2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 45
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Diane Black (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Herman C. Lawson (D) by 35.2 points.
Diane BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%13,014
Herman C. LawsonDemocrat
32.4%6,235
19,249 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET