Almost 34,000

Fayette voters hit the polls Tuesday as Georgia elected its first Republican

governor in over 100 years.

Sonny Perdue

outgained incumbent Democrat Roy Barnes 21,655 to 11,377 in Fayette. Elections

officials said 33,957 of 52,995 eligible persons voted in Fayette, equal

to a 64 percent rate.

Peachtree City

teacher Kathy Cox handily won Fayette on her way to securing the state

school superintendent seat. Cox outpaced Democratic challenger Barbara

Christmas 24,629 to 7,887 in Fayette, while Libertarian candidate Lynn

Krogseng got 1,050 votes.

Statewide,

Cox totalled 54.3 percent of the vote with 1,081,932 votes to Christmas's

855,029 (42.9 percent) and Krogseng's 56,695 (2.8 percent).

Although Fayette

resident Emory Wilkerson won his home county with 9,150 votes to 4,538

for Valencia Seay, his challenger for the State Senate 34th District seat,

the district totals came out in Seay's favor once votes from the Clayton

County precincts were tallied. Seay won the seat by a margin of 6,351

votes.

Incumbent U.S.

Rep Mac Collins won Fayette handily, taking 25,246 votes for the 8th District

seat over 6,187 for challenger Angelos Petrakopoulos. Collins won the

seat with a district-wide tally of 142,479 compared to Petrakopoulos's

39,410.

Saxby Chambliss,

who outpaced Democratic challenger Max Cleland almost two to one in Fayette,

won the state with 52.8 percent of the vote.

Although Republican

lieutenant governor candidate Steve Stancil won Fayette with 20,057 votes

to Democrat Mark Taylor's 12,539, he couldn't sway the entire state, taking

just 45.6 percent of the vote while Taylor pulled in 51.8 percent statewide.

Consolidated County Returns

for General Election - Fayette County, Georgia

November 5, 2002

U.S. SENATE

Max Cleland 11,363

Saxby Chambliss 22,092

Claude Thomas 396

GOVERNOR

Roy E. Barnes 11,377

Sonny Perdue 21,655

Garrett M. Hayes 748

LT GOVERNOR

Mark Taylor 12,539

Steve Stancil 20,057

Herbert Galloway III 948

SECRETARY OF STATE

Cathy Cox 17,454

Charlie Bailey 15,042

Mike Pitts 1,077

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Thurbert Baker 14,266

Shannon Goessling 18,845

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE

Tommy Irvin 14,747

Deanna Strickland 17,165

Doug Morton 1,237

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE

Lois Cohen 6,986

John W. Oxendine 25,234

Helmut Forren 990

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Barbara Christmas 7,887

Kathy Cox 24,629

Lynn Krogseng 1,050

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR

Michael Thurmond 12,122

Richard McGee 19,436

William Costa 1,288

US REP 8TH DISTRICT

Aneglos Petrakopoulos 6,187

Mac Collins 25,246

US REP 13TH DISTRICT

David Scott 1,235

Clay Cox 485

STATE SENATE 34TH DISTRICT

Valencia Seay 4,538

Emory Wilkerson 9,150

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