2002Final results
2002 election for Tennessee Senate District 5
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Randy McNally (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Farmer (D) by 31.0 points.
Randy McNallyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%35,345
Gary FarmerDemocrat
34.5%18,636
53,981 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