2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election
2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. The incumbent, Don Sundquist, was barred from serving a third term. To succeed him, former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen, the Democratic nominee, who had run against Sundquist in 1994, narrowly defeated United States Congressman Van Hilleary, the Republican nominee, in the general election.
Contents
1 Democratic primary
1.1 Candidates
1.2 Results
2 Republican primary
2.1 Candidates
2.2 Results
3 General election
3.1 Candidates
3.1.1 Major
3.2 Results
4 References
5 External links
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Phil Bredesen, former Mayor of Nashville, 1994 Democratic nominee for governor- Randy Nichols, Knox County District Attorney General
- Charles E. Smith, former Tennessee Commissioner of Education
- Charles V. Brown
- L. Best
- Floyd R. Conover
Results[edit]
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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Van Hilleary, United States Congressman from Tennessee's 4th congressional district
Jim Henry, former Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives- Bob Tripp
- Dave Kelley
- Jessie D. McDonald
Results[edit]
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 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Major[edit]
Phil Bredesen (D)
Van Hilleary (R)- Edwin C. Sanders (I)
- Carl Two Feathers Whitaker (I)
John Jay Hooker (I)- David Gatchell (I)
- Gabriel Givens (I)
- Ray Ledford (I)
- James E. Herren (I)
- Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr. (I)
- Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I)
- Francis E. Waldron (I)
- Ronny Simmons (I)
- Robert O. Watson (I)
Basil Marceaux (I)
Results[edit]
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% | ||
Independent | Carl Two Feathers Whitaker | 5,308 | 0.32% | ||
Independent | John Jay Hooker | 4,577 | 0.28% | ||
Independent | David Gatchell | 2,991 | 0.18% | ||
Independent | Gabriel Givens | 1,591 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | Ray Ledford | 1,589 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | James E. Herren | 1,210 | 0.07% | ||
Independent | Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr. | 898 | 0.05% | ||
Independent | Marivuana Stout Leinoff | 645 | 0.04% | ||
Independent | Francis E. Waldron | 635 | 0.04% | ||
Independent | Ronny Simmons | 630 | 0.04% | ||
Independent | Robert O. Watson | 579 | 0.04% | ||
Independent | Basil Marceaux | 302 | 0.02% | ||
Write-ins | 376 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 50,481 | 3.05% | -36.10% | ||
Turnout | 1,653,167 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
References[edit]
^ "August 1, 2002, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "August 1, 2002, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "November 5, 2002, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Phil Bredesen for Governor
- Van Hilleary for Governor
Categories:
- 2002 Tennessee elections
- Tennessee gubernatorial elections
- 2002 United States gubernatorial elections
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