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.

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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

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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