hands Up" by Black & White Brothers, "Put Your Hands Up for Pi-Air", as a tribute to Pierre van Hooijdonk.


2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the first edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship after changing the name of the competition. Denmark hosted the championship, during 27 April – 10 May. 16 teams entered the competition, and Switzerland defeated France in the final to win the competition for the first time.


2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Match Officials
A total of 10 referees, 12 assistant referees and 3 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.


2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
Those marked in bold have later been capped at full International level.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was reclassified. The tournament was held in Norway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities — Bærum, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Moss and Oslo. The winners were Spain, who beat Germany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer was Fernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable for Nelly Viennot becoming the first female official who participated in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting as assistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Qualification
The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the preliminary round, which took place between August and November 2001, 50 national teams were drawn into 14 groups (six groups of three teams and eight groups of four teams) contested as round-robin mini-tournaments hosted by one of the group teams. The group winners then progressed to the intermediary round, where they were paired and played two-legged ties between March and May 2002. The winners secured qualification for the final tournament, joining Norway who qualified automatically as hosts.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Venues
The final tournament was held in seven stadiums located in seven Norwegian cities.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying
This article features the 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 2001 through 2002. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Norway.


2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the tournament. Players' age as of 21 July 2002 – the tournament's opening day. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four + five groups of 5 + three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
The 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 2000. The final tournament was held in 2002. The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 1
Switzerland qualify as group winners Russia fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 2
Portugal qualify as group winners Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 3
(*) Match awarded 3-0 to N.Ireland due to Malta fielding an ineligible player. Czech Republic qualify as group winners Bulgaria fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 4
Turkey qualify as group winners Sweden qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 5
Ukraine qualify as group winners Poland qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 6
Belgium qualify as group winners Croatia qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 7
France qualify as group winners Spain qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 8
(*) Match awarded 3-0 to Romania due to Lithuania fielding an ineligible player. Italy qualify as group winners Romania qualify as one of best runners-up


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Group 9
England qualify as group winners Greece qualify as one of best runners-upGreece (16pts) Germany (16pts) head-to-head:2-1 in GER, 2-0 in GRE. : Greece better (3-2 on aggregate)


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
Because groups contained different number or teams (six, five and four), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in each group are not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top seven advanced to the play-off.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1
The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Russia, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Slovenia and Luxembourg.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2
The teams competing in Group 2 of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Cyprus, Estonia, Netherlands, Portugal and Republic of Ireland.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
The teams competing in Group 5 of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Norway, Ukraine, Poland, Wales, Belarus and Armenia.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
The teams competing in Group 5 of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Croatia, Belgium, Scotland and Latvia.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
The play-off first legs were played on 9–11 November 2001, while the second legs were played on 13–14 November 2005. Winners of play-off round qualified to the championship played following year in May, where Switzerland was chosen to host the fixtures.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate, Czech Republic won on away goals rule.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Those marked in bold have now been capped at full International level.


2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads, Group 1, Italy
Head coach:  Claudio GentileCaps and age as of 17 May 2002, before the start of the tournament


2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
The 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Málaga, Fulham, and Stuttgart. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.


2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, First leg
The game was awarded to Levadia Tallinn with a score of 3–0 due to União de Leiria fielding an ineligible player Roudolphe Douala.


2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, St Patrick's Athletic won on away goals rule.


2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, Willem II won on away goals rule.


2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
The game was awarded 3–0 to Villareal due to Troyes fielding an ineligible player David Vairelles. Villarreal won 3–0 on aggregate.


2002 UEFA Super Cup
The 2002 UEFA Super Cup was played on 30 August 2002 between Real Madrid of Spain and Feyenoord of the Netherlands. Real Madrid qualified by beating Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. Feyenoord had made it to the Super Cup after beating Borussia Dortmund in the 2002 UEFA Cup Final. Real Madrid won the match 3–1, securing their first Super Cup win.


2002 UEFA Super Cup, Venue
The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.


2002 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Wilson Irvine (Scotland) David Doig (Scotland)Fourth official: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)


2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final
The 2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final was a football match that took place on 23 May 2002 at the Waldstadion, Frankfurt between Umeå IK of Sweden and 1. FFC Frankfurt of Germany.


2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final
The match was the final of the 2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup, the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup/Women's Champions League.


2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final
Frankfurt won the single leg final 2–0. It was the only final of the Women's Cup to not be contested over two legs.


2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final
The attendance of over 12,000 was claimed by UEFA as a European record for women's club football, ignoring the existence of earlier  reported women's club match attendances of up to 53,000.


2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Eivor Lehtiheimo (Finland) Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)Fourth official: Anri Hänninen (Finland)


2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2002 Final Tournament was held in Sweden between 2 and 12 May 2002. Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition.


2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the tournament. Players' ages as of 2 May 2002 – the tournament's opening day. Players in bold have also been capped at full international level. Thirty-player squads are as per the UEFA tournament programme.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 76th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover at £92,723,060 from 6190 meetings.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Droopys Rhys trained by Ted Soppitt was voted Greyhound of the Year. The blue dog had finished third in the Scottish Greyhound Derby behind Priceless Rebel before travelling to Ireland and staying with Reggie Roberts when finishing runner up in the Irish Greyhound Derby behind Bypass Byway. He had missed the English Derby before winning the Steel City Cup and Select Stakes. It had transpired that during that Irish Derby final Droopys Rhys had sustained a fracture on the hock and was later retired. Linda Jones was voted Greyhound Trainer of the Year for the second successive year.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
An opportunity was missed by the track promoters as the British Greyhound Racing Board announced they were looking for a 'New Deal'. The BGR Fund stood at £5 million and the BGRB headed by Chief Executive Geoffrey Thomas demanded a better deal, they drew up controversial plans to control the intellectual property rights and a continued battle ensued. The Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service were unwilling to pay more and significantly increased the prize money at the bookmaker owned tracks in an attempt to combat the threat of property rights.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
William Hill also bought their first greyhound track after securing a deal for Sunderland; a move seen as a consequence of the politics surrounding the 'New Deal'. Tracks fearing losing their BAGS contract eventually backed down leaving the industry dependent on bookmaker contributions. The dispute continued with regular bitter racing press headlines, the deal eventually died.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks
The BS Group took over from Allied Presentations at Reading to add to their portfolio of tracks that included Swindon, Milton Keynes and Poole.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
Australian stud dogs have a major influence in the breeding lines, Top Honcho an Australian born black dog became the top sire for the second year running. This further damaged the English breeding and Australian lines very often crossed which could be a problem. Racing Managers also noticed that Australian bred greyhounds brought a lack of track craft and lack of wide runners. Floyd Amphlett had predicted the Australian invasion way back in 1993.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
Charlie Lister suffered a suspected stroke, his head lad Chris Akers took on extra responsibilities at the Newark kennels. Seamus Cahill and Bernie Doyle both joined Wimbledon from Catford and Reading respectively. Kelly Mullins became the third son of former champion trainer Linda Mullins to enter the training ranks, he acquired kennels near Slough and began training in April.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
The Ladbrokes Summer Stayers Classic was introduced at Monmore with a £7,500 to the winner and £12,000 total prize money giving it Category One status, there were now 34 races listed as category one, a remarkable difference from the original ten classics. The Scottish Greyhound Derby at Shawfield Stadium increased their first prize to £25,000 giving the event the second biggest reward behind the English Derby. Jonathan Hobbs of the Racing Post is instrumental in producing a successful greyhound annual.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Top Savings won the Juvenile by 8¾ lengths. Allen Gift made the Scurry Gold Cup final at Catford but had to be withdrawn, the race was won by Patsy Byrne's Letter Slippy. Allen Gift never found form again and the Derby champion had the injustice of losing in graded races at home track Hove towards the end of his career.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Brian Clemenson won his first trainers championship before dominating the Cesarewitch with three finalists and the 4-5 favourite Cuba duly won. Cuba finished runner up to Sheriff Bow Wow in the Grand Prix final at Walthamstow. Sheriff Bow Wow in turn finished runner up to Alibuk Lad in the St Leger final.


2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
Compared to 2001 the Irish year was relatively quiet despite the star greyhound Late Late Show winning the early season BCR Press Easter Cup. By the time he made an attempt at the Derby he was passed his best form; the Derby went to Bypass Byway who was duly voted Irish Dog of the Year.


2002 UK Championship
The 2002 PowerHouse UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 1 December 2002 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 7 and 15 December 2002. The sponsor for this year's event was Powerhouse.


2002 UK Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Drew Henry.


2002 UK Championship
Mark Williams won his second UK title in a classic 10–9 victory against Ken Doherty, who had reached his second UK final in a row. The highest break of the tournament was 142 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.


2002 UK Championship, Tournament summary
2001 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.


2002 UK Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2002 UK Championship, Prize fund
Winner: £100,000Runner-up: £54,000Semi-final: £27,250Quarter-final: £14,500Last 16: £11,500Last 32: £9,200Last 48: £5,200Last 64: £4,175


2002 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2002 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2002 season saw UMass return to the top half of the conference, as they finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–3 in conference play.


2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup
The 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the fourth edition of the UNCAF Club Tournament, under the name UNCAF Interclub Cup and the 20th overall; Liga Deportiva Alajuelense from Costa Rica were declared champions for the second time in its history after winning the Final stage, as C.D. Árabe Unido from Panamá and C.D. Motagua from Honduras joined them to the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


2002 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2002 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.


2002 US Open (tennis)
The 2002 US Open was held between August 26 – September 8, 2002.


2002 US Open (tennis)
Both Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences, Hewitt being defeated in the semifinals by Andre Agassi and Venus being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena. It was the third of four consecutive Grand Slam titles won by Serena, all won by defeating Venus in the final. Pete Sampras, runner-up in 2001, won his fifth US Open title, and his 14th and final Grand Slam title, defeating his rival Agassi in the final in four sets.


2002 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Max Mirnyi defeated  Jiří Novák /  Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4


2002 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  Elena Dementieva /  Janette Husárová, 6–2, 6–1


2002 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Mixed doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Mike Bryan defeated  Katarina Srebotnik /  Bob Bryan, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1)


2002 US Open – Men's Doubles
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi.


2002 US Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi won the title, defeating Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4.


2002 US Open – Men's Singles
Pete Sampras won his record-extending 14th and final Grand Slam title, defeating his rival Andre Agassi in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2002 US Open. The final was a rematch of the 1990 and 1995 US Open finals, where Sampras won his first and seventh Major titles, respectively. It was Sampras' last professional appearance, though he did not officially announce his retirement until 2003. Sampras became the only man in the Open Era to win the final Major at which he played.


2002 US Open – Men's Singles
Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but he lost to Agassi in the semifinals.


2002 US Open – Men's Singles
Notably, this was the most recent occasion that eight different men appeared in the four Grand Slam singles finals in a calendar year.


2002 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Men's Singles at the 2002 US Open.


2002 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Rennae Stubbs and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes.


2002 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Bob Bryan 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1) in the final.


2002 US Open – Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Kim Clijsters and Meghann Shaughnessy.


2002 US Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová 6–2, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st doubles Grand Slam title and the 6th doubles title in the year for the pair. It was also the 16th doubles title overall for Ruano Pascual and the 24th doubles title overall for Suárez, in their respective careers.


2002 US Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2002 US Open. It was her third consecutive major title, the third step towards completing her first "Serena Slam", and her second consecutive major title won without losing a set.


2002 US Open – Women's Singles
Four-time major champion and former world No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario made her final major appearance, losing to Marion Bartoli in the first round. Future world No. 1 and three-time major finalist Dinara Safina made her first major appearance; she lost in the second round to Serena Williams.


2002 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2002 US Open.


2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 21 to 23 at the Cobb Track & Angell Field in Palo Alto, California. The three-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The same facility would host this meet the following year, but this was the last year to use the three day format as the four-day format was adopted in 2003. The combined track and field events were contested at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California in the two days preceding the start of the main programme.


2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Marion Jones won a women's 100 m/200 m sprint double – the third time in her career that she had done so, and her fifth straight 200 m win. Four had their fourth consecutive title at the event: Regina Jacobs in the 1500 m, Gail Devers in the 100 m hurdles, Sandra Glover in the 400 m hurdles, and Stacy Dragila in the pole vault. On the men's side Allen Johnson had his third straight and fifth career 110 m hurdles win. In the throws both Breaux Greer (javelin) and Adam Setliff (discus) took their third consecutive titles, while Lance Deal won his ninth career (and final) hammer throw championship.


2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The sprinting events were affected by retrospective doping disqualifications: the original men's 200 m and 400 m winners Ramon Clay and Alvin Harrison were stripped of their national titles. Darvis Patton and Angelo Taylor were raised to the status of national champion as a result. Men's 100 m runner-up Tim Montgomery was also disqualified, as was women's 100 m third-placer Kelli White.


2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The competition was used to select the national teams to be sent to the 2002 IAAF World Cup and also the 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Four American national champions went on to win at that year's IAAF World Cup competition: James Carter (400 m hurdles), Savanté Stringfellow (long jump) Adam Nelson (shot put) and Gail Devers (100 m hurdles).


2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Doping
The following athletes had their performances at the competition annulled due to doping:


2002 USA Team Handball College Nationals
The 2002 College Nationals was the 7th Men's and Women's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determined the College National Champion from 2000 from the US.


2002 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division
The 2002 College Nationals was the 7th Men's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determined the College National Champion from 2002 from the US.


2002 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Venues
The championship was played at the Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.


2002 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division
The 2002 College Nationals was the 7th Women's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determined the College National Champion from 2002 from the US.


2002 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Venues
The championship was played at the Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.


2002 USC Trojans football team
The 2002 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. USC ended the regular season ranked #5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Trojans quarterback Carson Palmer won the 2002 Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in America. During the bowl games, USC had a convincing 38–17 win over #3 Iowa in the Orange Bowl. USC became #4 in the final AP Poll and Coaches' Poll.


2002 USC Trojans football team
Other notable players for the USC Trojans in 2002 include WR#2 Kareem Kelly, RB#21 Malaefou Mackenzie, QB#10 Matt Cassel, RB#4 Sultan McCullough,  RB#34 Hershel Dennis (FR) RB#25 Justin Fargas, RB#39 Sunny Byrd, RB#34 Chad Pierson, S#43 Troy Polamalu, WR#44 Gregg Guenther, TE#86 Dominique Byrd, WR#83 Keary Colbert, WR#1 Mike Williams, WR#7 Sandy Fletcher, WR#82 Donald Hale, TE#88 Doyal Butler, and WR#87 Grant Mattos.


2002 USC Trojans football team
The team was named national champion by both Dunkel and Matthews, and co-champion by Sagarin, all NCAA-designated major selectors, although none are claimed by the university.


2002 USC Trojans football team, Recruiting
USC was ranked highly (#12 by Scout, #13 by Rivals) for getting Darnell Bing, Manuel Wright, Winston Justice, Fred Matua, Tom Malone, Jason Mitchell, Hershel Dennis, Kyle Williams, Dominique Byrd, Dallas Sartz, Justin Wyatt, Chris McFoy, Mike Williams, LaJuan Ramsey, Oscar Lua and Brandon Hancock among others.


2002 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, vs. Iowa (Orange Bowl)
USC played third ranked Iowa in the Orange Bowl. The matchup featured the top two finalists for that season's Heisman Trophy; Trophy winner Carson Palmer and runner up Brad Banks. Banks was the quarterback for the Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes had only lost one game all year and it was to their rival Iowa State. Iowa opened the play up with a bang and set an Orange Bowl record when C.J. Jones returned the opening kickoff of the game 100 yards for a touchdown. USC responded with a touchdown run on from running back Justin Fargas.


2002 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, vs. Iowa (Orange Bowl)
Iowa regained the lead with a field goal from Nate Kaeding. USC would kick a field goal in the second quarter to even the score 10-10 at the half. USC came out in the second half and separated themselves from Iowa scoring twice in the third quarter to take a 24-10 lead. The first score was a pass from Palmer to Mike Williams and the second was another run from Fargas. USC ended the third quarter with the ball and scored quickly in the fourth quarter giving them a 31-10 lead.


2002 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, vs. Iowa (Orange Bowl)
The lead grew when Iowa continued to be unable to do anything with the ball and USC took advantage on a rushing touchdown from fan favorite Sunny Byrd to make the score 38-10. Iowa would score off a touchdown pass from Banks however it was too late. USC would end up winning 38-17.


2002 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, vs. Iowa (Orange Bowl)
The Trojans dominated time of possession in the game, having control of the ball for 38:06 seconds. This allowed for the Trojans defense to rest while keeping the Iowa defense out on the field and making them tired. USC's defense did not give up a touchdown to Iowa until the fourth quarter of the game and forced Banks to throw his first interception since October 19.


2002 USL A-League
The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2002.


2002 USL A-League, League standings, Western Conference, Pacific Division
The 2002 USL A-League points system was 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.


2002 USL A-League, Playoff first round, Charlotte vs Montreal
Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.


2002 USL A-League, Awards and All A-League Teams
All A-League First TeamF: Brian Ching Seattle Sounders); McKinley Tennyson (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Eduardo Sebrango (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)M: Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Leighton O'Brien (Seattle Sounders); Brian Piesner (Atlanta Silverbacks); Lenin Steenkamp (Rochester Raging Rhinos)D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact);  Destin Makumbu (Milwaukee Rampage); Mark Watson (Defender of the Year)G: Dusty Hudock (Charleston Battery) (Goalkeeper of the Year)Coach: Brian Schmetzer Seattle Sounders) (Coach of the Year)


2002 USL A-League, Awards and All A-League Teams
All A-League Second TeamF: Fadi Afash (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Josh Henderson (Richmond Kickers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder)M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Luis da Gama (El Paso Patriots); Jose Gomez (Charlotte Eagles); Steve Kindel (Vancouver Whitecaps)D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Linval Dixon (Charleston Battery); Mark Schulte (Minnesota Thunder)G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)


2002 USL D3 Pro League
Statistics of the USL D3 Pro League for the 2002 season.


2002 UTEP Miners football team
The 2002 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The miners averaged 30,152 fans in 2002.


2002 Uganda Super League
The 2002 Ugandan Super League was the 35th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.


2002 Uganda Super League, Overview
The 2002 Uganda Super League was contested by 15 teams and was won by SC Villa, while SCOUL, Maji FC, Nile FC/Military Police, Arua Garage and Kasese Town Council FC were relegated.


2002 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorer in the 2002 season was Hassan Mubiru of Express FC with 22 goals.


2002 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 2002 Ukrainian Amateur Cup  was the seventh annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 14 July 2002 and concluded on 6 October 2002.


2002 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on May 26, 2002. The match was the 11th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv. The 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final was the eleventh to be held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Shakhtar won by three goals to two.


2002 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships were the national championships of 2001–2002 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2002 World Championships, and the 2002 European Championships.


2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Following are the results of the Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2002 season. Participation is restricted to the regional (Oblast) champions and/or the most regarded team by the respective regional association.


2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
This season competition consisted of four stages as the previous. First two stages were organized in regional principal in groups of four or five and were played in two rounds where each team could play another at its home ground. The semifinals and finals, on the other hand, were played in one round and this year were organized in the city of Kakhovka. On the first stage each group winners and their immediate runners-up were to advance to the next part of the competition.


2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Due to few teams joining the professional competition the format was adjusted and to the second stage only eleven teams advanced. The second stage was split in four groups where first two places were advancing to the semifinals. The semifinals, in their turn, were split in two groups where first two teams were advancing to the winners final of four.


2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Note: ZALK stands for the Zaporzhian Aliuminum Plant (Kombinat in Ukrainian). KZEZO stands for the Kakhovkan Factory (Zavod) of Electro-Welding Equipment (Elektro-Zvariuvalnoho Obladnannia).


2002 Ukrainian Women's League
The 2002 season of the Ukrainian Championship was the 11th season of Ukraine's women's football competitions. The championship ran from 15 April to 23 August 2002.


2002 Ukrainian Women's League
As the previous season, the clubs were set in two groups with the top two from each contesting the title in championship round robin tournament.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 31 March 2002. The Our Ukraine bloc emerged as the largest faction in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 111 of the 447 seats.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted at the time that there were physical assaults and harassment of candidates and campaign workers associated with opposition political parties prior to the March election. The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc complained of campaign related violations including "an informal 'media blackout,' [ and] negatively slanted coverage".


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Electoral system
In this election, parallel voting was used. Half of the deputies to Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) were elected on proportional basis, while the other half were elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies. In order to gain any (proportional) seats in Verkhovna Rada a party needed to receive at least 4% of the popular vote.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Incidents
On 29 March 2002 the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko won a case on defamation against the Chairman of the Tax Administration of Ukraine Mykola Azarov. The Shevchenkivsky District Court of the Kyiv city prohibited the Tax Administration of Ukraine to spread lies against the opposition electoral bloc.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Incidents
Late at night on 29 March 2002 vice-governor of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Mykola Shkriblyak was mortally wounded. Shkriblyak was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) and he was a parliamentary candidate in the 90th electoral district. He died later in a local hospital.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results
The final election results differed greatly from the final opinion poll. The 2002 parliamentary elections were the first that substantially reduced fragmentation of the Verkhovna Rada and laid the groundwork for consolidation of political views in the parliament.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results
Yushchenko's Our Ukraine gathered most of its support from western and central regions of Ukraine, including the city of Kyiv. The Communist Party received most of its votes from eastern and southern regions, as well as from Crimea. For United Ukraine block, which included Victor Yanukovych's Party of Regions, got most of its votes from eastern regions of Ukraine. Donetsk Oblast was the stronghold of the block, where it received more than twice the number of votes (36.83%) compared to the next highest supporting region: Sumy Oblast with 17.05% of the region's voters.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results
Yulia Tymoshenko's block's support came predominantly from western regions, while the Socialists were most supported in the central regions. While the Tymoshenko block received more of the national vote compared to the Socialist Party, it did not gain a plurality in any of the regions, while the Socialist Party managed to secure plurality of votes in Poltava Oblast with 22.05%.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results, Electoral districts
The following table demonstrates all winners of the 225 electoral districts.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results, Electoral districts
Several lawmakers elected into the new parliament have family ties with other lawmakers or other family members in the executive branch of Ukrainian politics.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Faction changes after 2002 election
After the election, several MPs left their parties to join another others.


2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Faction changes after 2002 election
By October 2002 the For United Ukraine faction had broken down in 8 new parliamentary factions.


2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in New Zealand from 19 January to 9 February 2002. A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with Australia defeating South Africa in the final. Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu was named Man of the Tournament.


2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Plate competition
The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.


2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Future senior players
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:


2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads
Sixteen members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) fielded teams at the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. Only one team, Canada, was making its debut.


2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election
The 2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election was held on November 17, 2002 to elect the leadership of the newly created Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire, UMP).


2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election
Alain Juppé, a former Prime Minister and close ally of President Jacques Chirac, became the new party's first president.


2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election, Presidential candidates
Candidates seeking to run for the party presidency needed to win the endorsements of at least 3% of party members. Each candidate created a "ticket" with two other party members for the offices of vice-president and secretary-general of the UMP.


2002 United Kingdom budget
The 2002 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as The strength to make long-term decisions:Investing in an enterprising, fairer Britain was the formal government budget for the year 2002.


2002 United Kingdom local elections
Local elections took place in many parts of England on 2 May 2002. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Many unitary Authorities and District councils also had elections. There were no local elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, London boroughs
In all 32 London boroughs, the whole council was up for election.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, Unitary authorities, Whole council
In six English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, Unitary authorities, Third of council
In 12 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, District councils, Whole council
In 46 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.


2002 United Kingdom local elections, England, District councils, Third of council
In 42 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.


2002 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2002 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place from 23 October – 1 November 2002, in New Delhi, India. The conference included the 8th Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The conference adopted the Delhi Ministerial Declaration that, amongst others, called for efforts by developed countries to transfer technology and minimize the impact of climate change on developing countries. It is also approved the New Delhi work programme on Article 6 of the Convention.


2002 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The COP8 was marked by Russia's hesitation, stating that it needed more time to think it over. The Kyoto Protocol could enter into force once it was ratified by 55 countries, including countries responsible for 55 per cent of the developed world's 1990 carbon dioxide emissions. With the United States (36.1 per cent share of developed-world carbon dioxide) and Australia refusing ratification, Russia's agreement (17% of global emissions in 1990) was required to meet the ratification criteria and therefore Russia could delay the process.


2002 United Nations Security Council election
The 2002 United Nations Security Council election was held on 27 September 2002 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City during the 57th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly elected five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year terms commencing on 1 January 2003.


2002 United Nations Security Council election
The five candidates elected were Angola (for the first time), Chile, Germany, Pakistan, and Spain.


2002 United Nations Security Council election, Geographic distribution
In accordance with the General Assembly's rules for the geographic distribution of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, and established practice, the members were to be elected as follows: one from Africa, one from Asia, one from Latin American and the Caribbean (GRULAC), and two from Western Europe and Other States.


2002 United Nations Security Council election, Candidates
There was a total of five candidates for the five seats - none of the seats were contested. The candidates were: Angola for the African Group; Chile for the GRULAC region; Pakistan for the Asian Group, and Germany and Spain for the Western European and Others Group.


2002 United Nations Security Council election, Results
Voting proceeded by secret ballot. For each geographic group, each member state could vote for as many candidates as were to be elected. There were 183 ballots in each of the three elections.


2002 United Nations Security Council election, Results, End Result
With all the five candidates running uncontested, and each of them achieving the requisite 2/3 support, the result of the election was as follows: Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan, and Spain were elected to the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2003.


2002 United States Grand Prix
The 2002 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 September 2002 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Rubens Barrichello took the win by 0.011 seconds from teammate Michael Schumacher, with the two Ferrari drivers switching positions in the final few metres of the race after Schumacher attempted to stage a dead heat with his teammate at the finish. It was the smallest margin of victory in an American Grand Prix, and the closest margin in a Formula One race since the introduction of timing to the nearest thousandth of a second.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
It was Ferrari's eighth one-two finish of the season. Barrichello said "To win, it was very, very, very good... I got to the last corner, I didn't know what to do and nothing has been said. Michael was just very kind to, you know, let us finish equally. I guess I pointed a little bit in front, but, you know, what can we say?" Schumacher said "The end of the race was not planned... We tried to cross the line together but failed by a tiny bit and in fact we did not know who had won until we got out of the cars. I just felt Rubens deserved to win this race."


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
David Coulthard took third for McLaren, just two seconds ahead of the Williams of Juan Pablo Montoya, while Jarno Trulli and Jacques Villeneuve battled throughout the race and finished fifth and sixth.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
With both season titles already in Ferrari's grasp, promoters for the race urged fans to come "see history in the making" and described five-time World Champion Michael Schumacher as "a sports legend...one of the greatest racing drivers...of all time." Schumacher topped the charts in every pre-race session and on Saturday set a new qualifying record of 1:10.790.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Despite heavy rain early Friday morning, the track was dry for the first practice and remained that way all weekend. On his first lap, Barrichello became the first Formula 1 driver in three years of running at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hit the concrete wall in the oval section of the track. As he was about to finish his first lap, his left rear tire lost pressure and the car was flung into the outer wall at the top of the main straight, ripping off the left rear corner and front wing.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Barrichello's car missed the energy-absorbing Steel And Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier that had been installed in front of the concrete wall in all of the oval turns the previous May. The Ferrari went across the grass at the bottom of Turn 13, up the banking, and hit the bare concrete wall at the beginning of the straight.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Eddie Irvine, fresh off a podium finish at the Italian GP, showed promise for Jaguar by posting the second best time on Friday, just ahead of the two McLarens, as Williams struggled to get in the top 10. In qualifying, however, Coulthard edged Montoya for third spot on his last lap by one one-thousandth of a second. Williams took fourth (Montoya) and fifth (Ralf Schumacher), while Irvine could do no better than thirteenth.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
The Ferrari team had stated before the weekend that their drivers would not be subject to team orders in the race. From the start, Schumacher led Barrichello and, apart from a brief stint before Coulthard's only pit stop, they completely separated themselves from the rest of the field. The gap between the two leaders varied from one to four seconds.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Ralf Schumacher had made a much better start than Montoya and jumped ahead of his teammate off the grid and through the first corner. As they came down the front straight to start the second lap, however, with their BMW engines turning over 19,000 RPM, the fastest ever by any car in the history of the Speedway, the two collided. Montoya pulled ahead on the outside of Schumacher approaching the turn and so had the better line.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
When Schumacher turned into the corner from his inside position, he ran over the plastic curbing and his rear end slid around and hit the side of Montoya's car as it went by. Schumacher subsequently made a pit stop for a new rear wing. "[ Ralf] made a mistake and went wide on the last right hand before the straight, so I got behind him and drafted him," Montoya said. "I went around the outside to pass him and braked really late, and I think he spun. I'm not going to say it was completely Ralf's fault.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
I mean, we were racing and everything...I know I gave him plenty of room because I was right on the edge of the track. Because I braked so late, I nearly didn't even make the corner. I braked really late, just made the corner, and something hit me in the back. When I looked in the mirror, I saw Ralf."


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Pedro de la Rosa parked his stalled car next to the road leading to the pit. Upon getting out, he was told by the marshals to jump over the barrier. He did so, and fell six feet into a small river. He complained about the episode to the press afterward, saying the marshals did not tell him what was behind the barrier.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
Montoya was unscathed by the incident and may have been able to challenge for third spot, but he misunderstood a pit board message and came in for his only stop ten laps too early. "I saw a sign out and I thought I had to come in and the crew didn't know I was coming. Unluckily, it wasn't the time to come in yet." The delay in servicing the car and the damage to their one-stop strategy meant Montoya was racing for fourth place from that point.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
When the pitstops were over (two for Ferrari on Bridgestones, one for McLaren and Williams on Michelins), David Coulthard was behind Barrichello by the length of the main straight but secure in third place. Montoya closed the gap toward the end of the race, but did not threaten last podium position. "For the last 40 laps, I was not pushing as hard as I could have done because I chose to look after my engine," Coulthard said afterwards.


2002 United States Grand Prix, Summary
In the post-race interviews, the Ferrari drivers changed their story of what had happened at the finish several times. Earlier in the year Barrichello had been ordered to let Schumacher past on the final lap so he could win the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix. With the Driver's Championship long since secured by Schumacher, it was believed that he was returning the favour to Barrichello at this race.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
The Alaska congressional election of 2002 was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia
The 2002 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 2002. The winner of the race was incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who is now serving in the 108th Congress from January 4, 2003, until her term of office expires on January 3, 2005.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia
The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia, Candidates
Incumbent Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought re-election for a 7th full term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Independent challenger Pat Kidd who received 6.03%, resulting in Norton being re-elected with 93.01% of the vote.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 5, 2002 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one at-large district in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
Republican Denny Rehberg, the former lieutenant governor of Montana, sought re-election to a second term in the United States House of Representatives, winning the party's renomination unopposed in the June 4 primary. Two Democrats — rancher Robert Candee and small business owner Steve Kelly — sought their party's nomination; Kelly ultimately prevailed with 74 percent of the vote in the primary. In the general election, Rehberg won with almost 65 percent of the vote to Kelly's 33 percent, while Libertarian Mike Fellows received nearly 3 percent.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana, Background
Kelly, the Democratic nominee, had previously run for office as both an independent and a Republican, in 1994 running as an independent candidate for the US House and earning 9 percent of the vote, and in 1998 running as a candidate in the Republican primary for Gallatin County Commissioner. Kelly observed that his independent candidacy eight years earlier had displeased some Democrats, who felt that he pulled votes from the Democratic nominee; however, Kelly observed that the Democrat still won the race, so he was not a spoiler.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana, General Election, Campaign
Rehberg won the endorsement of the Montana Teamsters Union, the first time in Montana history that the union endorsed a Republican statewide candidate. The candidates' first debate was held on June 22, at the annual convention of the Montana Newspaper Association.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana, General Election, Aftermath
Kelly would go on to be the Green nominee for Senate in 2018, although he would be removed from the ballot prior to Election Day.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
The 2002 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota's at-large congressional district was held November 5, 2002. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Rick Clayburgh.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Rick Clayburgh, who was serving as the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner. Pomeroy and Clayburgh won the primary elections for their respective parties.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
The election was the closest for Pomeroy in all of his career as congressman until his defeat in 2010; he won by just over 11,000 votes. This was because Clayburgh ran an aggressive campaign, and was the most well-known candidate ever to face Pomeroy; he had held a statewide office for 8 years. United States Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned for Clayburgh in Fargo, North Dakota on July 29.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, Republican primary, Campaign
With Thune opting to run for the Senate, a competitive race for the Republican nomination occurred. Among the five candidates pursuing the nomination, the most notable included former Senator Larry Pressler and Governor Bill Janklow, the latter of who was personally recruited to run by President George W. Bush and his advisers.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, Democratic primary, Campaign
Democrats made a stronger effort to win the seat than in the previous election cycles with the popular Thune choosing to challenge incumbent Senator Tim Johnson rather than seek re-election. Democrats touted Stephanie Herseth, a Law Clerk and member of the prominent Herseth family (which includes several individuals who have been active in South Dakota politics, such as her grandfather Ralph Herseth, a former Governor of South Dakota).


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Campaign
Despite Janklow's high popularity as governor, the race was unexpectedly close. Herseth proved to be skillful fund raiser and as a result was able to stay close to her opponent in campaign funds. The polls confirmed the closeness of the race, showing the both of them consistently with single digits of each other throughout the election.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Campaign
Throughout the campaign, Janklow emphasized his experience and commitment to seeing that the United States was protected from terrorism, while Herseth emphasized the economic issues of South Dakota.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Campaign
A controversy occurred in regard to an attack ad that was created by the National Republican Congressional Committee which questioned Herseth's roots in the Mount Rushmore state. It pointed to the fact that she had not registered to vote in her home state until the year before, and prior to that had voted in Maryland in 2000. Herseth  accused the ad of being "both inaccurate and offensive."


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Campaign
Though Russ Levsen, her spokesman, acknowledged that she had voted in Maryland and reregistered to vote in South Dakota in 2001, however, he pointed to the fact that she had previously been registered in her home state at the age of eighteen and had voted in five elections between 1989 and 1998. The NRCC pulled the ad within less than forty-eight hours in response to the bipartisan criticisms of both candidates. The ad was subsequently replaced with one that promoted Janklow's credentials.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Campaign
Though Republicans were unsuccessful in defeating Tim Johnson during the concurrent Senate election, however they did succeed in defending South Dakota's U.S. House seat.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, General election, Aftermath
Herseth won the seat in a special election less than eighteen months later after Janklow resigned in January 2004 following a conviction of vehicular manslaughter.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the U.S. Representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, General election
Meub was considered a moderate Republican, but incumbent Representative Sanders nonetheless easily won re-election.


2002 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 5, 2002 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives. Wyoming has one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on 5 November 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election under a Republican president, the Republican Party gained a net eight seats, solidifying their majority. Some speculate that this may have been due to increased support for the President's party in the wake of the September 11 attacks.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections
This was one of two mid-term elections in which the party of the incumbent president increased their number of seats in both the House and the Senate (the other such mid-term elections were in 1934). It was the sixth midterm election in which the President's party increased its number of seats in the House, after 1814, 1822, 1902, 1934, and 1998, and is the only midterm election since 1978 which left the President's party in control of the House.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections
As of 2021, this is the most recent election in which the Democrats were not led by Nancy Pelosi.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections, Overall results
Summary of the November 5, 2002 United States House of Representatives election results


2002 United States House of Representatives elections, Retirements
In the November general elections, thirty-five incumbents did not seek re-election, either to retire or to seek other positions.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections, Resignation and expulsion
Two seats opened early due to a resignation and an expulsion. Neither were filled until the November elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections, Newly created seats
Of the 435 districts created in the 2000 redistricting, sixteen had no incumbent representative.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections, Special elections
Two special elections were held for members to serve the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2003.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
The 2002 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 5, 2002. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States Census and thus gaining two since the previous election. Democrats and Republicans each gained a seat as result, with Republicans having six seats and Democrats having two seats.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
The United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Arkansas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Arkansas had four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including one in Arkansas), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 2002. California gained 1 seat because of Congressional apportionment following the Census, which Republicans won. Democrats gained the open 39th district. In the 18th district, Democrat Gary Condit, under fire from the Chandra Levy scandal, lost in the primary to his former chief of staff, Dennis Cardoza.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 5, 2002, with all seven House seats up for election. The winners served from January 3, 2003 to January 6, 2005.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
The 2002 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including one in Georgia), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
Georgia gained two House seats after the 2000 Census, but the Democratic-controlled Georgia General Assembly wanted to see more Democrats in the congressional delegation. They produced a map that was designed to elect seven Democrats and six Republicans; the delegation at the time consisted of eight Republicans and three Democrats.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
Notable differences between the new Congressional districts that were drawn as compared with the previous ones that previously existed were: the Third district, the predecessor of modern Eighth district, was reconfigured to be more neutral than its previous incarnation; the districts of Incumbent Representatives John Linder (R) and Bob Barr (R) were combined into one district (this being the modern Seventh district); and the creation of the Twelfth and Thirteenth districts (each of which were designed to favor Democrats).


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 1
Following redistricting as a result of the 2000 Census, this district, based in southeastern Georgia, maintained its strongly conservative bent, pulling from the conservative suburbs of Savannah, the social conservatives along the coastline, and stretching into the highly conservative Warner Robins, where an air force base is located. Incumbent Republican Congressman Jack Kingston ran for a sixth term in Congress, and he won it by crushing Democratic nominee Don Smart in a landslide.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 2
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Sanford Bishop has represented this relatively liberal, southwestern Georgia district since his initial election in 1992. Pulling from Valdosta, Albany, Americus and some of Columbus, this district has a considerable African-American population, which contributed to the district's liberal bent and to Congressman Bishop's continual elections. Bishop won his sixth term in Congress without any opposition.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 3
When incumbent Republican Congressman Saxby Chambliss declined to seek another term in Congress to instead pursue a successful campaign for the Senate, an open seat was created. Democrat Jim Marshall, Chambliss's 2000 opponent and a former Mayor of Macon, emerged as the Democratic nominee and narrowly edged out Republican businessman Calder Clay to win his first term.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 4
While incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney opted to run for a sixth term in Congress, she was defeated in the Democratic primary by DeKalb County State Court Judge Denise Majette. In this solidly liberal district based in Atlanta and the African-American-heavy suburbs in DeKalb County, the Democratic primary was tantamount to election. True to the district's leanings, Majette crushed Republican nominee Cynthia Van Auken in the general election.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 5
Civil Rights Movement leader John Lewis has represented this staunchly liberal district since 1987. Congressman Lewis has not faced any remotely serious challenge in his career, seeing as the 5th district is rooted in the city of Atlanta. This year proved to be no different, and Lewis won a ninth term in Congress with no opposition.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 6
Incumbent Republican Congressman Johnny Isakson, elected in a 1999 special election to replace the former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, sought his third term in this highly conservative district based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Congressman Isakson defeated Democratic nominee Jeff Weisberger in the general election.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 7
Incumbent Republican Congressman John Linder and Bob Barr were redistricted into the same district, a heavily-gerrymandered conservative district based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. The district was numerically Barr's (the 7th), but was geographically more Linder's district. Linder easily defeated Barr in the Republican primary. Linder has been an outspoken conservative during his time in Congress and was well known for being the main congressional sponsor of the FairTax. In 2002, Congressman Linder faced Democratic candidate Mike Berlon in the general election and defeated him in a landslide.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 8
Five-term incumbent Republican Congressman Mac Collins ran for a sixth term in this gerrymandered, conservative district based in some of the southern and western suburbs of Atlanta and the rural communities of north-central Georgia. Congressman Collins faced computer consultant and Democratic nominee Angelos Petrakopoulos in the general election, which he won handily.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 9
In this heavily conservative district based in northeastern Georgia and the eastern suburbs of Atlanta and the northern suburbs Augusta, incumbent Republican Congressman Charlie Norwood sought a fifth term. Norwood was the heavy favorite in this district, one of the most conservative in the country, and easily trumped Democratic opponent Barry Irwin in the general election.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 10
Incumbent Republican Congressman Nathan Deal was initially elected to Congress in 1992 as a Democrat, but switched to his current affiliation as a Republican in 1995 and has been re-elected without substantive opposition ever since. Deal represents a heavily conservative district that includes much of northwestern Georgia, the northern and eastern suburbs of Atlanta and the city of Gainesville. Congressman Deal was unopposed in the general election and thus won his sixth term without competition.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 11
This gerrymandered district that runs along much of Georgia's northern border with Alabama and includes liberal-leaning rural territory north of Atlanta overlaps with much of the former 7th district, represented by four term Republican incumbent Bob Barr. Barr opted to run for re-election in the new 7th district which contained a significant portion of his old base. Republican State Senator Phil Gingrey emerged victorious in the Republican Primary for this open seat election. Gingrey faced Democratic candidate Roger Kahn, a businessman, Barr's 2000 opponent, and a member of the Georgia State Elections Board. In a close election, Gingrey defeated Kahn and won his first term in Congress.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 12
This district, created as a result of Georgia's population growth, was drawn by the Democrats in the Georgia State Legislature to elect a Democrat; given the newly-drawn district's high African-American population and the fact that it would have voted for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, this was a realistic expectation. Max Burns, a professor at Georgia Southern University and a former Screven County Commissioner, emerged as the Republican nominee while Augusta businessman Charles "Champ" Walker, Jr., the son of powerful State Senator Charles Walker, became the Democratic nominee. This solidly Democratic district pulled from Savannah, Augusta, and Athens and was expected to elect Walker. However, when ethical problems emerged for Walker, he began losing ground and eventually lost to Burns by a solid margin.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 13
Created as a result of Georgia's population growth, this heavily-gerrymandered district surrounded Atlanta and pulled from heavily Democratic communities in the surrounding counties. State Senator David Scott became the Democratic nominee and faced off against Republican Clay Cox, whom he defeated by a fairly solid margin in the general election.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
The 2002 House elections in Hawaii occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Hawaii's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Hawaii had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
Of Hawaii's Congressional districts, the race in the 2nd district received the most attention. Representative Patsy Mink, despite her death following renomination, was posthumously re-elected, thus triggering a subsequent special election to fill the vacancy.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
The 2002 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 5, 2002. Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation, 6-4, before the elections. The districts were redrawn prior to the 2002 elections, reducing the number of districts by 1. Democrat Tim Roemer of the 2nd district retired, leaving the seat vacant. Republicans picked up the 2nd district seat, gaining a 6-3 advantage following the elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Results
The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of Indiana.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 1
This district includes a small strip of northwest Indiana. The district has been one of the most Democratic in Indiana.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 2
This district is centered on South Bend, Indiana and the Indiana portion of the Michiana region.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 3
This district is located in the northeast corner of Indiana and has a large population center in Fort Wayne.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 4
This district is located in west-central Indiana. Located within the district is the city of West Lafayette and many suburban towns.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 5
This district located mostly north of Indianapolis, including the largest suburbs of Indianapolis in Hamilton County.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 6
This district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana, including the cities of Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 7
This district is in the heart of Central Indiana and encompasses most of Marion County/Indianapolis.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 8
Population centers of Evansville and Terre Haute are located within its limits along with numerous other small towns.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Overview, District 9
This district is located in southeast Indiana. The largest city located within the district is Bloomington followed by Columbus, New Albany, Jeffersonville, and Clarksville.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 5th, 2002 to determine who will represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
The Maryland Congressional elections of 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
The 2002 congressional elections in Michigan was held on November 5, 2002 to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had fifteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census, causing it to lose a seat from the previous election when it had sixteen seats. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
The 2002 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 5, 2002 to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
Minnesota had eight seats in the House, and the 2002 congressional election was the first held pursuant to the apportionment made according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 108th Congress from January 3, 2003 until January 3, 2005. The election coincided with a U.S. Senate election and a gubernatorial election. DFLer Bill Luther, formerly of the 6th congressional district, who was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district, was the only incumbent in Minnesota's House delegation who failed to win reelection.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Steve Andreasen of the DFL and Greg Mikkelson of the Green Party. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a landslide 26.85 percent margin, as Mikkelson finished at a very distant third.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 2
In the reapportionment that occurred in consequence of the 2000 United States Census, Mark Kennedy, the incumbent Republican from the Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, was redistricted into the 6th congressional district, while Bill Luther, the incumbent DFLer from the 6th congressional district was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district. Thus, Luther was forced to run in the new congressional district 2 in the 2002 election, while Kennedy ran in the new congressional district 6.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 2
Luther, who was first elected to Congress in 1994, was unchallenged in the DFL primary. However, in the general election race against Republican challenger John Kline, the more conservative composition of the new district worked against Luther. Luther's campaign was further harmed by political fallout that was created when Samuel Garst, a Luther campaign staffer, entered the race on the "No New Taxes" line in an attempt to use a false flag to split the conservative vote. In the end, Garst was only able to secure 4.33 percent of the vote, and the political damage to Luther contributed to Kline winning the election by a margin of more than 11 percent.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 3
Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, defeated DFL challenger Darryl Stanton, and won election to his seventh term in Congress, by a landslide 44.14 percent margin.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 4
Incumbent DFLer Betty McCollum, who was first elected in 2000, faced off against Clyde Billington of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Scott J. Raskiewicz of the Green Party of Minnesota. Defeating Billington by a comfortable 28 percent margin, McCollum easily won her second term in Congress, as Raskiewicz finished a very distant third.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 5
Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, had no difficulty winning his 13th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Nielsen Mathias by a margin of just over 41 percent, while Green candidate Tim Davis finished a distant third.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 6
In the reapportionment that occurred in consequence of the 2000 United States Census, Mark Kennedy, the incumbent Republican from the Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, was redistricted into the 6th congressional district, while Bill Luther, the incumbent DFLer from the 6th congressional district was redistricted into the 2nd congressional district. Thus, Kennedy was forced to run in the new congressional district 6 in the 2002 election, while Luther ran in the new congressional district 2.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 6
Kennedy, who was first elected in 2000, encountered little difficulty in winning his second term in Congress, defeating DFL challenger Janet Robert by a landslide margin of 22.28 percent, while Independence Party candidate Dan Becker finished a distant third.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 7
Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Dan Stevens by a landslide 30.63 percent margin.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 8
Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, had no difficulty winning his 15th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Bob Lemen by a margin of more than 37 percent.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
The 2002 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Missouri's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Missouri had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including a special election in Missouri), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
The 2002 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 5, 2002 to determine who will represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. It coincided with the state's senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 108th Congress from January 2003 until January 2005. New Hampshire has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
Because it did not grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of Congressional apportionment following the Census. In the redistricting process, the parties agreed to eliminate one seat from each party, and do a pro-incumbent gerrymander.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
This did not work out as planned in the 1st district, where incumbent Republican Felix Grucci ran an ad claiming that his opponent, Democrat Timothy Bishop, was soft on rapists. This backfired, and Bishop won in an upset. After the 2006 elections, only 6 of the 11 districts that had been gerrymandered to be Republican were still in Republican control.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
The United States House of Representative elections of 2002 in North Carolina were held on 5 November 2002 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
The election saw the number of represented elected from North Carolina increase by one after the 2000 Census. The Republicans won seven seats, as in 2000, while the Democrats gained one to put them at six.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
This election should not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
The 2002 House elections in Oklahoma occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Oklahoma's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma had five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including one in Oklahoma), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5, 2002 to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2002, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
The 2002 United States House elections in Pennsylvania was an election for Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 2002.


2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
The election between George Gekas and Tim Holden was described as "PA's most exciting match-up" by the political website PoliticsPA.