2002 Texas Attorney General election

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2002 Texas Attorney General election
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Turnout34.7% [a] [1] Decrease2.svg2.9%
  Greg Abbott (2008) (cropped).jpg Kirk Watson 2012 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Greg Abbott Kirk Watson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,542,1841,841,359
Percentage56.7%41.1%
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County results
Abbott:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Watson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Attorney General before election

John Cornyn
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Greg Abbott
Republican

The 2002 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the attorney general of Texas. Republican state supreme court justice Greg Abbott defeated Democrat Kirk Watson, the former mayor of Austin, with 56.7% of the vote to win his first term as attorney general, he was sworn into office on January 20, 2003.

Contents

Primaries

Primaries were held on March 12, 2002, and runoffs were held on April 9, 2002, for both parties.

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Abbott540,022100.0
Total votes540,022 100.0
Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk Watson698,366100.0
Total votes698,366 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

On election night Abbott won by a 15% margin against Watson, Roland, and Cobb.

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Abbott2,542,18456.72
Democratic Kirk Watson1,841,35941.08
Libertarian John Roland56,8801.27
Green David Cobb41,5600.93
Total votes4,481,983 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/12/2002". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/12/2002". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ "About the Author". Amazon. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 General Election, 11/5/2002". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  1. ↑ Of registered voters.


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