Election Name: | 2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Flag Year: | 2001 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2006 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
Nominee1: | Mark Taylor |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,041,231 |
Percentage1: | 51.87% |
Nominee2: | Steve Stancil |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 914,312 |
Percentage2: | 45.54% |
Map Size: | 240px |
Before Election: | Mark Taylor |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mark Taylor |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.