Tennessee — 2002 governor election
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Akashic2002 · GovernorTennessee · GovernorPhil BredesenD+3.1
Candidates
Tennessee 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
- Phil Bredesen✓Democratic837,28450.6%
- Van HillearyRepublican786,80347.6%
- Other candidatesOther29,0801.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+3.9Governor 2002D+3.1vs. baselineD+6.9
Tennessee's 2002 governor race ran 6.9 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.