Texas — 2002 U.S. Senate election
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Akashicstate2002 Senate electionTexas · U.S. SenateCornynR+12.0
How it voted
Share of the 2002 vote
| John Cornyn ✓Republican | 55.3% | 2,496,243 |
|---|---|---|
| Ron KirkDemocrat | 43.3% | 1,955,758 |
| Scott Lanier JamesonLibertarian | 0.8% | 35,538 |
2002Senate margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 2002 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, TX | Republican | R+23.8 |
| ANDREWS, TX | Republican | R+29.7 |
| ANGELINA, TX | Republican | R+13.9 |
| ARANSAS, TX | Republican | R+21.8 |
| ARCHER, TX | Republican | R+30.0 |
| ARMSTRONG, TX | Republican | R+50.4 |
| ATASCOSA, TX | Republican | R+7.0 |
| AUSTIN, TX | Republican | R+45.8 |
| BAILEY, TX | Republican | R+39.0 |
| BANDERA, TX | Republican | R+55.3 |
| BASTROP, TX | Republican | R+7.5 |
| BAYLOR, TX | Republican | R+19.3 |
| BEE, TX | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| BELL, TX | Republican | R+20.1 |
| BEXAR, TX | Republican | R+3.8 |
| BLANCO, TX | Republican | R+40.4 |
| BORDEN, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| BOSQUE, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| BOWIE, TX | Republican | R+11.8 |
| BRAZORIA, TX | Republican | R+29.0 |
| BRAZOS, TX | Republican | R+30.2 |
| BREWSTER, TX | Republican | R+0.7 |
| BRISCOE, TX | Republican | R+19.7 |
| BROOKS, TX | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| BROWN, TX | Republican | R+41.1 |
| BURLESON, TX | Republican | R+11.7 |
| BURNET, TX | Republican | R+33.7 |
| CALDWELL, TX | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| CALHOUN, TX | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| CALLAHAN, TX | Republican | R+41.6 |
| CAMERON, TX | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| CAMP, TX | Republican | R+2.4 |
| CARSON, TX | Republican | R+47.3 |
| CASS, TX | Republican | R+3.0 |
| CASTRO, TX | Republican | R+23.9 |
| CHAMBERS, TX | Republican | R+28.4 |
| CHEROKEE, TX | Republican | R+27.8 |
| CHILDRESS, TX | Republican | R+36.7 |
| CLAY, TX | Republican | R+18.8 |
| COCHRAN, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| COKE, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| COLEMAN, TX | Republican | R+31.7 |
| COLLIN, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| COLLINGSWORTH, TX | Republican | R+23.4 |
| COLORADO, TX | Republican | R+28.6 |
| COMAL, TX | Republican | R+51.5 |
| COMANCHE, TX | Republican | R+23.1 |
| CONCHO, TX | Republican | R+35.8 |
| COOKE, TX | Republican | R+43.8 |
| CORYELL, TX | Republican | R+20.2 |
| COTTLE, TX | Republican | R+8.1 |
| CRANE, TX | Republican | R+32.7 |
| CROCKETT, TX | Republican | R+17.7 |
| CROSBY, TX | Republican | R+6.7 |
| CULBERSON, TX | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| DALLAM, TX | Republican | R+50.1 |
| DALLAS, TX | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| DAWSON, TX | Republican | R+25.9 |
| DE WITT, TX | Republican | R+40.0 |
| DEAF SMITH, TX | Republican | R+38.4 |
| DELTA, TX | Republican | R+20.4 |
| DENTON, TX | Republican | R+36.0 |
| DICKENS, TX | Republican | R+14.6 |
| DIMMIT, TX | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| DONLEY, TX | Republican | R+42.6 |
| DUVAL, TX | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| EASTLAND, TX | Republican | R+33.1 |
| ECTOR, TX | Republican | R+33.4 |
| EDWARDS, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| EL PASO, TX | Republican | R+37.1 |
| ELLIS, TX | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| ERATH, TX | Republican | R+36.7 |
| FALLS, TX | Republican | R+0.1 |
| FANNIN, TX | Republican | R+9.9 |
| FAYETTE, TX | Republican | R+33.3 |
| FISHER, TX | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| FLOYD, TX | Republican | R+33.5 |
| FOARD, TX | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| FORT BEND, TX | Republican | R+13.9 |
| FRANKLIN, TX | Republican | R+28.2 |
| FREESTONE, TX | Republican | R+20.0 |
| FRIO, TX | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| GAINES, TX | Republican | R+36.2 |
| GALVESTON, TX | Republican | R+7.3 |
| GARZA, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| GILLESPIE, TX | Republican | R+61.3 |
| GLASSCOCK, TX | Republican | R+65.2 |
| GOLIAD, TX | Republican | R+19.1 |
| GONZALES, TX | Republican | R+26.1 |
| GRAY, TX | Republican | R+55.4 |
| GRAYSON, TX | Republican | R+21.5 |
| GREGG, TX | Republican | R+37.6 |
| GRIMES, TX | Republican | R+18.8 |
| GUADALUPE, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| HALE, TX | Republican | R+26.4 |
| HALL, TX | Republican | R+12.9 |
| HAMILTON, TX | Republican | R+26.5 |
| HANSFORD, TX | Republican | R+73.2 |
| HARDEMAN, TX | Republican | R+9.5 |
| HARDIN, TX | Republican | R+25.2 |
| HARRIS, TX | Republican | R+6.7 |
| HARRISON, TX | Republican | R+13.3 |
| HARTLEY, TX | Republican | R+54.8 |
| HASKELL, TX | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| HAYS, TX | Republican | R+9.1 |
| HEMPHILL, TX | Republican | R+50.8 |
| HENDERSON, TX | Republican | R+26.8 |
| HIDALGO, TX | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| HILL, TX | Republican | R+25.1 |
| HOCKLEY, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| HOOD, TX | Republican | R+42.3 |
| HOPKINS, TX | Republican | R+19.8 |
| HOUSTON, TX | Republican | R+19.3 |
| HOWARD, TX | Republican | R+24.2 |
| HUDSPETH, TX | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| HUNT, TX | Republican | R+28.8 |
| HUTCHINSON, TX | Republican | R+52.4 |
| IRION, TX | Republican | R+37.6 |
| JACK, TX | Republican | R+31.8 |
| JACKSON, TX | Republican | R+27.5 |
| JASPER, TX | Republican | R+10.4 |
| JEFF DAVIS, TX | Republican | R+17.0 |
| JEFFERSON, TX | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| JIM HOGG, TX | Democratic | D+65.3 |
| JIM WELLS, TX | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| JOHNSON, TX | Republican | R+34.9 |
| JONES, TX | Republican | R+15.5 |
| KARNES, TX | Republican | R+12.7 |
| KAUFMAN, TX | Republican | R+28.4 |
| KENDALL, TX | Republican | R+61.4 |
| KENEDY, TX | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| KENT, TX | Republican | R+0.2 |
| KERR, TX | Republican | R+56.0 |
| KIMBLE, TX | Republican | R+46.2 |
| KING, TX | Republican | R+52.0 |
| KINNEY, TX | Republican | R+27.1 |
| KLEBERG, TX | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| KNOX, TX | Republican | R+10.2 |
| LA SALLE, TX | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| LAMAR, TX | Republican | R+18.6 |
| LAMB, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| LAMPASAS, TX | Republican | R+32.9 |
| LAVACA, TX | Republican | R+29.9 |
| LEE, TX | Republican | R+21.7 |
| LEON, TX | Republican | R+32.0 |
| LIBERTY, TX | Republican | R+17.0 |
| LIMESTONE, TX | Republican | R+8.0 |
| LIPSCOMB, TX | Republican | R+49.2 |
| LIVE OAK, TX | Republican | R+30.8 |
| LLANO, TX | Republican | R+43.5 |
| LOVING, TX | Republican | R+44.8 |
| LUBBOCK, TX | Republican | R+39.8 |
| LYNN, TX | Republican | R+24.6 |
| MADISON, TX | Republican | R+22.3 |
| MARION, TX | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| MARTIN, TX | Republican | R+34.2 |
| MASON, TX | Republican | R+43.6 |
| MATAGORDA, TX | Republican | R+15.7 |
| MAVERICK, TX | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| MCCULLOCH, TX | Republican | R+34.7 |
| MCLENNAN, TX | Republican | R+14.8 |
| MCMULLEN, TX | Republican | R+48.5 |
| MEDINA, TX | Republican | R+32.5 |
| MENARD, TX | Republican | R+28.0 |
| MIDLAND, TX | Republican | R+51.7 |
| MILAM, TX | Republican | R+4.8 |
| MILLS, TX | Republican | R+32.4 |
| MITCHELL, TX | Republican | R+15.9 |
| MONTAGUE, TX | Republican | R+27.0 |
| MONTGOMERY, TX | Republican | R+53.2 |
| MOORE, TX | Republican | R+47.7 |
| MORRIS, TX | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| MOTLEY, TX | Republican | R+41.8 |
| NACOGDOCHES, TX | Republican | R+24.3 |
| NAVARRO, TX | Republican | R+17.2 |
| NEWTON, TX | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| NOLAN, TX | Republican | R+15.6 |
| NUECES, TX | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| OCHILTREE, TX | Republican | R+75.6 |
| OLDHAM, TX | Republican | R+50.6 |
| ORANGE, TX | Republican | R+5.1 |
| PALO PINTO, TX | Republican | R+21.9 |
| PANOLA, TX | Republican | R+21.7 |
| PARKER, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| PARMER, TX | Republican | R+51.8 |
| PECOS, TX | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| POLK, TX | Republican | R+6.1 |
| POTTER, TX | Republican | R+30.6 |
| PRESIDIO, TX | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| RAINS, TX | Republican | R+20.6 |
| RANDALL, TX | Republican | R+57.6 |
| REAGAN, TX | Republican | R+44.1 |
| REAL, TX | Republican | R+56.6 |
| RED RIVER, TX | Republican | R+4.3 |
| REEVES, TX | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| REFUGIO, TX | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| ROBERTS, TX | Republican | R+63.9 |
| ROBERTSON, TX | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| ROCKWALL, TX | Republican | R+51.0 |
| RUNNELS, TX | Republican | R+36.7 |
| RUSK, TX | Republican | R+32.9 |
| SABINE, TX | Republican | R+11.5 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| SAN JACINTO, TX | Republican | R+13.8 |
| SAN PATRICIO, TX | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| SAN SABA, TX | Republican | R+35.6 |
| SCHLEICHER, TX | Republican | R+30.4 |
| SCURRY, TX | Republican | R+29.3 |
| SHACKELFORD, TX | Republican | R+52.0 |
| SHELBY, TX | Republican | R+18.0 |
| SHERMAN, TX | Republican | R+54.4 |
| SMITH, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| SOMERVELL, TX | Republican | R+28.7 |
| STARR, TX | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| STEPHENS, TX | Republican | R+28.8 |
| STERLING, TX | Republican | R+60.8 |
| STONEWALL, TX | Republican | R+0.9 |
| SUTTON, TX | Republican | R+37.7 |
| SWISHER, TX | Republican | R+1.9 |
| TARRANT, TX | Republican | R+16.4 |
| TAYLOR, TX | Republican | R+43.5 |
| TERRELL, TX | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| TERRY, TX | Republican | R+27.5 |
| THROCKMORTON, TX | Republican | R+20.8 |
| TITUS, TX | Republican | R+12.1 |
| TOM GREEN, TX | Republican | R+35.9 |
| TRAVIS, TX | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| TRINITY, TX | Republican | R+2.4 |
| TYLER, TX | Republican | R+0.3 |
| UPSHUR, TX | Republican | R+21.0 |
| UPTON, TX | Republican | R+38.3 |
| UVALDE, TX | Republican | R+2.8 |
| VAL VERDE, TX | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| VAN ZANDT, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| VICTORIA, TX | Republican | R+21.8 |
| WALKER, TX | Republican | R+25.3 |
| WALLER, TX | Republican | R+15.4 |
| WARD, TX | Republican | R+8.0 |
| WASHINGTON, TX | Republican | R+43.7 |
| WEBB, TX | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| WHARTON, TX | Republican | R+22.7 |
| WHEELER, TX | Republican | R+42.6 |
| WICHITA, TX | Republican | R+25.1 |
| WILBARGER, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| WILLACY, TX | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| WILLIAMSON, TX | Republican | R+27.9 |
| WILSON, TX | Republican | R+21.6 |
| WINKLER, TX | Republican | R+28.5 |
| WISE, TX | Republican | R+33.2 |
| WOOD, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| YOAKUM, TX | Republican | R+38.5 |
| YOUNG, TX | Republican | R+33.0 |
| ZAPATA, TX | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| ZAVALA, TX | Democratic | D+67.6 |
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+21.3Senate 2002R+12.0vs. baselineD+9.3
Texas's 2002 Senate race ran 9.3 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.
Texas's Senate margins
Every comparable D–R contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +14.5% |
| 1978 | −0.5% |
| 1982 | +18.1% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | −22.8% |
| 1994 | −22.5% |
| 1996 | −10.8% |
| 2000 | −32.8% |
| 2002 | −12.0% |
| 2006 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −12.0% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2014 | −27.2% |
| 2018 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | −9.6% |
| 2024 | −8.5% |
Same ballot, 2002TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.