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2000Final results

2000 election for Tennessee House District 45

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Diane Black (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Seaton (D) by 43.1 points.

Diane BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%18,016
28.5%7,168
25,184 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+44.41994R+36.21996R+25.41998R+43.12000R+35.22002R+17.02004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET