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]
Turnout	21.68% (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

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.