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Election 2002

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District

November 5, 2002 · general election · District 11 · 2 candidates with a page

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About this district

Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.None found in the records checked
Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Last time, 2000: Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic) 84.7% · 166,691 votes; James J. Sykora (Republican) 11.3% · 22,324 votes; Joel C. Turner (Libertarian) 2.2% · 4,289 votes; Sonja K. Glavina (Natural Law) 1.8% · 3,555 votes.

That result was under the district's previous boundaries.

Sources: Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2000: House · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Patrick A. Pappano

Republican · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Democratic · Former Chair, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics), 2007–2008

  • Graduate, Collinwood High School, Cleveland
  • Bachelor's degree in social work, Flora Stone Mather College of Case Western Reserve University, 1971
  • Law degree, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1974

5 of 11 sections researched · 22 sources

Patrick A. Pappano

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Patrick A. Pappano, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordnot researched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 10 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 4 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 5 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 5 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 22 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordresearched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

The race in pictures

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Jones not yet researched, Pappano not yet researched.RaisedJones (D)Stephanie Tubbs Jones: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedPappano (R)Patrick A. Pappano: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentJones (D)Stephanie Tubbs Jones: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedPappano (R)Patrick A. Pappano: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handJones (D)Stephanie Tubbs Jones: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedPappano (R)Patrick A. Pappano: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Jones not yet researched, Pappano not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedJones (D)Not yet researched
RaisedPappano (R)Not yet researched
SpentJones (D)Not yet researched
SpentPappano (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handJones (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handPappano (R)Not yet researched

A note on our coverage

Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones's record in office has 4 entries and Patrick A. Pappano's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Patrick A. Pappano

Not yet researched

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Patrick A. Pappano

Not yet researched

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Not yet researched

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis4 record entries from 2002 to 2006; 3 of them votes; 5 offices held on the record.19902000Jones (D)Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court, 1981 to 1983Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 1983 to 1991Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, 1991 to 1999U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District, 1999-01-06 to 2008-08-20Chair, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics), 2007-01-03 to 2008-08-202002-10-10 (vote): Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 132003-11-22 (vote): Voted against the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.2005-01-06 (vote): Voted for the objection, which she sponsored in the House, to counting Ohio's electoral votes from the 2004 presidential election; the House2006-12-19 (appointment): Named chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress.Pappano (R)
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis4 record entries from 2002 to 2006; 3 of them votes; 5 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Jones (D) and Pappano (R), 4 dated entries · as of 2006-12-19 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Jones (D)1981officeJudge, Cleveland Municipal Court
Jones (D)1983officeJudge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Jones (D)1991officeCuyahoga County Prosecutor
Jones (D)1999-01-06officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District
Jones (D)2007-01-03officeChair, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics)
Jones (D)2002-10-10vote2002-10-10 (vote): Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 13
Jones (D)2003-11-22vote2003-11-22 (vote): Voted against the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
Jones (D)2005-01-06vote2005-01-06 (vote): Voted for the objection, which she sponsored in the House, to counting Ohio's electoral votes from the 2004 presidential election; the House
Jones (D)2006-12-19appointment2006-12-19 (appointment): Named chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress.

Patrick A. Pappano

Not yet researched

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  1. December 19, 2006 · appointment

    Named chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress.

    Source: Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  2. January 6, 2005 · vote

    Voted for the objection, which she sponsored in the House, to counting Ohio's electoral votes from the 2004 presidential election; the House rejected it 31 to 267.

    Sources: Roll call vote: On Agreeing to the Objection (counting of Ohio electoral votes, 2004 election) · Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  3. November 22, 2003 · vote

    Voted against the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.

    Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act)

  4. October 10, 2002 · vote

    Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.

    Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Patrick A. Pappano

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Patrick A. Pappano in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Patrick A. Pappano in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Stephanie Tubbs Jones in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Stephanie Tubbs Jones in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote4 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Pappano.Jones1998 U.S. House 11Stephanie Tubbs Jones, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District: won, 80.4%80.4%2000 U.S. House 11Stephanie Tubbs Jones, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District: won, 84.7%84.7%2004 U.S. House 11Stephanie Tubbs Jones, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District: won, 100.0%100.0%2006 U.S. House 11Stephanie Tubbs Jones, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District: won, 83.4%83.4%PappanoPatrick A. Pappano: no prior race on fileno prior race on file
Past election results, share of the vote4 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Pappano.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2006 · as of 2006 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Jones1998 U.S. House 1180.4
Jones2000 U.S. House 1184.7
Jones2004 U.S. House 11100
Jones2006 U.S. House 1183.4
Pappanono prior race on file

Stephanie Tubbs Jones · certified 2002-12

CandidateVotesShare
Stephanie Tubbs Jones116,59076.3%
Patrick A. Pappano36,14623.7%

Sources: Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2002 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 11 · Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  1. Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  2. Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  3. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
  4. 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 11 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  5. Stephanie Tubbs Jones · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
  6. congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
  7. Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
  8. Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-09-24
  9. Roll call vote: On Agreeing to the Objection (counting of Ohio electoral votes, 2004 election) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2005-01-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
  10. Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  11. Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  12. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
  13. Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  14. Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  15. Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
  16. Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  17. Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  18. Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
  19. Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  20. Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
  21. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25

Quick answers

When was the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District election?

The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District was held on November 5, 2002.

Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District in 2002?

On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District, in surname order: Patrick A. Pappano (Republican), Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic).

Who won the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District election?

Stephanie Tubbs Jones won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District. Results as certified: Stephanie Tubbs Jones 76.3%, Patrick A. Pappano 23.7%.

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