2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Don McLeary (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Bobby Carter (R) by 9.2 points.
Don McLearyDemocrat · winner
54.6%27,706
Bobby CarterRepublican · incumbent
45.4%23,018
50,724 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