The 2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2002 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
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Taylor: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Stancil: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data |
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Mark Taylor won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Steve Stancil.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Mark Taylor, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Taylor (incumbent) | 409,769 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 409,769 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
- Steve Stancil, State Representative from Canton
- Mike Beatty, State Senator from Holders
Defeated in primary
- Elbert Bartell, perennial candidate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Beatty | 199,848 | 44.82 | |
Republican | Steve Stancil | 194,444 | 43.61 | |
Republican | Elbert Bartell | 51,610 | 11.57 | |
Total votes | 445,902 | 100.0 |
Runoff Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Stancil | 90,329 | 50.54 | |
Republican | Mike Beatty | 88,398 | 49.46 | |
Total votes | 178,727 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Taylor (incumbent) | 1,041,231 | 51.87% | -4.47% | |
Republican | Steve Stancil | 914,312 | 46.25% | +7.07% | |
Libertarian | Herbie Galloway | 51,218 | 2.55% | -1.95% | |
Write-in | 788 | 0.04% | +0.02% | ||
Total votes | 2,007,539 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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