2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee's 9th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Harold Ford (D) won with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Tony Rush (Ind) by 67.7 points.
Harold FordDemocrat · winner
83.8%120,904
Tony RushIndependent
16.1%23,208
144,260 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.
Harold FordNo Republican
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
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$863.8K
Spent by the campaign
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$378K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002