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2002Final results

2002 election for Georgia Senate District 16

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Seth Harp (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Olson (D) by 40.0 points.

Seth HarpRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%33,053
Paul OlsonDemocrat
30.0%14,149
47,202 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

EvenR+11.41988D+6.11990R+15.32000R+40.02002R+34.92008R+36.32018

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