2002Final results
2002 election for Georgia's 8th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Michael Collins (R) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating A. Petrakopoulos (D) by 56.7 points.
Michael CollinsRepublican · winner
78.3%142,505
A. PetrakopoulosDemocrat
21.7%39,422
181,927 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.
No DemocratMichael Collins
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Raised by the campaign
$764K
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Spent by the campaign
$783.5K
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Cash on hand
$45.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002