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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee House District 51

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Michael Turner (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth R. Owen (R) by 24.3 points.

Michael TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%9,477
Kenneth R. OwenRepublican
35.5%5,629
Steve BiggersIndependent
4.7%747
15,853 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

EvenD+44.11998D+47.62000D+24.32002D+19.92004D+4.72010D+43.72014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Michael Turner (D)Kenneth R. Owen (R)

Also on the ballot: Steve Biggers (Independent), 4.7%