united states house of representatives elections in texas, 2002
results
Table:
District

Incumbent

Party

First
elected

Result

Candidates

Texas 1

Max Sandlin

Democratic

1996

Re-elected

Max Sandlin (D) 56.45%
John Lawrence (R) 43.55%

Texas 2

Jim Turner

Democratic

1996

Re-elected

Jim Turner (D) 60.85%
Van Brookshire (R) 38.19%
Peter Beach (L) 0.96%

Texas 3

Sam Johnson

Republican

1991

Re-elected

Sam Johnson (R) 73.95%
Manny Molera (D) 24.33%
John E. Davis (L) 1.72%

Texas 4

Ralph Hall

Democratic

1980

Re-elected

Ralph Hall (D) 57.82%
John Graves (R) 40.37%
Barbara Robinson (L) 1.81%

Texas 5

None (District created)

New seat
Republican gain

Jeb Hensarling (R) 58.21%
Ron Chapman (D) 40.26%
Dan Michalski (L) 0.92%
Thomas Kemper (G) 0.61%

Texas 6

Joe Barton

Republican

1984

Re-elected

Joe Barton (R) 70.35%
Felix Alvarado (D) 27.68%
Frank Brady (L) 1.21%
B.J. Armstrong (G) 0.76%

Texas 7

John Culberson

Republican

2000

Re-elected

John Culberson (R) 89.19%
Drew Parks (L) 10.76%

Texas 8

Kevin Brady

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kevin Brady (R) 93.14%
Gil Guillory (L) 6.86%

Texas 9

Nick Lampson

Democratic

1996

Re-elected

Nick Lampson (D) 58.60%
Paul Williams (R) 40.31%
Dean Tucker (L) 1.09%

Texas 10

Lloyd Doggett

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Lloyd Doggett (D) 84.37%
Michele Messina (L) 15.63%

Texas 11

Chet Edwards

Democratic

1990

Re-elected

Chet Edwards (D) 51.55%
Ramsey Farley (R) 47.11%
Andrew Paul Farris (L) 1.34%

Texas 12

Kay Granger

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kay Granger (R) 91.87%
Edward A. Hanson (D) 8.13%

Texas 13

Mac Thornberry

Republican

1994

Re-elected

Mac Thornberry (R) 79.27%
Zane Reese (D) 20.73%

Texas 14

Ron Paul

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Ron Paul (R) 68.09%
Corby Windham (D) 31.91%

Texas 15

Ruben Hinojosa

Democratic

1996

Re-elected

Ruben Hinojosa (D) unopposed

Texas 16

Silvestre Reyes

Democratic

1996

Re-elected

Silvestre Reyes (D) unopposed

Texas 17

Charles Stenholm

Democratic

1978

Re-elected

Charles Stenholm (D) 51.36%
Rob Beckham (R) 47.39%
Fred Jones (L) 1.25%

Texas 18

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 76.91%
Phillip Abbott (R) 21.70%
Brent Sullivan (L) 1.38%

Texas 19

Larry Combest

Republican

1984

Re-elected

Larry Combest (R) 91.64%
Larry Johnson (L) 8.36%

Texas 20

Charlie Gonzalez

Democratic

1998

Re-elected

Charlie Gonzalez (D) unopposed

Texas 21

Lamar S. Smith

Republican

1986

Re-elected

Lamar S. Smith (R) 72.87%
John Courage (D) 25.31%
D.G. Roberts (L) 1.82%

Texas 22

Tom DeLay

Republican

1984

Re-elected

Tom DeLay (R) 63.17%
Tim Riley (D) 35.02%
Jerry LaFleur (L) 1.01%
Joel West (G) 0.79%

Texas 23

Henry Bonilla

Republican

1992

Re-elected

Henry Bonilla (R) 51.53%
Henry Cuellar (D) 47.20%
Jeffrey Blunt (L) 0.73%
Ed Scharf (G) 0.54%

Texas 24

Martin Frost

Democratic

1978

Re-elected

Martin Frost (D) 64.66%
Mike Rivera Ortega (R) 33.95%
Ken Ashby (L) 1.38%

Texas 25

Ken Bentsen

Democratic

1994

Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold

Chris Bell (D) 54.76%
Tom Reiser (R) 43.09%
George Reiter (G) 1.20%
Guy McLendon (L) 0.94%

Texas 26

Dick Armey

Republican

1984

Retired
Republican hold

Michael Burgess (R) 74.81%
Paul LeBon (D) 22.76%
David Croft (L) 1.44%
Gary R. Page (G) 0.99%

Texas 27

Solomon Ortiz

Democratic

1982

Re-elected

Solomon Ortiz (D) 61.10%
Pat Ahumada (R) 36.54%
Christopher Claytor (L) 2.36%

Texas 28

Ciro Rodriguez

Democratic

1997

Re-elected

Ciro Rodriguez (D) 71.09%
Gabriel Perales (R) 26.86%
William Stallknecht (I) 2.05%

Texas 29

Gene Green

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Gene Green (D) 95.16%
Joe Vu (L) 4.84%

Texas 30

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 74.26%
Ron Bush (R) 24.19%
Lance Flores (L) 1.55%

Texas 31

None (District created)

New seat
Republican gain

John Carter (R) 69.08%
David Bagley (D) 27.36%
Clark Simmons (L) 1.26%
John S. Petersen (G) 1.23%
R.C. Crawford (I) 1.06%

Texas 32

Pete Sessions
Redistricted from the 5th district

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Pete Sessions (R) 67.77%
Pauline Dixon (D) 30.35%
Steve Martin (L) 1.07%
Carla Hubbell (G) 0.82%

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