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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas's 11th District

U.S. House · Texas

Chet Edwards (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ramsey Farley (R) by 4.4 points.

Chet EdwardsDemocrat · winner
51.6%74,678
Ramsey FarleyRepublican
47.1%68,236
1.3%1,943
144,857 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

EvenD+18.41994D+14.51996D+10.52000D+4.42002R+55.02004R+65.42010

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.

Chet EdwardsRamsey Farley
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$617.1K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$614.5K
$40.6K
Cash on hand
$5.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002

The candidates

Chet Edwards (D)Ramsey Farley (R)

Also on the ballot: Andrew Paul Farris (Libertarian), 1.3%