2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. The incumbent, Don Sundquist, was barred from serving a third term. To succeed him, former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen, the Democratic nominee, who had run against Sundquist in 1994, narrowly defeated United States Congressman Van Hilleary, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Phil Bredesen Van Hilleary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 837,284 786,803
Percentage 50.6% 47.6%
County results
Bredesen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hilleary:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican

 Elected Governor

Phil Bredesen
Democratic

Elections in Tennessee
Government

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Phil Bredesen, former Mayor of Nashville, 1994 Democratic nominee for governor
  • Randy Nichols, Knox County District Attorney General
  • Charles E. Smith, former Tennessee Commissioner of Education
  • Charles V. Brown
  • L. Best
  • Floyd R. Conover

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Bredesen 426,418 79.05
Democratic Randy Nichols 38,322 7.10
Democratic Charles E. Smith 34,547 6.40
Democratic Charles V. Brown 17,506 3.25
Democratic L. Best 16,007 2.97
Democratic Floyd R. Conover 6,218 1.15
Democratic Write-ins 420 0.08
Total votes 539,438 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Van Hilleary 343,543 64.31
Republican Jim Henry 159,862 29.92
Republican Bob Tripp 17,156 3.21
Republican Dave Kelley 8,581 1.61
Republican Jessie D. McDonald 4,682 0.88
Republican Write-ins 389 0.07
Total votes 534,213 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major
  • Phil Bredesen (D)
  • Van Hilleary (R)
  • Edwin C. Sanders (I)
  • Carl Two Feathers Whitaker (I)
  • John Jay Hooker (I)
  • David Gatchell (I)
  • Gabriel Givens (I)
  • Ray Ledford (I)
  • James E. Herren (I)
  • Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr. (I)
  • Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I)
  • Francis E. Waldron (I)
  • Ronny Simmons (I)
  • Robert O. Watson (I)
  • Basil Marceaux (I)

Results
Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Phil Bredesen 837,284 50.65% +21.17%
Republican Van Hilleary 786,803 47.59% -21.03%
Independent Edwin C. Sanders 7,749 0.47%
Independent Carl Two Feathers Whitaker 5,308 0.32%
Independent John Jay Hooker 4,577 0.28%
Independent David Gatchell 2,991 0.18%
Independent Gabriel Givens 1,591 0.10%
Independent Ray Ledford 1,589 0.10%
Independent James E. Herren 1,210 0.07%
Independent Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr. 898 0.05%
Independent Marivuana Stout Leinoff 645 0.04%
Independent Francis E. Waldron 635 0.04%
Independent Ronny Simmons 630 0.04%
Independent Robert O. Watson 579 0.04%
Independent Basil Marceaux 302 0.02%
Write-ins 376 0.02%
Total votes 1,653,167 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References
  1. "August 1, 2002, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. "August 1, 2002, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. "November 5, 2002, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
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