Elections / 2002 · Senate · TN
Tennessee — 2002 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2002 · U.S. SenateTennessee · U.S. SenateLamar AlexanderR+9.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2002 Senate returns.
- Lamar Alexander✓Republican891,49854.3%
- Bob ClementDemocrat728,23244.3%
- John Jay HookerIndependent6,4010.4%
- Wesley M. BakerIndependent6,1060.4%
- Connie GammonIndependent5,3490.3%
- Karl Stanley DavidsonIndependent2,2170.1%
- Basil J. MarceauxIndependent1,1700.1%
- H. Gary KeplingerIndependent1,1030.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+3.9Senate 2002R+9.9vs. baselineR+6.1
Tennessee's 2002 Senate race ran 6.1 points more Republican than its 2000 presidential margin.
Tennessee's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | −15.2% |
| 1982 | +23.9% |
| 1984 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | +30.6% |
| 1990 | +37.9% |
| 1994 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −24.5% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2002 | −9.9% |
| 2006 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −34.5% |
| 2014 | −30.0% |
| 2018 | −10.8% |
| 2020 | −27.0% |
| 2024 | −29.6% |
Same ballot, 2002TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.