Texas gubernatorial election, 2002
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The 2002 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Texas. The election was won by Rick Perry, candidate of the Republican Party.
[edit] Party Primaries
The Republican and Democratic Party primaries were held on March 12, 2002 with the winner of each requiring a majority vote.
| Democratic Party | Republican Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | % | Candidates | Votes | % |
| Tony Sanchez | 609,383 | 60.7 | Rick Perry | 620,463 | 100.00 |
| Dan Morales | 330,873 | 33.0 | |||
| Bill Lyon | 43,011 | 4.3 | |||
| John Worldpeace | 20,121 | 2.0 | |||
| Total | 1,003,388 | 100.0 | Total | 620,463 | 100.0 |
| Source: Texas Almanac | |||||
[edit] Gubernatorial election results
| Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Perry - Republican Party | 2,632,591 | 57.81 | |
| Tony Sanchez - Democratic Party | 1,819,798 | 39.96 | |
| Jeff Daiell - Libertarian Party | 66,720 | 1.47 | |
| Rahul Mahajan - Green Party | 32,187 | 0.71 | |
| Elaine Eure Henderson - Write-in | 1,715 | 0.04 | |
| Earl W. (Bill) O'Neil - Write-in | 976 | 0.02 | |
| Total | 4,553,987 | ||
| Source: Texas Almanac | |||
