2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout50.40% Decrease2.svg [1] 12.63 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election45
Seats won54
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote708,290770,514
Percentage46.31%50.38%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.14%Decrease2.svg 3.11%

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     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold

The 2002 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 2002, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Contents

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Tennessee's congressional districts from 2002

These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. [2] Following the 2002 elections, Democrat Lincoln Davis flipped Tennessee's 4th congressional district, which was previously represented by Republican Van Hilleary. This flipped the Tennessee delegation to a 5-4 Democratic majority. [3]

Tennessee was one of six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2002, the other states being Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, and Texas.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2002 [4]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 708,29046.31%5Increase2.svg 1
Republican 770,51450.38%4Decrease2.svg 1
Independents48,4503.17%0
Totals1,529,309100.00%9

(There was 2,055 Write-in votes that were added to the statewide total number of votes).

Popular vote
Republican
50.38%
Democratic
46.31%
Other
3.30%
House seats
Democratic
55.56%
Republican
44.44%

By district

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Tennessee 1 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 78.98%
  • John Greene (Democratic) 19.91%
Others
  • Joshua Williamson (Independent) 0.60%
  • George Njezic (Independent) 0.51%
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Zach Wamp (Republican) 64.54%
  • John Wolfe Jr. (Democratic) 33.82%
  • William Bolen (Independent) 1.00%
  • Timothy Sevier (Independent) 0.54%
Tennessee 4 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Tennessee.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • William Chandler (Independent) 0.58%
  • John Ray (Independent) 0.33%
  • Bert Mason (Independent) 0.27%
  • Ed Wellmann (Independent) 0.22%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • Jonathan Farley (Independent) 0.71%
  • Jesse Turner (Independent) 0.51%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 65.92%
  • Robert Garrison (Republican) 32.33%
  • Patrick Lyons (Independent) 1.73%
Tennessee 7 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Marsha Blackburn (Republican) 70.73%
  • Tim Barron (Democratic) 26.48%
  • Rick Patterson (Independent) 2.77%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

District 1

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jenkins (inc.) 127,300 98.77%
Write-In Write-ins1,5861.23%
Total votes128,886 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Duncan (inc.) 146,887 78.98%
Democratic John Greene37,03519.91%
Independent Joshua Williamson1,1100.60%
Independent George Njezic9400.51%
Write-In Write-ins90.00%
Total votes185,981 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Zach Wamp (inc.) 112,254 64.54%
Democratic John Wolfe58,82433.82%
Independent William C. Bolen1,7431.00%
Independent Timothy A. Sevier9470.54%
Write-In Write-ins1530.09%
Total votes173,921 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Lean D (flip)November 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Lean D (flip)October 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lincoln Davis 95,989 52.08%
Republican Janice Bowling 85,68046.49%
Independent William Tharon Chandler1,0730.58%
Independent John Ray6050.33%
Independent Bert Mason5040.27%
Independent Ed Wellmann3990.22%
Write-In Write-ins500.03%
Total votes184,300 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe DOctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper 108,903 63.73%
Republican Robert Duvall56,82533.25%
Independent John Jay Hooker3,0631.79%
Independent Jonathan D. Farley1,2050.71%
Independent Jesse Turner8770.51%
Write-In Write-ins130.01%
Total votes170,886 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe DOctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bart Gordon (inc.) 117,034 65.92%
Republican Robert L. Garrison57,40132.33%
Independent J. Patrick Lyons3,0651.73%
Write-In Write-ins470.03%
Total votes177,547 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marsha Blackburn 138,314 70.73%
Democratic Tim Barron51,79026.48%
Independent Rick Patterson5,4232.77%
Write-In Write-ins310.02%
Total votes195,558 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe DOctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Tanner (inc.) 117,811 70.14%
Republican Mat McClain45,85327.30%
Independent James L. Hart4,2882.55%
Write-In Write-ins180.01%
Total votes167,970 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

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Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe DOctober 14, 2002

Results

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 120,904 83.81%
Independent Tony Rush23,20816.09%
Write-In Write-ins1480.10%
Total votes144,260 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2002". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 5, 2002. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. "2000s Redistricting Case Summaries". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. "CNN.com Election 2002 - SpatiaLogic Map: House". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.