Elections / 2002 · Senate · GA
Georgia — 2002 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2002 · U.S. SenateGeorgia · U.S. SenateSaxby ChamblissR+6.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2002 Senate returns.
- Saxby Chambliss✓Republican1,071,35252.7%
- Max Cleland(i)Democrat932,42245.9%
- Claude "Sandy" ThomasLibertarian27,8301.4%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+11.7Senate 2002R+6.8vs. baselineD+4.8
Georgia's 2002 Senate race ran 4.8 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.
Georgia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +66.3% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | +59.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | +20.4% |
| 2002 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2010 | −19.3% |
| 2014 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −13.8% |
| 2020 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | +1.0% |
Same ballot, 2002GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.