2002 Georgia House of Representatives election

July 2026 Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2002http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2002_1105/house.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080206194855/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2002_1105/house.htm dead February 6, 2008 Homepage | Georgia Secretary of State Georgia (U.S. state) legislative no 2000 Georgia House of Representatives election 2000 2004 Georgia House of Representatives election 2004 All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives November 5, 2002 3x4.svg Tom Murphy(lost re-election) Democratic Party (United States) 18th 105 107 2 1,347,443 50.42% 3x4.svg Lynn Westmoreland Republican Party (United States) 104th 74 72 2 1,306,913 48.90% 400px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain Speaker Tom Murphy Terry Coleman Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 Georgia House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial Georgia state elections as well as the biennial United States elections. Georgia voters elected state representatives in all 180 of the state house's districts to the 147th Georgia General Assembly. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Georgia House of Representatives. Primaries were held on August 20, 2002, coinciding with primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Georgia State Senate, county and regional prosecutorial offices. In the general election, Democrats flipped two seats from the Republicans. However, Democratic speaker Tom Murphy lost re-election in his district, resulting in fellow Democrat Terry Coleman succeeding him as Speaker. Furthermore, Republicans won the governorship and State Senate in the same election, resulting in a divided General Assembly. It was the first election to use district maps drawn by the Democratic majorities in the 146th General Assembly from the 2000 United States redistricting cycle. Following Republican litigation, a federal court approved a special master to redraw districts for the State House and state Senate. Additionally, following the election, four Democratic representatives joined the Republican caucus. Both events helped lead to Democrats losing the House in the 2004 election.Bullock Charles 2018-01-01 The History of Redistricting in Georgia https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol52/iss4/4 Georgia Law Review 52 4 It is the most recent House election in which Democrats retained the majority of seats. It also marks the most recent House election in which Democrats won the statewide popular vote, as well as the narrowest popular vote split prior to the 2020 House election. It is also the most recent election to use multi-member districts, which had been revived after being eliminated by 1992. Results Summary +Summary of the November 5, 2002 Georgia House of Representatives election resultsPartyCandidatesVotes%Seats+/–%Republican118130691348.90%72 -240.00%Democratic131134744350.42%107 +259.44%Libertarian459310.22%00%Independent2122650.46%1–0.56%Total2552,672,552100.00%180– References Category:2002 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:Georgia House of Representatives elections Category:2002 state legislature elections in the United States