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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee House District 97

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Tre Hargett (R) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating James Edwards (Ind) by 66.2 points.

Tre HargettRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.6%13,447
James EdwardsIndependent
15.4%2,539
Austin FarleyIndependent
3.0%491
16,477 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+17.61986D+2.51988R+11.91990R+37.31992R+52.62004R+9.92018

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

The candidates

Tre Hargett (R)James Edwards (I)

Also on the ballot: Austin Farley (Independent), 3.0%