The 2002 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the

attorney general of Texas The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the

. Republican state supreme court justice

Greg Abbott Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to ...

defeated

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Kirk Watson Kirk Preston Watson (born March 18, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United S ...

, the former mayor of

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, with 56.7% of the vote to win his first term as attorney general, he was sworn into office on January 20, 2003.

Primaries

Primaries were held on March 12, 2002, and runoffs were held on April 9, 2002, for both parties.

General election

Candidates

(R), state supreme court justice *

(D), former mayor of Austin * John Roland (Libertarian), author *

David Cobb David Cobb may refer to: * David Cobb (Massachusetts politician) (1748–1830), U.S. Congressman * David Cobb (slave trader) (d. 1826), killed in Ohio River slave revolt * David Cobb (artist) (1921–2014), artist * David Cobb (activist) (born ...

(Green), activist

Results

On election night Abbott won by a 15% margin against Watson, Roland, and Cobb.

References

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