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2002 Georgia gubernatorial election

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2002 Georgia gubernatorial election

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election_name2002 Georgia gubernatorial election
countryGeorgia (U.S. state)
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1998 Georgia gubernatorial election
previous_year1998
next_election2006 Georgia gubernatorial election
next_year2006
election_dateNovember 5, 2002
flag_year2001
image1File:Sonny Perdue at rally.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Sonny Perdue**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,041,677**
percentage1**51.42%**
image2File:Roy Barnes concession speech (cropped).jpg
nominee2Roy Barnes
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2937,062
percentage246.25%
map_image
map_size240px
map_caption**Perdue:**
**Barnes:**
**Tie:**
titleGovernor
before_electionRoy Barnes
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionSonny Perdue
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Barnes:
Tie:
The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic governor Roy Barnes sought re-election to a second term as governor. State Senator Sonny Perdue emerged as the Republican nominee from a crowded and hotly contested primary, and he faced off against Barnes, who had faced no opponents in his primary election, in the general election. Though Barnes had been nicknamed "King Roy" due to his unique ability to get his legislative priorities passed, he faced a backlash among Georgia voters due to his proposal to change the state flag from its Confederate design.

Ultimately, Perdue was able to defeat governor Barnes and became the first Republican to serve as governor of the state since Reconstruction. This was only the second election that a Republican won in the state's history, the other being in 1868. The result was widely considered a major upset. Democrat Max Cleland simultaneously lost his re-election bid to Republican Saxby Chambliss, marking just the sixth time in the last 50 years in which U.S. Senate and gubernatorial incumbents from the same political party were simultaneously defeated in the same state.

, this is the last governor election in which Decatur, Grady, Meriwether, and Wilkes counties voted for the Democratic candidate. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee from different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor in Georgia. Barnes later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Georgia again in 2010 when Perdue was term-limited.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Roy Barnes, incumbent governor of Georgia

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Sonny Perdue, state senator from Bonaire
  • Linda Schrenko, Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Bill Byrne, chairman of the Cobb County Commission

Results

Primary results by county:

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General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportOctober 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 4, 2002

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Atkinson (Largest city: Pearson)
  • Baldwin (Largest city: Milledgeville)
  • Berrien (Largest city: Nashville)
  • Butts (Largest city: Jackson)
  • Chattooga (Largest city: Summerville)
  • Cook (Largest city: Adel)
  • Crawford (Largest city: Roberta)
  • Crisp (Largest city: Cordele)
  • Dodge (Largest city: Eastman)
  • Emanuel (Largest city: Swainsboro)
  • Greene (Largest city: Greensboro)
  • Heard (Largest city: Franklin)
  • Irwin (Largest city: Ocilla)
  • Jasper (Largest city: Monticello)
  • Jenkins (Largest city: Millen)
  • Johnson (Largest city: Wrightsville)
  • Lamar (Largest city: Barnesville)
  • Lanier (Largest city: Lakeland)
  • Miller (Largest city: Colquitt)
  • Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
  • Polk (Largest city: Cedartown)
  • Pulaski (Largest city: Hawkinsville)
  • Putnam (Largest city: Eatonton)
  • Schley (Largest city: Ellaville)
  • Screven (Largest city: Sylvania)
  • Sumter (Largest city: Americus)
  • Treutlen (Largest city: Soperton)
  • Turner (Largest city: Ashburn)
  • Wheeler (Largest city: Alamo)
  • Wilcox (Largest city: Abbeville)
  • Coffee (largest town: Douglas)
  • Colquitt (largest town: Moultrie)
  • Echols (largest town: Statenville)
  • Evans (largest town: Claxton)
  • Bleckley (largest town: Cochran)
  • Candler (largest town: Metter)
  • Lowndes (largest town: Valdosta)
  • Haralson (largest town: Bremen)
  • Houston (largest town: Warner Robins)
  • Jones (largest town: Gray)
  • Jeff Davis (largest town: Hazlehurst)
  • Monroe (largest town: Forsyth)
  • Morgan (largest town: Madison)
  • Lincoln (largest town: Lincolnton)
  • Tattnall (largest town: Glennville)
  • Tifton (largest town: Tifton)
  • Upson (largest town: Thomaston)
  • Thomas (largest town: Thomasville)
  • Laurens (largest town: Dublin)
  • Franklin (largest town: Lavonia)
  • Ware (largest town: Waycross)
  • Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley)
  • Telfair (largest municipality: McRae-Helena)
  • Wayne (largest town: Jesup)
  • Worth (largest town: Sylvester)
  • Bacon (largest town: Alma)
  • Brantley (largest town: Nahunta)
  • Ben Hill (Largest city: Fitzgerald)
  • Long (Largest city: Ludowici)
  • Seminole (Largest city: Donalsonville)
  • Charlton (largest town: Folkston)
  • Lincoln (largest town: Lincolnton)
  • Lumpkin (largest town: Dahlonega)
  • McDuffie (largest town: Thomson)
  • Bartow (largest town: Cartersville)
  • Bulloch (largest town: Stateboro)
  • Rabun (largest town: Clayton)
  • Towns (largest town: Young Harris)
  • Union (largest town: Blairsville)
  • Appling (largest town: Baxley)
  • Johnson (Largest city: Wrightsville)
  • Habersham (largest town: Cornelia)
  • Lumpkin (largest town: Dahlonega)
  • Dooly (largest city: Vienna) (became tied)
  • Toombs (largest town: Vidalia)
  • Pierce (largest town: Blackshear)
  • Columbia (largest town: Martinez)

References

Notes

References

  1. (6 November 2002). "THE 2002 ELECTIONS: GEORGIA; Senator Cleland Loses in an Upset to Republican Emphasizing Defense". The New York Times.
  2. Ostermeier, Eric. (November 19, 2014). "Mark Begich and Sean Parnell Join Small Group in Defeat". Smart Politics.
  3. "Our Campaigns - GA Governor - D Primary Race - Aug 20, 2002".
  4. (September 7, 2002). "8/20/02 - Republican Gubernatorial Primary".
  5. (October 31, 2002). "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 {{!}} The Cook Political Report".
  6. (November 4, 2002). "Governors Races".
  7. (February 6, 2008). "11/5/02 - Governor".
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