2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee's 5th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Jim Cooper (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Duvall (R) by 30.5 points.
Jim CooperDemocrat · winner
63.7%108,903
Robert DuvallRepublican
33.3%56,825
John Jay HookerIndependent
1.8%3,063
Jonathan D. FarleyIndependent
0.7%1,205
Jesse TurnerIndependent
0.5%877
170,886 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.
Jim CooperRobert Duvall
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$18.4K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$17.6K
$91.1K
Cash on hand
$780
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Jim Cooper (D)Robert Duvall (R)
Also on the ballot: John Jay Hooker (Independent), 1.8%; Jonathan D. Farley (Independent), 0.7%; Jesse Turner (Independent), 0.5%