2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Kent (R) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Matt Holladay (Ind) by 60.1 points.
Joe KentRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.0%15,156
Matt HolladayIndependent
20.0%3,783
18,939 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