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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee House District 65

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Joe Fowlkes (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Keith R. Peterson (R) by 21.1 points.

Joe FowlkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%8,689
39.4%5,660
14,349 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+16.21976R+2.41978R+10.21980D+21.12002D+3.72004D+19.52006

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