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2002Final results

2002 election for Kentucky Senate District 20

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Gary Tapp (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Larry L. Belcher (D) by 12.9 points.

Gary TappRepublican · winner
56.5%17,204
43.5%13,266
30,470 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+26.01994D+27.51998R+12.92002R+20.92010R+13.02018R+12.62022

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