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Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2002
Tennessee
← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
  Governor Bredesen.jpg VanHilleary.jpg
Nominee Phil Bredesen Van Hilleary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 837,284 786,803
Percentage 50.6% 47.6%

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County results

Governor before election

Don Sundquist
Republican

Elected Governor

Phil Bredesen
Democratic


Don Sundquist
Republican

Phil Bredesen
Democratic

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.


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