2002 Texas Attorney General election
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 December 2, 2002.
Primaries
Primaries were held on March 12, 2002, and runoffs were held on April 9, 2002, for both parties.General election
Candidates
- Greg Abbott, state supreme court justice
- Kirk Watson, former mayor of Austin
- John Roland, author
- David Cobb, activist