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Election 2002 Results

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2002 Tennessee governor election

Phil Bredesen (Democrat) beat Van Hilleary (Republican) in Tennessee in 2002, 50.6% to 47.6%, a margin of 3.1 points and 50,481 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1998 it went Republican, for Don Sundquist.

Democrats led in 54 of the 95 counties and Republicans in 41. The largest, Shelby, cast 237,393 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.8 points. The closest was Union, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Phil Bredesen won Democratic 837,284 50.6%
Van Hilleary Republican 786,803 47.6%
All other candidates 29,080 1.8%
Total1,653,167

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 133,084 56.1% 100,261 42.2% 4,048 237,393 D+13.8
Davidson 97,048 58.5% 63,176 38.1% 5,673 165,897 D+20.4
Knox 57,726 49.4% 57,683 49.4% 1,443 116,852 level
Hamilton 40,864 46.3% 46,109 52.3% 1,210 88,183 R+5.9
Williamson 21,358 41.2% 29,965 57.9% 454 51,777 R+16.6
Rutherford 24,683 48.2% 25,750 50.3% 738 51,171 R+2.1
Sullivan 17,760 41.8% 24,118 56.7% 637 42,515 R+15.0
Sumner 19,860 47.8% 21,032 50.7% 626 41,518 R+2.8
Blount 13,908 42.5% 18,189 55.6% 609 32,706 R+13.1
Montgomery 18,714 58.5% 12,723 39.8% 561 31,998 D+18.7
Wilson 14,854 48.3% 15,416 50.1% 507 30,777 R+1.8
Washington 12,012 40.3% 17,290 58.0% 533 29,835 R+17.7
Madison 13,614 48.9% 13,770 49.5% 462 27,846 R+0.6
Bradley 9,178 37.6% 14,756 60.4% 506 24,440 R+22.8
Anderson 12,526 54.5% 10,153 44.1% 318 22,997 D+10.3
Maury 10,862 52.8% 9,313 45.3% 378 20,553 D+7.5
Sevier 7,642 37.5% 12,477 61.2% 259 20,378 R+23.7
Putnam 10,241 54.4% 8,241 43.8% 353 18,835 D+10.6
Roane 9,873 56.1% 7,478 42.5% 261 17,612 D+13.6
Robertson 9,089 52.5% 7,944 45.9% 290 17,323 D+6.6
Cumberland 7,437 44.0% 9,235 54.6% 239 16,911 R+10.6
Hamblen 7,424 44.4% 9,069 54.3% 223 16,716 R+9.8
Greene 6,739 41.4% 9,280 57.0% 252 16,271 R+15.6
Carter 5,877 37.1% 9,656 60.9% 329 15,862 R+23.8
Coffee 7,613 50.5% 7,286 48.4% 162 15,061 D+2.2
Gibson 7,700 52.6% 6,639 45.4% 289 14,628 D+7.3
Loudon 5,995 42.3% 8,036 56.7% 149 14,180 R+14.4
Hawkins 5,921 42.0% 7,893 56.0% 269 14,083 R+14.0
Dickson 7,810 57.0% 5,673 41.4% 217 13,700 D+15.6
McMinn 5,919 43.6% 7,407 54.5% 261 13,587 R+11.0
Tipton 5,192 38.6% 8,015 59.5% 253 13,460 R+21.0
Lawrence 5,835 47.0% 6,430 51.8% 155 12,420 R+4.8
Warren 7,137 59.3% 4,743 39.4% 157 12,037 D+19.9
Jefferson 5,293 44.4% 6,453 54.1% 176 11,922 R+9.7
Franklin 6,312 53.3% 5,364 45.3% 159 11,835 D+8.0
Cheatham 5,538 50.2% 5,305 48.0% 198 11,041 D+2.1
Monroe 5,081 46.3% 5,709 52.1% 174 10,964 R+5.7
Weakley 5,821 54.4% 4,680 43.7% 205 10,706 D+10.7
Obion 5,928 57.7% 4,083 39.7% 261 10,272 D+18.0
Bedford 5,098 50.4% 4,860 48.1% 156 10,114 D+2.4
Dyer 5,114 50.7% 4,740 47.0% 227 10,081 D+3.7
Henry 5,672 59.8% 3,598 37.9% 212 9,482 D+21.9
Fayette 3,798 41.0% 5,306 57.2% 166 9,270 R+16.3
Campbell 5,020 54.3% 4,129 44.7% 95 9,244 D+9.6
Carroll 4,957 54.4% 3,982 43.7% 180 9,119 D+10.7
Lincoln 3,808 43.1% 4,877 55.2% 146 8,831 R+12.1
Cocke 4,219 49.5% 4,114 48.3% 191 8,524 D+1.2
Rhea 2,727 33.3% 5,383 65.7% 80 8,190 R+32.4
Marion 4,856 60.3% 3,062 38.0% 136 8,054 D+22.3
Giles 4,167 52.9% 3,616 45.9% 100 7,883 D+7.0
McNairy 3,677 48.0% 3,849 50.3% 131 7,657 R+2.2
Marshall 4,323 57.5% 3,065 40.7% 136 7,524 D+16.7
Hardin 3,594 48.1% 3,820 51.1% 62 7,476 R+3.0
White 3,653 49.8% 3,564 48.6% 111 7,328 D+1.2
Henderson 3,098 43.2% 3,933 54.8% 142 7,173 R+11.6
Claiborne 3,469 49.2% 3,483 49.4% 93 7,045 R+0.2
Hardeman 3,891 56.5% 2,822 41.0% 172 6,885 D+15.5
Hickman 3,931 60.3% 2,477 38.0% 106 6,514 D+22.3
Lauderdale 3,621 56.3% 2,662 41.4% 154 6,437 D+14.9
Overton 4,027 65.7% 1,999 32.6% 99 6,125 D+33.1
Humphreys 3,944 65.0% 2,023 33.3% 99 6,066 D+31.7
Smith 3,741 63.0% 2,086 35.1% 113 5,940 D+27.9
Benton 3,640 64.7% 1,863 33.1% 124 5,627 D+31.6
Morgan 3,128 57.7% 2,252 41.5% 44 5,424 D+16.2
Grainger 2,432 45.8% 2,809 52.9% 74 5,315 R+7.1
Macon 2,554 49.7% 2,516 48.9% 70 5,140 D+0.7
Haywood 3,028 59.3% 1,986 38.9% 90 5,104 D+20.4
Fentress 2,155 42.8% 2,832 56.3% 43 5,030 R+13.5
DeKalb 2,929 58.4% 2,025 40.4% 63 5,017 D+18.0
Scott 2,326 48.0% 2,480 51.2% 42 4,848 R+3.2
Unicoi 1,975 41.2% 2,739 57.1% 81 4,795 R+15.9
Union 2,307 49.3% 2,319 49.5% 55 4,681 R+0.3
Polk 2,539 56.0% 1,925 42.4% 71 4,535 D+13.5
Johnson 1,641 36.3% 2,802 62.0% 77 4,520 R+25.7
Chester 1,900 42.1% 2,544 56.3% 72 4,516 R+14.3
Crockett 2,265 52.6% 1,951 45.3% 88 4,304 D+7.3
Decatur 2,375 56.6% 1,738 41.4% 81 4,194 D+15.2
Wayne 1,685 40.3% 2,462 58.9% 33 4,180 R+18.6
Stewart 2,709 66.6% 1,260 31.0% 97 4,066 D+35.6
Cannon 2,346 57.8% 1,654 40.8% 57 4,057 D+17.1
Lewis 2,026 53.0% 1,700 44.5% 95 3,821 D+8.5
Grundy 2,524 67.8% 1,154 31.0% 42 3,720 D+36.8
Jackson 2,483 67.5% 1,135 30.8% 62 3,680 D+36.6
Sequatchie 2,020 55.4% 1,582 43.4% 42 3,644 D+12.0
Bledsoe 1,722 48.2% 1,795 50.2% 58 3,575 R+2.0
Meigs 1,486 52.7% 1,282 45.5% 51 2,819 D+7.2
Houston 1,970 71.1% 750 27.1% 50 2,770 D+44.0
Clay 1,436 59.7% 932 38.7% 39 2,407 D+20.9
Perry 1,379 59.8% 871 37.8% 56 2,306 D+22.0
Trousdale 1,515 65.8% 753 32.7% 34 2,302 D+33.1
Moore 950 45.9% 1,070 51.7% 51 2,071 R+5.8
Pickett 831 40.1% 1,221 59.0% 19 2,071 R+18.8
Hancock 829 42.3% 1,097 56.0% 32 1,958 R+13.7
Van Buren 1,178 63.3% 654 35.2% 28 1,860 D+28.2
Lake 1,128 71.1% 400 25.2% 58 1,586 D+45.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Bill Lee (R) R+32.0
2018 Bill Lee (R) R+21.0
2014 Bill Haslam (R) R+47.5
2010 Bill Haslam (R) R+31.9
2006 Phil Bredesen (D) D+38.9
2002 Phil Bredesen (D) D+3.1
1998 Don Sundquist (R) R+39.2
1994 Don Sundquist (R) R+9.6
1990 Ned McWherter (D) D+24.2
1986 Ned McWherter (D) D+8.5
1982 Lamar Alexander (R) R+19.1
1978 Lamar Alexander (R) R+11.6
1974 L. Ray Blanton (D) D+11.7
1970 Winfield Dunn (R) R+6.0
1966 Buford Ellington (D) D+81.2
1962 Frank G. Clement (D) D+34.8
1958 Buford Ellington (D) D+49.2
1954 Frank G. Clement (D) D+86.7
1952 Frank G. Clement (D) D+58.7
1950 Gordon Browning (D) D+78.1
1948 Gordon Browning (D) D+33.8
1946 James N. McCord (D) D+33.4
1944 James N. McCord (D) D+26.5
1942 Prentice Cooper (D) D+40.3
1940 Prentice Cooper (D) D+44.2
1938 Prentice Cooper (D) D+43.4
1936 Gordon Browning (D) D+61.7
1934 Hill McAlister (D) D+61.8
1932 Hill McAlister (D) D+13.0
1930 Henry H. Horton (D) D+28.2
1928 Henry H. Horton (D) D+22.1
1926 Austin Peay (D) D+29.5
1924 Austin Peay (D) D+14.4
1922 Austin Peay (D) D+15.8
1920 Alfred A. Taylor (R) R+10.4
1918 Albert H. Roberts (D) D+25.0
1916 Tom C. Rye (D) D+11.0
1914 Tom C. Rye (D) D+7.8
1912 Ben W. Hooper (R) R+3.1
1910 Ben W. Hooper (R) R+4.3
1908 Malcolm R. Patterson (D) D+8.2
1906 Malcolm R. Patterson (D) D+9.4
1904 James B. Frazier (D) D+11.9
1902 James B. Frazier (D) D+25.0
1900 Benton McMillin (D) D+9.7
1898 Benton McMillin (D) D+18.2
1896 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+2.2
1894 Peter Turney (D) D+1.1
1892 Peter Turney (D) D+9.7
1890 John P. Buchanan (D) D+18.7
1888 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+6.0
1886 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+7.2
1884 William B. Bate (D) D+2.8
1882 William B. Bate (D) D+12.0
1880 Alvin Hawkins (R) R+10.2
1878 Albert S. Marks (D) D+31.2
1876 James D. Jr. Porter (D) D+62.7
1874 James D. Jr. Porter (D) D+29.8
1872 A. A. Freeman (R) R+100.0
1870 John C. Brown (D) D+31.1
1867 William G. Brownlow (R) R+76.8
1865 William G. Brownlow (R) R+99.9