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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee House District 81

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Antonio Lopez (R) by 5.6 points.

Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%7,712
Antonio LopezRepublican
47.2%6,890
14,602 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+13.31996D+36.21998D+17.32000D+5.62002D+15.82004D+35.82008

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