2002 Texas Attorney General election

none February 2026 November 2024 2002 Texas Attorney General election Texas presidential no 1998 Texas Attorney General election 1998 2006 Texas Attorney General election 2006 34.7%Of registered voters.Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Texas Secretary of State 2.9% November 5, 2002 File:Greg Abbott (2008) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 2,542,184 56.7% File:Kirk Watson 2012 (cropped).jpg Kirk Watson Texas Democratic Party 1,841,359 41.1% 2002 Texas attorney general election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsAbbott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Watson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Attorney General John Cornyn Republican Party of Texas Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 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 December 2, 2002. Primaries Primaries were held on March 12, 2002, and runoffs were held on April 9, 2002, for both parties. Republican primary resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/12/2002 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist89_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 14 July 2024 Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 540,022 100.0 540,022 100.0 Democratic primary resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/12/2002 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist88_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 14 July 2024 Kirk Watson Texas Democratic Party 698,366 100.0 698,366 100.0 General election Candidates Greg Abbott (R), state supreme court justice Kirk Watson (D), former mayor of Austin John Roland (Libertarian), authorAbout the Author https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01M5FSGAO/about Amazon 4 September 2024 David Cobb (Green), activist Results On election night Abbott won by a 15% margin against Watson, Roland, and Cobb. General election resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2002 General Election, 11/5/2002 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist95_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 14 July 2024 Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 2,542,184 56.72 Kirk Watson Texas Democratic Party 1,841,359 41.08 John Roland Libertarian Party of Texas 56,880 1.27 David Cobb Green Party of Texas 41,560 0.93 4,481,983 100.0 Republican Party of Texas References 2002 Texas Attorney General Category:November 2002 in the United States