2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee's 4th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Lincoln Davis (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Janice Bowling (R) by 5.6 points.
Lincoln DavisDemocrat · winner
52.1%95,989
Janice BowlingRepublican
46.5%85,680
William Tharon ChandlerIndependent
0.6%1,073
John RayIndependent
0.3%605
Bert MasonIndependent
0.3%504
Ed WellmannIndependent
0.2%399
184,300 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.
Lincoln DavisJanice Bowling
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$575.1K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$556.6K
$1.9K
Cash on hand
$18.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Lincoln Davis (D)Janice Bowling (R)
Also on the ballot: William Tharon Chandler (Independent), 0.6%; John Ray (Independent), 0.3%; Bert Mason (Independent), 0.3%; Ed Wellmann (Independent), 0.2%