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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas's 4th District

U.S. House · Texas

Ralph M. Hall (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating John Graves (R) by 17.4 points.

Ralph M. HallDemocrat · winner
57.8%97,304
John GravesRepublican
40.4%67,939
Barbara RobinsonLibertarian
1.8%3,042
168,285 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+29.51996D+16.71998D+22.52000D+17.42002R+37.82004R+31.02006

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.

Ralph M. HallJohn Graves
$645.7K
Raised by the campaign
$162.1K
$635.6K
Spent by the campaign
$160.8K
$47.5K
Cash on hand
$1.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002

The candidates

Ralph M. Hall (D)John Graves (R)

Also on the ballot: Barbara Robinson (Libertarian), 1.8%