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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Texas

John Cornyn (Republican) beat Ron Kirk (Democrat) in Texas in 2002, 55.3% to 43.3%, a margin of 12.0 points and 540,485 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Phil Gramm won.

Republicans led in 212 of the 254 counties and Democrats in 42. The largest, Harris, cast 640,791 votes and went to the Republican by 6.7 points. The closest was Kent, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Cornyn won Republican 2,496,243 55.3%
Ron Kirk Democratic 1,955,758 43.3%
All other candidates 62,011 1.4%
Total4,514,012

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 294,673 46.0% 337,774 52.7% 8,344 640,791 R+6.7
Dallas 224,705 50.2% 217,923 48.7% 4,661 447,289 D+1.5
Tarrant 139,596 41.3% 195,111 57.7% 3,557 338,264 R+16.4
Bexar 128,577 47.3% 138,936 51.1% 4,272 271,785 R+3.8
Travis 122,639 55.4% 92,270 41.7% 6,313 221,222 D+13.7
Collin 36,810 29.1% 88,315 69.9% 1,278 126,403 R+40.7
Denton 32,931 31.4% 70,684 67.4% 1,285 104,900 R+36.0
Ellis 69,491 69.7% 28,649 28.7% 1,628 99,768 D+40.9
Fort Bend 37,320 42.6% 49,459 56.4% 857 87,636 R+13.9
Williamson 26,306 35.0% 47,305 62.9% 1,548 75,159 R+27.9
Montgomery 16,750 22.7% 56,068 75.9% 1,086 73,904 R+53.2
Nueces 38,184 55.8% 29,423 43.0% 825 68,432 D+12.8
Hidalgo 48,367 71.0% 18,862 27.7% 879 68,108 D+43.3
Galveston 27,741 45.6% 32,193 52.9% 888 60,822 R+7.3
Lubbock 16,248 29.4% 38,217 69.1% 802 55,267 R+39.8
Jefferson 31,272 56.7% 23,217 42.1% 657 55,146 D+14.6
Brazoria 18,329 34.7% 33,645 63.6% 910 52,884 R+29.0
McLennan 21,904 42.1% 29,608 56.9% 532 52,044 R+14.8
Smith 13,984 29.8% 32,537 69.3% 448 46,969 R+39.5
Cameron 28,903 65.1% 14,836 33.4% 687 44,426 D+31.7
Bell 17,013 39.3% 25,728 59.4% 542 43,283 R+20.1
Webb 31,714 85.0% 4,922 13.2% 695 37,331 D+71.8
Randall 6,452 20.8% 24,360 78.4% 252 31,064 R+57.6
Taylor 8,051 27.7% 20,701 71.2% 320 29,072 R+43.5
Midland 6,815 23.6% 21,761 75.3% 322 28,898 R+51.7
El Paso 8,774 30.9% 19,285 68.0% 294 28,353 R+37.1
Hays 12,286 44.1% 14,813 53.2% 766 27,865 R+9.1
Brazos 9,543 34.3% 17,963 64.5% 349 27,855 R+30.2
Grayson 10,661 38.6% 16,613 60.1% 350 27,624 R+21.5
Johnson 8,675 31.9% 18,190 66.8% 363 27,228 R+34.9
Gregg 8,250 30.8% 18,310 68.4% 218 26,778 R+37.6
Wichita 9,602 36.7% 16,171 61.9% 357 26,130 R+25.1
Parker 7,283 28.6% 17,803 70.0% 348 25,434 R+41.4
Tom Green 7,761 31.4% 16,649 67.3% 342 24,752 R+35.9
Comal 5,696 23.5% 18,158 75.0% 359 24,213 R+51.5
Ector 7,576 32.5% 15,378 65.9% 386 23,340 R+33.4
Guadalupe 6,376 29.4% 14,993 69.1% 326 21,695 R+39.7
Bowie 8,719 43.6% 11,075 55.4% 187 19,981 R+11.8
Henderson 6,928 36.0% 12,082 62.7% 257 19,267 R+26.8
Angelina 7,991 42.3% 10,623 56.3% 271 18,885 R+13.9
Victoria 7,121 38.4% 11,171 60.3% 248 18,540 R+21.8
Potter 6,300 34.1% 11,962 64.7% 234 18,496 R+30.6
Kaufman 6,385 35.2% 11,531 63.6% 206 18,122 R+28.4
Orange 8,463 46.8% 9,380 51.8% 259 18,102 R+5.1
Hunt 5,948 35.0% 10,835 63.8% 195 16,978 R+28.8
Harrison 6,821 42.7% 8,948 56.0% 201 15,970 R+13.3
Bastrop 6,734 44.8% 7,862 52.3% 434 15,030 R+7.5
Rockwall 3,390 24.1% 10,566 75.0% 124 14,080 R+51.0
Kerr 2,997 21.3% 10,884 77.3% 193 14,074 R+56.0
San Patricio 7,050 52.5% 6,228 46.4% 152 13,430 D+6.1
Hood 3,779 28.1% 9,462 70.5% 185 13,426 R+42.3
Van Zandt 4,200 31.9% 8,836 67.1% 137 13,173 R+35.2
Liberty 5,145 40.5% 7,308 57.5% 246 12,699 R+17.0
Nacogdoches 4,690 37.0% 7,776 61.3% 215 12,681 R+24.3
Wise 3,831 32.7% 7,716 65.9% 155 11,702 R+33.2
Wood 3,367 30.5% 7,563 68.5% 106 11,036 R+38.0
Polk 5,067 45.9% 5,745 52.1% 223 11,035 R+6.1
Burnet 3,525 32.2% 7,221 65.9% 214 10,960 R+33.7
Rusk 3,605 33.1% 7,185 66.0% 100 10,890 R+32.9
Navarro 4,382 40.9% 6,225 58.1% 104 10,711 R+17.2
Hardin 3,918 36.8% 6,598 62.0% 119 10,635 R+25.2
Lamar 4,246 40.3% 6,205 58.9% 92 10,543 R+18.6
Walker 3,807 36.5% 6,448 61.8% 177 10,432 R+25.3
Anderson 3,882 37.5% 6,347 61.4% 111 10,340 R+23.8
Cherokee 3,582 35.4% 6,391 63.2% 133 10,106 R+27.8
Coryell 3,782 39.2% 5,734 59.5% 124 9,640 R+20.2
Medina 3,151 32.9% 6,268 65.4% 169 9,588 R+32.5
Cooke 2,649 27.7% 6,835 71.5% 77 9,561 R+43.8
Washington 2,568 27.5% 6,639 71.2% 118 9,325 R+43.7
Wharton 3,545 38.1% 5,658 60.9% 91 9,294 R+22.7
Brown 2,588 28.8% 6,284 69.9% 120 8,992 R+41.1
Upshur 3,458 38.7% 5,338 59.7% 138 8,934 R+21.0
Wilson 3,416 38.5% 5,333 60.1% 121 8,870 R+21.6
Jim Wells 6,212 71.5% 2,381 27.4% 99 8,692 D+44.1
Kendall 1,596 18.5% 6,883 80.0% 126 8,605 R+61.4
Matagorda 3,427 41.4% 4,722 57.1% 121 8,270 R+15.7
Hill 3,020 37.0% 5,068 62.0% 82 8,170 R+25.1
Atascosa 3,693 45.6% 4,261 52.7% 136 8,090 R+7.0
Erath 2,514 31.1% 5,478 67.7% 94 8,086 R+36.7
Waller 3,282 41.6% 4,498 57.1% 103 7,883 R+15.4
Gillespie 1,461 18.6% 6,268 79.9% 111 7,840 R+61.3
Hale 2,727 36.1% 4,719 62.6% 98 7,544 R+26.4
Caldwell 3,714 49.8% 3,575 47.9% 174 7,463 D+1.9
Val Verde 4,153 55.8% 3,184 42.8% 106 7,443 D+13.0
Hopkins 2,944 39.6% 4,413 59.4% 76 7,433 R+19.8
Fayette 2,395 32.8% 4,827 66.1% 81 7,303 R+33.3
Cass 3,488 47.9% 3,708 50.9% 82 7,278 R+3.0
Jasper 3,202 44.2% 3,954 54.6% 92 7,248 R+10.4
Bee 4,168 58.0% 2,918 40.6% 103 7,189 D+17.4
Llano 1,960 27.5% 5,056 71.0% 107 7,123 R+43.5
Fannin 3,120 44.5% 3,810 54.4% 74 7,004 R+9.9
Chambers 2,420 34.7% 4,401 63.0% 163 6,984 R+28.4
Austin 1,836 26.6% 5,006 72.4% 73 6,915 R+45.8
Howard 2,523 37.1% 4,169 61.2% 115 6,807 R+24.2
Shelby 2,555 40.4% 3,695 58.4% 82 6,332 R+18.0
Palo Pinto 2,418 38.4% 3,796 60.2% 91 6,305 R+21.9
Kleberg 4,001 64.0% 2,156 34.5% 91 6,248 D+29.5
Milam 2,879 47.0% 3,172 51.7% 80 6,131 R+4.8
Uvalde 2,887 47.9% 3,057 50.7% 82 6,026 R+2.8
Gray 1,303 21.7% 4,634 77.1% 76 6,013 R+55.4
Maverick 4,721 78.9% 1,124 18.8% 139 5,984 D+60.1
Hutchinson 1,379 23.1% 4,507 75.5% 83 5,969 R+52.4
Aransas 2,298 38.5% 3,597 60.3% 73 5,968 R+21.8
Panola 2,291 38.6% 3,580 60.3% 62 5,933 R+21.7
Lavaca 2,033 34.5% 3,792 64.4% 65 5,890 R+29.9
Houston 2,276 39.7% 3,385 59.0% 72 5,733 R+19.3
San Jacinto 2,406 42.1% 3,194 55.9% 111 5,711 R+13.8
Colorado 1,999 35.0% 3,629 63.6% 79 5,707 R+28.6
Robertson 3,249 58.3% 2,277 40.8% 50 5,576 D+17.4
Bandera 1,171 21.0% 4,246 76.3% 146 5,563 R+55.3
Starr 4,934 89.1% 535 9.7% 67 5,536 D+79.5
Titus 2,395 43.4% 3,065 55.6% 57 5,517 R+12.1
Bosque 1,880 34.8% 3,456 64.0% 63 5,399 R+29.2
Limestone 2,432 45.4% 2,863 53.4% 66 5,361 R+8.0
Young 1,747 33.1% 3,490 66.1% 41 5,278 R+33.0
Calhoun 2,691 51.0% 2,494 47.3% 88 5,273 D+3.7
Freestone 2,065 39.3% 3,117 59.3% 72 5,254 R+20.0
Grimes 2,076 39.9% 3,053 58.7% 73 5,202 R+18.8
Eastland 1,607 32.4% 3,249 65.4% 110 4,966 R+33.1
Montague 1,715 35.9% 3,005 62.9% 55 4,775 R+27.0
Lampasas 1,568 32.8% 3,137 65.7% 69 4,774 R+32.9
Burleson 2,070 43.5% 2,625 55.2% 61 4,756 R+11.7
Hockley 1,334 28.0% 3,365 70.8% 57 4,756 R+42.7
Leon 1,536 33.5% 3,001 65.5% 45 4,582 R+32.0
Tyler 2,235 49.0% 2,249 49.3% 75 4,559 R+0.3
Lee 1,736 38.6% 2,713 60.3% 53 4,502 R+21.7
Jones 1,847 41.4% 2,540 56.9% 79 4,466 R+15.5
Dewitt 1,295 29.6% 3,045 69.6% 35 4,375 R+40.0
Falls 2,115 49.6% 2,121 49.7% 32 4,268 R+0.1
Moore 1,065 25.5% 3,054 73.2% 52 4,171 R+47.7
Trinity 1,959 48.2% 2,056 50.6% 52 4,067 R+2.4
Gonzales 1,478 36.4% 2,536 62.5% 44 4,058 R+26.1
Comanche 1,415 38.0% 2,273 61.1% 32 3,720 R+23.1
Callahan 1,042 28.4% 2,571 70.0% 61 3,674 R+41.6
Scurry 1,254 34.4% 2,324 63.7% 72 3,650 R+29.3
Pecos 1,764 48.8% 1,748 48.4% 103 3,615 D+0.4
Willacy 2,681 74.8% 865 24.1% 40 3,586 D+50.6
Nolan 1,480 41.5% 2,038 57.1% 50 3,568 R+15.6
Deaf Smith 1,063 30.1% 2,418 68.5% 50 3,531 R+38.4
Red River 1,667 47.4% 1,817 51.7% 30 3,514 R+4.3
Dawson 1,279 36.6% 2,182 62.5% 31 3,492 R+25.9
Morris 1,879 54.6% 1,534 44.6% 28 3,441 D+10.0
Jackson 1,210 35.9% 2,138 63.3% 27 3,375 R+27.5
Newton 1,922 58.4% 1,331 40.5% 36 3,289 D+18.0
Clay 1,317 40.3% 1,932 59.1% 22 3,271 R+18.8
Karnes 1,387 43.1% 1,796 55.8% 33 3,216 R+12.7
Lamb 1,009 32.0% 2,121 67.2% 26 3,156 R+35.2
Ward 1,375 44.7% 1,621 52.7% 77 3,073 R+8.0
Duval 2,660 86.6% 373 12.1% 39 3,072 D+74.4
Blanco 876 28.8% 2,106 69.2% 61 3,043 R+40.4
Frio 1,929 64.1% 1,044 34.7% 37 3,010 D+29.4
Franklin 1,056 35.2% 1,903 63.3% 45 3,004 R+28.2
Wilbarger 1,088 36.9% 1,841 62.5% 16 2,945 R+25.6
Andrews 1,000 34.1% 1,869 63.8% 60 2,929 R+29.7
Camp 1,414 48.4% 1,485 50.8% 23 2,922 R+2.4
Terry 1,011 35.4% 1,794 62.9% 47 2,852 R+27.5
Hamilton 1,024 36.2% 1,774 62.7% 31 2,829 R+26.5
Archer 967 34.4% 1,811 64.3% 37 2,815 R+30.0
Runnels 879 31.2% 1,911 67.9% 24 2,814 R+36.7
San Augustine 1,450 51.7% 1,306 46.5% 51 2,807 D+5.1
Stephens 967 34.8% 1,767 63.7% 41 2,775 R+28.8
Rains 1,077 38.9% 1,647 59.5% 46 2,770 R+20.6
Sabine 1,197 43.4% 1,514 55.0% 44 2,755 R+11.5
Live Oak 925 34.2% 1,757 65.0% 22 2,704 R+30.8
Marion 1,303 51.2% 1,216 47.8% 27 2,546 D+3.4
Somervell 875 35.0% 1,593 63.7% 31 2,499 R+28.7
Madison 944 38.1% 1,496 60.3% 39 2,479 R+22.3
Coleman 829 33.5% 1,613 65.2% 33 2,475 R+31.7
Zavala 2,030 83.2% 380 15.6% 31 2,441 D+67.6
Dimmit 1,808 74.4% 581 23.9% 41 2,430 D+50.5
Gaines 754 31.2% 1,628 67.4% 35 2,417 R+36.2
Reeves 1,538 63.7% 827 34.2% 50 2,415 D+29.4
Brewster 1,157 48.3% 1,173 49.0% 65 2,395 R+0.7
Zapata 1,896 83.9% 341 15.1% 24 2,261 D+68.8
Brooks 1,865 84.5% 291 13.2% 52 2,208 D+71.3
Goliad 865 39.8% 1,281 58.9% 28 2,174 R+19.1
Jack 730 33.6% 1,419 65.4% 21 2,170 R+31.8
Carson 551 25.8% 1,559 73.1% 22 2,132 R+47.3
Ochiltree 250 11.9% 1,837 87.6% 11 2,098 R+75.6
Swisher 1,010 48.6% 1,050 50.6% 17 2,077 R+1.9
McCulloch 670 32.4% 1,387 67.2% 8 2,065 R+34.7
Castro 726 37.5% 1,188 61.4% 20 1,934 R+23.9
Parmer 455 23.6% 1,454 75.4% 20 1,929 R+51.8
Haskell 954 49.8% 946 49.4% 16 1,916 D+0.4
Floyd 627 32.7% 1,268 66.2% 20 1,915 R+33.5
Mitchell 767 41.4% 1,062 57.3% 23 1,852 R+15.9
Refugio 934 50.4% 897 48.4% 21 1,852 D+2.0
Yoakum 530 29.8% 1,215 68.3% 34 1,779 R+38.5
San Saba 551 31.6% 1,172 67.3% 19 1,742 R+35.6
Lynn 625 37.3% 1,038 61.9% 14 1,677 R+24.6
Crosby 741 46.2% 848 52.9% 15 1,604 R+6.7
Mills 532 33.4% 1,048 65.8% 12 1,592 R+32.4
Winkler 542 34.8% 987 63.3% 30 1,559 R+28.5
Bailey 472 30.3% 1,079 69.3% 6 1,557 R+39.0
Jim Hogg 1,269 82.2% 260 16.8% 15 1,544 D+65.3
Childress 484 31.4% 1,051 68.1% 8 1,543 R+36.7
Wheeler 437 28.3% 1,094 70.9% 11 1,542 R+42.6
Hartley 336 22.1% 1,168 76.9% 14 1,518 R+54.8
Hansford 195 13.3% 1,264 86.5% 2 1,461 R+73.2
Fisher 817 58.0% 579 41.1% 12 1,408 D+16.9
Donley 380 27.8% 962 70.5% 23 1,365 R+42.6
La Salle 902 66.9% 425 31.5% 22 1,349 D+35.4
Martin 426 32.3% 877 66.6% 14 1,317 R+34.2
Delta 513 39.4% 778 59.8% 10 1,301 R+20.4
Mason 352 27.1% 917 70.7% 28 1,297 R+43.6
Crane 412 32.4% 828 65.1% 32 1,272 R+32.7
Knox 543 44.5% 668 54.7% 10 1,221 R+10.2
Hemphill 294 24.1% 913 74.9% 12 1,219 R+50.8
Presidio 856 70.6% 323 26.7% 33 1,212 D+44.0
Garza 337 28.9% 801 68.6% 30 1,168 R+39.7
Baylor 455 39.9% 675 59.3% 9 1,139 R+19.3
Coke 343 30.5% 770 68.5% 11 1,124 R+38.0
Real 234 21.0% 865 77.6% 15 1,114 R+56.6
Kimble 294 26.5% 807 72.6% 10 1,111 R+46.2
Collingsworth 409 37.9% 662 61.3% 9 1,080 R+23.4
Kinney 371 36.1% 650 63.2% 8 1,029 R+27.1
Cochran 410 40.3% 588 57.8% 19 1,017 R+17.5
Sutton 315 31.0% 698 68.7% 3 1,016 R+37.7
Hall 425 43.4% 551 56.2% 4 980 R+12.9
Hardeman 437 44.8% 530 54.4% 8 975 R+9.5
Lipscomb 238 25.0% 706 74.2% 8 952 R+49.2
Shackelford 212 23.1% 689 75.1% 17 918 R+52.0
Crockett 369 40.4% 531 58.2% 13 913 R+17.7
Jeff Davis 359 39.7% 513 56.7% 32 904 R+17.0
Dallam 217 24.2% 666 74.2% 14 897 R+50.1
Menard 301 35.2% 540 63.2% 14 855 R+28.0
Upton 253 30.1% 575 68.4% 13 841 R+38.3
Sherman 182 22.4% 624 76.8% 7 813 R+54.4
Schleicher 269 34.2% 508 64.6% 9 786 R+30.4
Concho 242 31.8% 515 67.6% 5 762 R+35.8
Briscoe 299 40.0% 446 59.6% 3 748 R+19.7
Armstrong 180 24.3% 554 74.7% 8 742 R+50.4
Dickens 307 42.3% 413 57.0% 5 725 R+14.6
Reagan 198 27.3% 517 71.4% 9 724 R+44.1
Edwards 199 30.6% 447 68.7% 5 651 R+38.1
Hudspeth 359 55.2% 280 43.1% 11 650 D+12.2
Throckmorton 245 38.9% 376 59.7% 9 630 R+20.8
Oldham 153 24.4% 471 75.0% 4 628 R+50.6
Irion 189 30.3% 423 67.9% 11 623 R+37.6
Stonewall 283 48.7% 288 49.6% 10 581 R+0.9
Motley 159 28.2% 395 70.0% 10 564 R+41.8
Culberson 367 65.9% 176 31.6% 14 557 D+34.3
Cottle 240 44.9% 283 53.0% 11 534 R+8.1
Sterling 84 19.1% 351 80.0% 4 439 R+60.8
Glasscock 71 17.3% 339 82.5% 1 411 R+65.2
Kent 199 49.0% 200 49.3% 7 406 R+0.2
Roberts 68 17.2% 321 81.1% 7 396 R+63.9
Foard 227 62.4% 136 37.4% 1 364 D+25.0
McMullen 89 24.8% 263 73.3% 7 359 R+48.5
Terrell 194 54.6% 149 42.0% 12 355 D+12.7
Borden 74 27.1% 195 71.4% 4 273 R+44.3
Kenedy 63 57.3% 47 42.7% 110 D+14.5
King 23 23.5% 74 75.5% 1 98 R+52.0
Loving 16 27.6% 42 72.4% 58 R+44.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2