2002Final results
2002 election for Georgia Senate District 5
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Mary Squires (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Herchek (R) by 15.7 points.
Mary SquiresDemocrat · winner
57.9%9,591
Jimmy HerchekRepublican
42.1%6,983
16,574 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET