2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert D. Patton (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Thomas (D) by 25.3 points.
Robert D. PattonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%7,950
Mark ThomasDemocrat
37.4%4,741
12,691 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