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2002Final results

2002 election for Georgia House District 72

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

James Stokes (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Guhl (R) by 1.6 points.

James StokesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%4,543
Bob GuhlRepublican
49.2%4,396
8,939 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+8.21986R+4.01988D+9.11990D+1.62002R+43.22006R+46.42020

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