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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Texas Senate District 2

Texas State Senate · Texas

Bob Deuell (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating David Cain (D) by 9.4 points.

Bob DeuellRepublican · winner
53.9%80,075
David CainDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%66,151
Robert ParkerLibertarian
1.5%2,217
148,443 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+1.21994D+4.31996D+6.42000R+9.42002R+32.82010R+18.72018

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

The candidates

Bob Deuell (R)David Cain (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Parker (Libertarian), 1.5%