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2002Final results

2002 election for Kentucky Senate District 2

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Robert J. Leeper (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Larry Sanderson (D) by 1.1 points.

Robert J. LeeperRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%16,950
49.5%16,589
33,539 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+15.41998R+1.12002D+22.92006D+33.82010R+16.92014R+26.52018

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