2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee Senate District 3
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Dewey E. Crowe (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Gabriel (D) by 53.7 points.
Dewey E. CroweRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%30,758
Richard GabrielDemocrat
19.3%8,129
Charlie MattioliIndependent
7.7%3,232
42,119 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