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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

EvenD+50.91990D+33.02002D+25.12004D+24.92010D+8.82012D+10.22014

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