2002 Dallas mayoral special election

2002 Dallas mayoral special election
	January 19, 2002 (first round); February 16, 2002 (runoff)
Turnout	21.68% (first round); 21.82% (runoff)
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, after Ron Kirk resigned as mayor to run for the United States Senate seat up for election that year.

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

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

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

[results1-1] "Dallas County Dallas/DISD Special Election January 19,2002 Unofficial Group Cumulative Media Report". Dallas County. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

[results2-2] "Dallas County Dallas Runoff-Mayor Election February 16,2002 Unofficial Group Cumulative Media Report". Dallas County. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

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