2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee's 2nd District
U.S. House · Tennessee
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating John Greene (D) by 59.1 points.
John J. Duncan, Jr.Republican · winner
79.0%146,887
John GreeneDemocrat
19.9%37,035
Joshua WilliamsonIndependent
0.6%1,110
George NjezicIndependent
0.5%940
185,981 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratJohn J. Duncan, Jr.
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Raised by the campaign
$561.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$362.9K
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Cash on hand
$1.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R)John Greene (D)
Also on the ballot: Joshua Williamson (Independent), 0.6%; George Njezic (Independent), 0.5%