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2002Final results

2002 election for Georgia House District 97

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Quincy Murphy (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Otis Smith (R) by 28.4 points.

Quincy MurphyDemocrat · winner
64.2%6,614
Otis SmithRepublican
35.8%3,690
10,304 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+6.41996D+21.81998D+23.62000D+28.42002R+41.12004R+11.72018

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