2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee


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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.

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout50.40% Decrease[1] 12.63 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 4 5
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 708,290 770,514
Percentage 46.31% 50.38%
Swing Increase 2.14% Decrease 3.11%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Democratic gain

Democratic

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Republican

  60–70%

  70–80%

  >90%

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.

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2002[4]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 708,290 46.31% 5   1
Republican 770,514 50.38% 4   1
Independents 48,450 3.17% 0 —
Totals 1,529,309 100.00% 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%
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.
  • ▌  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.
  • ▌  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.
  • ▌  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.
  • ▌  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.
  • ▌  Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 83.81%
  • ▌Tony Rush (Independent) 16.09%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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.