2002Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2002 election for U.S. Senate in Georgia
U.S. Senate · Georgia
Saxby Chambliss (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Max Cleland (D) by 6.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Saxby ChamblissRepublican · winner
52.7%1,071,352
Max ClelandDemocrat
45.9%932,422
Claude "sandy" ThomasLibertarian
1.4%27,830
2,031,604 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.
Max ClelandSaxby Chambliss
$8.2M
Raised by the campaign
$8.1M
$9.1M
Spent by the campaign
$9.8M
$59.3K
Cash on hand
$57.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Claude "sandy" Thomas $11.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002