2002 Dallas mayoral special election

2002 Dallas mayoral special election

January 19, 2002 (first round)
February 16, 2002 (runoff)
Turnout21.68% (first round)
21.82% (runoff)
 
Candidate Laura Miller Tom Dunning Domingo García
First round vote 64,224 51,302 14,631
First round percentage 48.80% 38.98% 11.12%
Runoff vote 72,983 60,053
Runoff percentage 54.86% 45.14%

Mayor before election

Ron Kirk

Elected mayor

Laura Miller

The 2002 Dallas mayoral special election took place on January 19 and February 16, 2002, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas, after Ron Kirk resigned as mayor to run for the United States Senate seat up for election that year.

The race was officially nonpartisan. Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, top-two finishers advanced to a runoff election, which Laura Miller won.