2002 Dallas mayoral special election

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2002 Dallas mayoral special election
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  1999 January 19, 2002 (first round) [1]
February 16, 2002 (runoff) [2]
2003  
Turnout21.68% (first round) [1]
21.82% (runoff) [2]
 
Candidate Laura Miller Tom Dunning Domingo García
First round vote64,22451,30214,631
First round percentage48.80%38.98%11.12%
Runoff vote72,98360,053
Runoff percentage54.86%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. It was triggered after Ron Kirk declared his intent to resign as mayor so he could focus on running in the 2002 United States Senate election in Texas.

Contents

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

Results

First round

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Laura Miller 64,224 48.80
Nonpartisan Tom Dunning 51,302 38.98
Nonpartisan Domingo García 14,63111.12
Nonpartisan Marvin E. Crenshaw1,2140.92
Nonpartisan Jurline Hollins2260.17
Total votes131,597

Runoff

Results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Laura Miller 72,983 54.86
Nonpartisan Tom Dunning60,05345.14
Total votes133,036

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dallas County Dallas/DISD Special Election January 19,2002 Unofficial Group Cumulative Media Report". Dallas County. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dallas County Dallas Runoff-Mayor Election February 16,2002 Unofficial Group Cumulative Media Report". Dallas County. Retrieved October 18, 2019.