2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Mae Beavers (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Sherry Fisher (D) by 5.6 points.
Mae BeaversRepublican · winner
52.8%28,624
Sherry FisherDemocrat
47.2%25,592
54,216 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET