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2002 Dallas mayoral special election

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2002 Dallas mayoral special election

← 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 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. 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.

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

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First round

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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

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

References

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