The 2002

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election for the state of

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's at-large congressional district was held November 5, 2002. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman

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was re-elected to his sixth term, defeating

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candidate

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. Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was

, who was serving as the

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. Pomeroy and Clayburgh won the primary elections for their respective parties. 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.

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Dick Cheney campaigned for Clayburgh in Fargo, North Dakota on July 29.Cheney visits Fargo
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Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Adams (largest city: Hettinger) * Dunn (largest city:

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) * Hettinger (largest city:

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) * LaMoure (largest city: LaMoure) *

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(largest city:

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)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* McKenzie (largest city: Watford City) *

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(largest city:

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Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

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