2002 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Rick Perry won the 2002 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Rick Perry received 2,632,591 popular votes (57.81%). The main challenger was Tony Sanchez (39.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Perry and Sanchez

Perry +17.9 pts · won by 812,793 votes
2,632,591 votes
1,819,798 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.