2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 1st District
U.S. House · Texas
Max Sandlin (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating John Lawrence (R) by 12.9 points.
Max SandlinDemocrat · winner
56.4%86,384
John LawrenceRepublican
43.6%66,654
153,038 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Max SandlinJohn Lawrence
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$83.1K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$84.4K
$4.2K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002; FEC, through Dec 4, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002