2002 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 1, 2002. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 5 ballot.

Senate
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Fred Thompson decided to retire. Former Republican Governor Lamar Alexander won the open seat, defeating Congressman Bob Clement.

Results
August 1, 2002, Primary Results

House of Representatives
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Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Gubernatorial
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{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}]]Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.

Results
August 1, 2002, primary results

State Senate
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2002.

After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 5, 2002.

Democrats won 54 seats, while Republicans won 45 seats. Republicans gained four seats.

Amendment 1
This amendment would establish a state lottery. It passed with 57.54% of the vote, establishing the Tennessee Lottery.