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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Tennessee

Lamar Alexander (Republican) beat Bob Clement (Democrat) in Tennessee in 2002, 54.3% to 44.3%, a margin of 9.9 points and 163,266 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Fred Thompson won.

Republicans led in 56 of the 95 counties and Democrats in 39. The largest, Shelby, cast 238,402 votes and went to the Republican by 0.1 points. The closest was Macon, where 19 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lamar Alexander won Republican 891,498 54.3%
Bob Clement Democratic 728,232 44.3%
All other candidates 22,702 1.4%
Total1,642,432

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 117,629 49.3% 117,929 49.5% 2,844 238,402 R+0.1
Davidson 92,994 56.2% 70,974 42.9% 1,633 165,601 D+13.3
Knox 42,106 36.8% 70,793 61.8% 1,625 114,524 R+25.0
Hamilton 33,433 38.2% 53,070 60.6% 1,013 87,516 R+22.4
Williamson 15,044 29.1% 36,272 70.2% 353 51,669 R+41.1
Rutherford 21,613 42.2% 29,018 56.7% 548 51,179 R+14.5
Sullivan 12,872 30.6% 28,495 67.7% 754 42,121 R+37.1
Sumner 17,650 42.3% 23,638 56.6% 472 41,760 R+14.3
Blount 11,471 34.8% 21,061 63.9% 411 32,943 R+29.1
Montgomery 15,645 49.0% 15,824 49.6% 432 31,901 R+0.6
Wilson 12,904 42.4% 17,122 56.3% 389 30,415 R+13.9
Washington 8,994 30.3% 20,195 67.9% 536 29,725 R+37.7
Madison 11,879 42.6% 15,640 56.1% 345 27,864 R+13.5
Bradley 6,782 28.7% 16,489 69.7% 396 23,667 R+41.0
Anderson 9,957 43.3% 12,700 55.2% 342 22,999 R+11.9
Maury 10,053 48.9% 10,240 49.8% 273 20,566 R+0.9
Sevier 6,223 30.4% 13,979 68.3% 257 20,459 R+37.9
Putnam 8,829 47.7% 9,340 50.4% 347 18,516 R+2.8
Roane 7,445 42.8% 9,693 55.7% 261 17,399 R+12.9
Robertson 9,110 52.8% 7,948 46.1% 196 17,254 D+6.7
Cumberland 6,714 39.7% 9,942 58.8% 245 16,901 R+19.1
Hamblen 6,058 36.9% 10,115 61.6% 254 16,427 R+24.7
Greene 5,131 32.3% 10,414 65.6% 334 15,879 R+33.3
Carter 4,542 28.9% 10,798 68.7% 371 15,711 R+39.8
Coffee 7,322 48.7% 7,541 50.1% 174 15,037 R+1.5
Gibson 6,947 47.6% 7,326 50.2% 323 14,596 R+2.6
Loudon 4,668 32.8% 9,398 66.1% 153 14,219 R+33.3
Hawkins 4,893 35.4% 8,658 62.6% 282 13,833 R+27.2
Dickson 7,731 56.2% 5,910 43.0% 117 13,758 D+13.2
Tipton 4,678 34.0% 8,821 64.1% 257 13,756 R+30.1
McMinn 4,989 36.5% 8,410 61.5% 267 13,666 R+25.0
Lawrence 5,380 45.1% 6,381 53.5% 155 11,916 R+8.4
Warren 6,414 54.1% 5,219 44.1% 213 11,846 D+10.1
Jefferson 4,269 36.3% 7,266 61.7% 236 11,771 R+25.5
Franklin 5,994 51.3% 5,499 47.1% 190 11,683 D+4.2
Monroe 4,396 39.9% 6,469 58.8% 144 11,009 R+18.8
Cheatham 5,209 47.4% 5,647 51.4% 124 10,980 R+4.0
Weakley 5,434 50.4% 5,138 47.7% 204 10,776 D+2.7
Dyer 4,610 44.8% 5,475 53.2% 214 10,299 R+8.4
Obion 5,319 52.6% 4,593 45.4% 196 10,108 D+7.2
Bedford 4,918 49.3% 4,898 49.1% 160 9,976 D+0.2
Henry 5,263 55.2% 4,097 43.0% 177 9,537 D+12.2
Fayette 3,589 37.9% 5,744 60.7% 129 9,462 R+22.8
Carroll 4,518 48.9% 4,540 49.1% 180 9,238 R+0.2
Campbell 4,527 50.1% 4,392 48.6% 117 9,036 D+1.5
Lincoln 3,967 45.8% 4,523 52.2% 169 8,659 R+6.4
Cocke 3,298 39.5% 4,859 58.1% 199 8,356 R+18.7
Marion 4,281 53.2% 3,640 45.2% 126 8,047 D+8.0
Rhea 2,561 33.0% 5,115 65.9% 91 7,767 R+32.9
Giles 3,941 51.3% 3,559 46.3% 182 7,682 D+5.0
McNairy 3,533 46.5% 3,954 52.0% 114 7,601 R+5.5
Marshall 3,971 53.2% 3,355 44.9% 143 7,469 D+8.2
Hardin 3,425 46.2% 3,895 52.5% 96 7,416 R+6.3
White 3,831 52.2% 3,373 45.9% 137 7,341 D+6.2
Henderson 2,858 40.3% 4,096 57.7% 145 7,099 R+17.4
Claiborne 3,045 44.4% 3,666 53.4% 148 6,859 R+9.1
Hickman 3,885 59.5% 2,560 39.2% 85 6,530 D+20.3
Lauderdale 3,456 53.2% 2,904 44.7% 131 6,491 D+8.5
Hardeman 3,266 51.0% 3,002 46.9% 132 6,400 D+4.1
Humphreys 3,891 64.5% 2,073 34.3% 71 6,035 D+30.1
Smith 3,555 61.7% 2,137 37.1% 67 5,759 D+24.6
Overton 3,565 62.4% 2,071 36.3% 76 5,712 D+26.2
Benton 3,530 62.3% 2,030 35.8% 104 5,664 D+26.5
Morgan 2,811 51.9% 2,575 47.5% 35 5,421 D+4.4
Haywood 2,929 55.6% 2,274 43.2% 65 5,268 D+12.4
Grainger 2,102 39.9% 3,085 58.6% 78 5,265 R+18.7
Macon 2,495 49.3% 2,476 48.9% 89 5,060 D+0.4
DeKalb 2,869 58.3% 1,973 40.1% 76 4,918 D+18.2
Fentress 2,131 43.9% 2,653 54.6% 72 4,856 R+10.7
Scott 2,202 46.8% 2,414 51.3% 87 4,703 R+4.5
Unicoi 1,335 28.9% 3,189 69.1% 93 4,617 R+40.2
Polk 2,215 48.7% 2,259 49.7% 72 4,546 R+1.0
Union 1,984 44.6% 2,413 54.3% 49 4,446 R+9.6
Johnson 1,227 27.8% 3,101 70.3% 86 4,414 R+42.5
Chester 1,809 41.3% 2,518 57.5% 52 4,379 R+16.2
Crockett 2,171 50.3% 2,071 48.0% 76 4,318 D+2.3
Decatur 2,258 54.5% 1,802 43.5% 80 4,140 D+11.0
Cannon 2,292 56.8% 1,671 41.4% 70 4,033 D+15.4
Wayne 1,486 37.6% 2,421 61.2% 46 3,953 R+23.7
Lewis 2,073 53.4% 1,730 44.6% 76 3,879 D+8.8
Stewart 2,436 63.5% 1,317 34.3% 84 3,837 D+29.2
Grundy 2,439 65.9% 1,220 33.0% 42 3,701 D+32.9
Sequatchie 1,826 50.2% 1,765 48.5% 49 3,640 D+1.7
Bledsoe 1,603 44.6% 1,934 53.9% 54 3,591 R+9.2
Jackson 2,247 65.5% 1,133 33.0% 52 3,432 D+32.5
Meigs 1,210 43.1% 1,541 54.9% 54 2,805 R+11.8
Houston 1,794 69.1% 763 29.4% 38 2,595 D+39.7
Clay 1,277 54.9% 1,004 43.2% 44 2,325 D+11.7
Trousdale 1,461 64.2% 786 34.5% 28 2,275 D+29.7
Perry 1,273 58.1% 857 39.1% 60 2,190 D+19.0
Moore 984 48.4% 1,031 50.7% 19 2,034 R+2.3
Pickett 844 41.5% 1,162 57.2% 26 2,032 R+15.6
Hancock 666 35.4% 1,180 62.7% 36 1,882 R+27.3
Van Buren 1,063 60.4% 673 38.2% 24 1,760 D+22.2
Lake 778 59.0% 506 38.4% 35 1,319 D+20.6

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

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Marsha Blackburn (R) R+29.6
2020 Bill Hagerty (R) R+27.0
2018 Marsha Blackburn (R) R+10.8
2014 Lamar Alexander (R) R+30.0
2012 Bob Corker (R) R+34.5
2008 Lamar Alexander (R) R+33.5
2006 Bob Corker (R) R+2.7
2002 Lamar Alexander (R) R+9.9
2000 Bill Frist (R) R+32.9
1996 Fred Thompson (R) R+24.5
1994 Bill Frist (R) R+14.3
1990 Albert Gore Jr. (D) D+37.9
1988 Jim Sasser (D) D+30.6
1984 Al Gore (D) D+26.9
1982 Jim Sasser (D) D+23.9
1978 Howard H. Baker (R) R+15.2
1976 James R. Sasser (D) D+5.4
1972 Howard Baker Jr. (R) R+23.7
1970 William E. Brock III (R) R+3.9
1966 Howard Baker Jr. (R) R+11.4
1964 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+7.2
1960 Estes Kefauver (D) D+43.5
1958 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+60.0
1954 Estes Kefauver (D) D+39.9
1952 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+53.3
1948 Estes Kefauver (D) D+31.9
1946 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+40.4
1942 A. Tom Stewart (D) D+47.4
1940 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+41.6
1936 Nathan Bachman (D) D+56.5
1934 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+27.6
1930 Cordell Hull (D) D+44.2
1928 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+18.6
1924 Lawrence D. Tyson (D) D+14.7
1922 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+36.1
1918 John K. Shields (D) D+24.6
1916 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+9.8