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2002Final results

2002 election for Georgia House District 7

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ben Bridges Sr. (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Ben Purcell (D) by 24.2 points.

Ben Bridges Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
62.1%7,342
Ben PurcellDemocrat
37.9%4,485
11,827 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+0.71992R+13.41994R+4.52000R+24.22002R+68.72018R+67.52020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET