2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Phillip Johnson (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry W. Hamlin (D) by 2.5 points.
Phillip JohnsonRepublican · winner
51.3%7,999
Jerry W. HamlinDemocrat
48.7%7,606
15,605 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