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Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002





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Governor Bredesen (cropped).jpg

VanHilleary.jpg
Nominee

Phil Bredesen

Van Hilleary

Party

Democratic

Republican
Popular vote

837,284
786,803
Percentage

50.6%
47.6%


Tennessee Governor Election Results by County, 2002.svg
County results
Bredesen:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hilleary:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%






Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican



Elected Governor

Phil Bredesen
Democratic


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]













































Democratic Party primary results[1]
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]








































Republican Primary results[2]
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]





















































































































Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002[3]
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]




  1. ^ "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


  2. ^ "August 1, 2002, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.


  3. ^ "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



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