2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 53
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Janis Baird Sontany (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Todd Hukill (R) by 33.0 points.
Janis Baird SontanyDemocrat · winner
66.5%8,924
Todd HukillRepublican
33.5%4,494
13,418 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