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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas House District 17

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert L. Cook (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Jean Killgore (R) by 14.6 points.

Robert L. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%21,630
Jean KillgoreRepublican
41.8%16,022
Darrell R. GrearLibertarian
1.9%715
38,367 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+36.31994D+2.61996D+27.21998D+14.62002D+9.52004D+1.02006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Robert L. Cook (D)Jean Killgore (R)

Also on the ballot: Darrell R. Grear (Libertarian), 1.9%