2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee's 7th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Tim Barron (D) by 44.2 points.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · winner
70.7%138,314
Tim BarronDemocrat
26.5%51,790
Rick PattersonIndependent
2.8%5,423
195,558 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.
Tim BarronMarsha Blackburn
$24.4K
Raised by the campaign
$718K
$25.9K
Spent by the campaign
$669.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$103.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 6, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002