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County results Taylor: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% Stancil: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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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.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Mark Taylor won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Steve Stancil.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Mark Taylor, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Taylor (incumbent) | 409,769 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 409,769 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Advanced to runoff edit
- Steve Stancil, state representative
- Mike Beatty, state senator
Defeated in primary edit
- Elbert Bartell, perennial candidate
Primary Results edit
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 edit
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 edit
Results edit
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% | |
Total votes | 2,007,539 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |