Tennessee State Senate elections, 2002

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Elections for the Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 1, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 30 years old before the general election
  • A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
  • A qualified voter
  • The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
    • Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
    • Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
    • Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
    • Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
    • Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

List of candidates

District 1

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Tommy Haun: 10,746
  • Steve Southerland: 14,232 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Republican Party Steve Southerland: 25,111 Green check mark transparent.png

District 3

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Richard Dale Gabriel: 3,656 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Kevin D. Cole: 9,212
  • Rusty Crowe: 14,153 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Charlie Mattioli Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Richard Dale Gabriel: 8,129
Republican Party Rusty Crowe: 30,758 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Charlie Mattioli: 3,232

District 5

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Gary Farmer: 11,591 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Lee Frank: 11,271
  • Randy McNally: 11,692 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Gary Farmer: 18,636
Republican Party Randy McNally: 35,345 Green check mark transparent.png

District 7

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Bill Owen: 6,027 Approveda
  • Kendall Gene Wells: 1,562
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Tim Burchett: 13,250 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Joe Burchfield Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Bill Owen: 17,210
Republican Party Tim Burchett: 26,812 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Joe Burchfield: 1,159

District 9

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Charles S. Heron, Jr.: 2,836
  • Ronald D. Moore: 5,655 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Jeff Miller: 9,953 Approveda
  • Calvin Rockholt: 6,950
  • Hal Y. Roe: 3,470

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ronald D. Moore: 17,282
Republican Party Jeff Miller: 26,195 Green check mark transparent.png

District 11

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • David Fowler: 15,913 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Republican Party David Fowler: 41,443 Green check mark transparent.png

District 13

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Bobby Sands: 13,043 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Bill Ketron: 6,811 Approveda
  • Alan Pedigo: 5,910

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Bobby Sands: 22,769
Republican Party Bill Ketron: 26,960 Green check mark transparent.png

District 15

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Charlotte Burks: 23,614 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Paul Bailey: 10,848 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Robert E. Grubb Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Charlotte Burks: 30,942 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Paul Bailey: 21,691
Independent Robert E. Grubb: 614

District 17

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Robert Rochelle: 6,993
  • Sherry Fisher: 9,883 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Mae Beavers: 13,159 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sherry Fisher: 25,592
Republican Party Mae Beavers: 28,624 Green check mark transparent.png

District 19

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Thelma M. Harper: 14,798 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Thelma M. Harper: 27,872 Green check mark transparent.png

District 21

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Douglas Henry: 11,669 Approveda
  • Jeff Wilson: 7,476
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Tom Alexander: 9,138 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Douglas Henry: 32,708 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Tom Alexander: 18,865

District 23

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Jim Bryson: 11,510 Approveda
  • Clint Callicott: 9,882
  • Laban Samuel Defriese: 2,141

November 5 General election candidates:

Republican Party Jim Bryson: 55,870 Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Doug Jackson: 19,992 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • James F. Brasfield: 9,679 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Doug Jackson: 28,677 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party James F. Brasfield: 16,887

District 27

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Alex J. Leech: 6,801
  • Don McLeary: 9,088 Approveda
  • Harold T. Smith: 1,422
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Bobby Carter: 12,389 Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Don McLeary: 27,706 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bobby Carter: 23,018

District 29

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Richard B. Fields: 4,863
  • John Ford: 17,397 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John Ford: 27,480 Green check mark transparent.png

District 31

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Anthony D'Agostino: 7,463 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • Curtis S. Person, Jr.: 24,739 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Barbara Leding Approveda

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Anthony D'Agostino: 11,186
Republican Party Curtis S. Person, Jr.: 34,911 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Barbara Leding: 4,999

District 33

Democratic Party August 1 Democratic primary:
  • Roscoe Dixon: 24,170 Approveda
Republican Party August 1 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roscoe Dixon: 36,298 Green check mark transparent.png


External links

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Qualifications for running for Tennessee Senate


Current members of the Tennessee State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Randy McNally
Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari
Senators
District 1
J. Lowe (R)
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Bo Watson (R)
District 12
Ken Yager (R)
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Mark Pody (R)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Sara Kyle (D)
District 31
District 32
Paul Rose (R)
District 33
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (6)


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