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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
Candidates
- Mark Taylor, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 2002 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election
- 2002 United States Senate election in Georgia
- 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
- State of Georgia
- Lieutenant Governors of Georgia
References
- ^ "8/20/02 - GA Gov. - D Primary Race" (PDF). sos.ga.gov/page/georgia-election-results. September 4, 2002.
- ^ "8/20/02 - GA Lt. Gov. - R Primary Race". August 15, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "11/5/2002 - Lieutenant Governor". June 1, 2004. Archived from the original on June 1, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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