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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee House District 82

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Craig Fitzhugh (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating David N. Dahl (R) by 19.0 points.

Craig FitzhughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%8,901
David N. DahlRepublican
39.5%6,003
Richard RhoadsIndependent
2.1%312
15,216 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

EvenR+40.61980D+19.02002D+22.42004D+2.12010D+20.12012D+11.92016

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

The candidates

Craig Fitzhugh (D)David N. Dahl (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Rhoads (Independent), 2.1%