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Tennessee state elections in 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 1, 2002. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 5 ballot.
Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Fred Thompson decided to retire. Former Republican governor Lamar Alexander won the open seat, defeating Congressman Bob Clement.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 891,498 | 54.28% | −7.09% | |
| Democratic | Bob Clement | 728,232 | 44.34% | +7.52% | |
| Independent | John Jay Hooker | 6,401 | 0.39% | N/A | |
| Independent | Wesley M. Baker | 6,106 | 0.37% | N/A | |
| Independent | Connie Gammon | 5,349 | 0.33% | N/A | |
| Independent | Karl Stanley Davidson | 2,217 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Independent | Basil Marceaux | 1,170 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Write-ins | 356 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 163,266 | 9.94% | −14.61% | ||
| Turnout | 1,642,432 | 50.40% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
August 1, 2002, Primary Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bob Clement | 418,172 | 82.18% | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Davis | 50,563 | 9.94% | |
| Democratic | Cher A. Hopkey | 14,481 | 2.85% | |
| Democratic | Michael L. Hampstead | 12,940 | 2.54% | |
| Democratic | Alvin M. Strauss | 12,241 | 2.41% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 478 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 508,875 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 295,052 | 53.79% | |
| Republican | Ed Bryant | 233,678 | 42.60% | |
| Republican | Mary Taylor-Shelby | 5,589 | 1.02% | |
| Republican | June Griffin | 4,930 | 0.90% | |
| Republican | Michael Brent Todd | 4,002 | 0.73% | |
| Republican | James E. DuBose | 3,572 | 0.65% | |
| Republican | Christopher G. Fenner | 1,552 | 0.28% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 107 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 548,482 | 100.00% | ||
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | Bill Jenkins | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Van Hilleary | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Tennessee. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Tennessee 5 | Bob Clement | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
Others
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| Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Ed Bryant | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John S. Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Harold Ford Jr. | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 837,284 | 50.65% | +21.17% | |
| Republican | Van Hilleary | 786,803 | 47.59% | −21.03% | |
| Independent | Edwin C. Sanders | 7,749 | 0.47% | N/A | |
| Independent | Carl Two Feathers Whitaker | 5,308 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| Independent | John Jay Hooker | 4,577 | 0.28% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 2,991 | 0.18% | N/A | |
| Independent | Gabriel Givens | 1,591 | 0.10% | N/A | |
| Independent | Ray Ledford | 1,589 | 0.10% | N/A | |
| Independent | James E. Herren | 1,210 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Independent | Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr. | 898 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Independent | Marivuana Stout Leinoff | 645 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Independent | Francis E. Waldron | 635 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Independent | Ronny Simmons | 630 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Independent | Robert O. Watson | 579 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Independent | Basil Marceaux | 302 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| Write-ins | 376 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,653,167 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
August 1, 2002, primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 426,418 | 79.05 | |
| Democratic | Randy Nichols | 38,322 | 7.10 | |
| Democratic | Charles E. Smith | 34,547 | 6.40 | |
| Democratic | Charles V. Brown | 17,506 | 3.25 | |
| Democratic | L. Best | 16,007 | 2.97 | |
| Democratic | Floyd R. Conover | 6,218 | 1.15 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 420 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 539,438 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Van Hilleary | 343,543 | 64.31 | |
| Republican | Jim Henry | 159,862 | 29.92 | |
| Republican | Bob Tripp | 17,156 | 3.21 | |
| Republican | Dave Kelley | 8,581 | 1.61 | |
| Republican | Jessie D. McDonald | 4,682 | 0.88 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 389 | 0.07 | |
| Total votes | 534,213 | 100.00 | ||
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2002.
After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 5, 2002.
Democrats won 54 seats, while Republicans won 45 seats. Republicans gained four seats.
Shall the Tennessee Constitution be amended so that the period (.) at the end of Article XI, Section 5, of the Constitution of Tennessee be changed to a comma (,) and the following new language be added: except that the legislature may authorize as state lottery if the net proceeds of the lottery's revenues are allocated to provide financial assistance to citizens of this statet to enable such citizens to attend post-secondary educational institutions located within this state. The excess after such allocations from such 1 net proceeds from the lottery would be appropriaed to: (1) Capital outlay projects for K-12 educational facilities; and (2) Early learning programs and after school programs. Such appropriation of funds to support improvements and enhancements for educational programs and purposes and such net proceeds shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-lottery educational resources for education programs and purposes. All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization located in this state, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code or as may be amended from time to time. A state lottery means a lottery of the type such as in operation in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia in 2000, and the amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee provided for herein does not authorize games of chance associated with casinos, including, but not limited to, slot machines, roulette wheels, and the like. The state lottery authorized in this section shall be implemented and administered uniformly throughout the state in such manner as the legislature, by general law, deems appropriate. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
This amendment would establish a state lottery. It passed with 57.54% of the vote, establishing the Tennessee Lottery. [8]
Shall the Tennessee Constitution be amended by deleting Article VI, Section 14, in its entirety and by substituting instead the following: Sec. 14. The General Assembly shall prescribe the maximum fine that, absent waiver, may be assessed without a jury. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
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