User:XFinnigan/2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

Candidates

 * Mark Taylor, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Advanced to runoff

 * Steve Stancil, state representative
 * Mike Beatty, state senator

Defeated in primary

 * Elbert Bartell, perennial candidate