2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 21st District
U.S. House · Texas
Lamar Smith (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating John Courage (D) by 47.6 points.
Lamar SmithRepublican · winner
72.9%161,836
John CourageDemocrat
25.3%56,206
D. G. RobertsLibertarian
1.8%4,051
222,093 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.
John CourageLamar Smith
$168.6K
Raised by the campaign
$789.3K
$167K
Spent by the campaign
$799K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$466K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002