2002Final results
2002 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
Rick Perry (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Tony Sanchez (D) by 18.3 points.
Rick PerryRepublican · winner
59.1%2,632,591
Tony SanchezDemocrat
40.9%1,819,798
4,452,389 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET