2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Georgia Senate District 52
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Preston Smith (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Marable (D) by 8.4 points.
Preston SmithRepublican · winner
54.2%16,957
Richard MarableDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%14,329
31,286 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