| Election Name: | 2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Turnout: | 32.6% 6.4pp |
| Image1: | Paul Strauss, 2008.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul Strauss |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 91,434 |
| Percentage1: | 77.3% |
| Nominee2: | Joyce Robinson-Paul |
| Party2: | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,966 |
| Percentage2: | 11.8% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Norma M. Sasaki |
| Party3: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 11,277 |
| Percentage3: | 9.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Shadow Senator | |
| Before Election: | Paul Strauss |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Strauss |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 2002, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and was not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Shadow Senator Paul Strauss decisively won the primary against challenger Pete Ross and was reelected to a second term by a landslide.
Party primaries took place on September 10, 2002.
Strauss faced Republican Norma M. Sasaki, and D.C. Statehood Green candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul. As is usual for Democrats in the District, Strauss won in a landslide.