2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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NomineeMark TaylorSteve Stancil
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote1,041,231914,312
Percentage51.87%45.54%

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

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Taylor (incumbent) 409,769 100.00
Total votes409,769 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

  • Steve Stancil, State Representative from Canton
  • Mike Beatty, State Senator from Holders

Defeated in primary

Results

Republican primary results by county:
  Beatty
  •   Beatty—<40%
  •   Beatty—40–50%
  •   Beatty—50–60%
  •   Beatty—60–70%
  •   Beatty—80–90%
  •   Beatty—>90%
  Stancil
  •   Stancil—<40%
  •   Stancil—40–50%
  •   Stancil—50–60%
  •   Stancil—60–70%
  •   Stancil—>70%
Republican primary results[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMike Beatty 199,848 44.82
RepublicanSteve Stancil 194,444 43.61
RepublicanElbert Bartell51,61011.57
Total votes445,902 100.0

Runoff Results

Republican runoff results by county:
  Stancil
  •   Stancil—50–60%
  •   Stancil—60–70%
  •   Stancil—70%-80%
  •   Stancil—>80%
  Beatty
  •   Beatty—50–60%
  •   Beatty—60–70%
  •   Beatty—70–80%
  •   Beatty—80–90%
  •   Beatty—>90%
  Tie
  •   Tie—50%
  No data
  •   No data
Republican primary runoff results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSteve Stancil 90,329 50.54
RepublicanMike Beatty88,39849.46
Total votes178,727 100.0

General election

Results

2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticMark Taylor (incumbent) 1,041,231 51.87% -4.47%
RepublicanSteve Stancil914,31246.25%+7.07%
LibertarianHerbie Galloway51,2182.55%-1.95%
Write-in7880.04%+0.02%
Total votes2,007,539 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References