2002Final results
2002 election for Texas Senate District 1
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Ratliff (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating B. D. Blount (D) by 36.3 points.
Bill RatliffRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%113,939
B. D. BlountDemocrat
31.8%53,201
167,140 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET