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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Georgia Senate District 46

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Brian Kemp (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Doug Haines (D) by 1.4 points.

Brian KempRepublican · winner
50.7%17,504
Doug HainesDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%17,015
34,519 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+12.81996D+1.22000R+1.42002R+3.22004R+11.42006R+15.62008

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