2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 32nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Pete Sessions (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Pauline K. Dixon (D) by 37.4 points.
Pete SessionsRepublican · winner
67.8%100,226
Pauline K. DixonDemocrat
30.3%44,886
Steve MartinLibertarian
1.1%1,582
Carla HubbellGreen
0.8%1,208
147,902 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.
Pauline K. DixonPete Sessions
$11.4K
Raised by the campaign
$730.5K
$10.6K
Spent by the campaign
$530.7K
$1.8K
Cash on hand
$474.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Pete Sessions (R)Pauline K. Dixon (D)
Also on the ballot: Steve Martin (Libertarian), 1.1%; Carla Hubbell (Green), 0.8%