2002 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
November 5, 2002
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| Turnout | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Rylander: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Atkins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas. Incumbent Republican comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander ran for re-election to a second term, and won the Republican primary unopposed. In the Democratic primary, former Texas Longhorns quarterback Marty Akins won the nomination unopposed. Rylander won the general election in a landslide, earning 64% of the vote to Atkins' 33%.