2002 Georgia gubernatorial election

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 incumbent Governor Barnes and became the first Republican to serve as governor of the state since Reconstruction. The result was widely considered a major upset.[1]

2002 Georgia gubernatorial election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Sonny Perdue Roy Barnes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,041,677 937,062
Percentage 51.3% 46.2%
County results
Perdue:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Barnes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     Tie
Governor before election

Roy Barnes
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Sonny Perdue
Republican

Elections in Georgia

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roy Barnes (incumbent) 434,892 100.00
Total votes 434,892 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Primary results by county:
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sonny Perdue 259,966 50.83
Republican Linda Schrenko 142,911 27.94
Republican Bill Byrne 108,586 21.23
Total votes 511,463 100.00

General election

Results
2002 Georgia gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Sonny Perdue 1,041,677 51.42% +7.34%
Democratic Roy Barnes (incumbent) 937,062 46.25% -6.24%
Libertarian Garrett Michael Hayes 47,122 2.33% -1.11%
Total votes 2,025,861 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic
gollark: How apioform, it works fine with not-SCGI.
gollark: It is behind ßCGI.
gollark: https://fossil.osmarks.net/
gollark: Gibson. I see you are in voice. Please explain, if you can, why my fossil server says "not found" utterly.
gollark: [REDACTED AND EXPUNGED AT THE SAME TIME] but yes, now.

See also

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/06/us/2002-elections-georgia-senator-cleland-loses-upset-republican-emphasizing.html
  2. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2002_0820/summary.htm
  3. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2002_1105/summary.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.