2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Texas
James Turner (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Van Brookshire (R) by 22.7 points.
James TurnerDemocrat · winner
60.8%85,492
Van BrookshireRepublican
38.2%53,656
Peter BeachLibertarian
1.0%1,353
140,501 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.
James TurnerVan Brookshire
$796.8K
Raised by the campaign
$27.9K
$330.8K
Spent by the campaign
$27.9K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$40
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002