2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 56
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Beth Harwellhaltman (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Shannon Wood (D) by 39.4 points.
Beth HarwellhaltmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%17,424
Shannon WoodDemocrat
27.5%7,152
Thomas F. OconnellIndependent
5.6%1,471
26,047 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