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2002 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 161,836 popular votes (72.87%). The main challenger was John Courage (25.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Courage

Smith +47.6 pts · won by 105,630 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER72.87%
161,836 votes
John CourageDemocratic25.31%
56,206 votes
D. G. RobertsLibertarian1.82%
4,051 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.