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2002 Tennessee elections

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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.

United States Congress

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Senate

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Alexander
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Clement
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Fred Thompson decided to retire. Former Republican governor Lamar Alexander won the open seat, defeating Congressman Bob Clement.

Results

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United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

House of Representatives

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District results
District results:
  Democratic
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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 tickY 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 tickY 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 tickY 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.
Popular vote
Republican
50.38%
Democratic
46.31%
Other
3.30%
House seats
Democratic
55.56%
Republican
44.44%

Gubernatorial

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Bredesen
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Hilleary
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

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.

Results

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Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

State legislature

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State Senate

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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.

State House of Representatives

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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.

Ballot measures

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Amendment 1

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Amendment 1
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.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 894,232 57.54%
No 659,979 42.46%
Valid votes 1,554,211 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,554,211 100.00%

Yes
  60–70%
  50–60%

No

  50–60%
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]

Amendment 2

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Amendment 2
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.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 702,434 52.98%
No 623,535 47.02%
Valid votes 1,325,969 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,325,969 100.00%

Yes
  60–70%
  50–60%

No

  60–70%
  50–60%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "November 5, 2002, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "August 1, 2002, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "August 1, 2002, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Tennessee Amendment Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State.
  8. ^ Staff (2013). "Tennessee Lottery for Education, Amendment 1 (2002)". Ballotpedia.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013.