2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee House District 47
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Doyle Butch Lewis Jr. (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating David E. Welborn (R) by 27.9 points.
Doyle Butch Lewis Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%12,604
David E. WelbornRepublican
35.3%7,039
Brian Keith WhitmanIndependent
1.5%300
19,943 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Doyle Butch Lewis Jr. (D)David E. Welborn (R)
Also on the ballot: Brian Keith Whitman (Independent), 1.5%