2002Final results
2002 election for Georgia's 12th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Max Burns (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Champ Walker (D) by 10.4 points.
Max BurnsRepublican · winner
55.2%77,479
Champ WalkerDemocrat
44.8%62,904
140,383 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Champ WalkerMax Burns
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$934.4K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$926.6K
$737
Cash on hand
$9.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002