Claim: The Georgia gubernatorial election of 2002 was and election held on November 5, 2002 and participated in by three Republican party members, Sonny Perdue(50.83%) , Linda Schrenko(27.94%) and Bill Byrne(21.23%) with a total of 511,463 votes, 259,966 of which were for Sonny Perdue who ended up winning the election.
Evidence: The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Republican Sonny Perdue 50.83 Republican Linda Schrenko 27.94 Republican Bill Byrne 21.23 259,966 511,463 Ultimately, Perdue was able to defeat incumbent Governor Barnes and became the first Republican to serve as governor of the state since Reconstruction.