2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 2002 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 15
Races17
Changed party0
Unopposed35%6 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 7 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Steve Southerland (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Dewey E. Crowe (R) | 53.7 | |
| SD-5 | Randy McNally (R) | 31.0 | |
| SD-7 | Tim Burchett (R) | 21.3 | |
| SD-9 | Jeff Miller (R) | 20.5 | |
| SD-11 | David Fowler (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Bill Ketron (R) | 8.4 | |
| SD-15 | Charlotte Burks (D) | 17.4 | |
| SD-17 | Mae Beavers (R) | 5.6 | |
| SD-19 | Thelma Harper (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | 26.8 | |
| SD-23 | Jim Bryson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Doug Jackson (D) | 25.9 | |
| SD-27 | Don McLeary (D) | 9.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | 46.4 | |
| SD-33 | Roscoe Dixon (D) | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner