2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 9th District
U.S. House · Texas
Nicholas Lampson (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Williams (R) by 18.3 points.
Nicholas LampsonDemocrat · winner
58.6%86,710
Paul WilliamsRepublican
40.3%59,635
Dean L. TuckerLibertarian
1.1%1,613
147,958 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.
Nicholas LampsonPaul Williams
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$55.3K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$59.2K
$28.6K
Cash on hand
-$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002