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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.

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.

Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election, defeating Republican candidate Bill Meub by 32 points.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	2,583	65.15
	Democratic	1,382	34.85
3,965	100.00

Karen Ann Kerin, lawyer, engineer and nominee for VT-AL in 2000
Bill Meub, lawyer and candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2000
Greg Parke, retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	14,105	57.23
	Republican	5,467	22.18
	Republican	4,643	18.84
	Republican	431	1.75
24,646	100.00

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	957	68.85
	Progressive	433	31.15
1,390	100.00

Meub was considered a moderate Republican, portraying himself as pro-choice and pro-business, and attacking incumbent representative Sanders for being a democratic socialist. Sanders nonetheless easily won re-election.

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Solid I	November 4, 2002
New York Times	Solid I	October 14, 2002

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	144,880	64.26
	Republican	72,813	32.29
	Liberty Union/Progressive	Jane Newton	3,185	1.41
	Grassroots	2,344	1.04
	Libertarian	2,033	0.90
	Write-ins	N/A	221	0.10
225,476	100.00
	Independent hold

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