2002 Dallas mayoral special election

The Dallas mayoral election of 2002 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.

2002 Dallas mayoral special election
January 19, 2002 (first round)[1]
February 16, 2002 (runoff)[2]
Turnout21.68% (first round)[1]
21.82% (runoff)[2]
 
Candidate Laura Miller Tom Dunning Domingo García
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
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
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Laura Miller
Independent

Elections in Texas
Government

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Laura Miller 64,224 48.80
Nonpartisan Tom Dunning 51,302 38.98
Nonpartisan Domingo García 14,631 11.12
Nonpartisan Marvin E. Crenshaw 1,214 0.92
Nonpartisan Jurline Hollins 226 0.17
Total votes 131,597

Runoff
Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Laura Miller 72,983 54.86
Nonpartisan Tom Dunning 60,053 45.14
Total votes 133,036

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