2002 Texas Attorney General election

2002 Texas Attorney General election
November 5, 2002
Turnout34.7% 2.9%
 
Nominee Greg Abbott Kirk Watson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,542,184 1,841,359
Percentage 56.7% 41.1%
County results
Abbott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Watson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Attorney General before election

John Cornyn
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Greg Abbott
Republican

The 2002 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the attorney general of Texas. Republican state supreme court justice Greg Abbott defeated Democrat Kirk Watson, the former mayor of Austin, with 56.7% of the vote to win his first term as attorney general, he was sworn into office on January 20, 2003.

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