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2002 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Max Sandlin won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Max Sandlin received 86,384 popular votes (56.45%). The main challenger was John Lawrence (43.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Sandlin and Lawrence

Sandlin +12.9 pts · won by 19,730 votes
Max SandlinDemocraticWINNER56.45%
86,384 votes
John LawrenceRepublican43.55%
66,654 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.