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Parents > United States > Tennessee > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedBarack O-blame-a April 15, 2004 06:52pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameFred Thompson Votes1,091,554 (61.37%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin436,617 (+24.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 01, 2002 TN US Senate - R Primary Lamar Alexander
Aug 01, 2002 TN US Senate - D Primary Bob Clement
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Lamar Alexander
Safe 1
Strong 10
Lean 13
Slight 7
Bob Clement
Slight 2
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

06/27/2002 10/28/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander Rep. Bob Clement John Jay Hooker Wesley M. Baker Connie Gammon Karl Stanley Davidson Basil J. Marceaux, Sr.
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
Votes891,420 (54.28%) 728,295 (44.34%) 6,407 (0.39%) 6,105 (0.37%) 5,346 (0.33%) 2,216 (0.14%) 1,173 (0.07%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -163,125 (-9.93%) -885,013 (-53.88%) -885,315 (-53.90%) -886,074 (-53.95%) -889,204 (-54.14%) -890,247 (-54.20%)
Predict Avg.54.04% 45.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
10/26-10/28		 52.00% (+3.0) 41.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/21-10/23		 50.00% (-5.0) 40.00% (+4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/19-10/21		 49.00% (-1.0) 45.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Ethridge & Associates 
10/18-10/21		 45.00% (+0.0) 36.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Ayres, McHenry & Associates (R) 
10/01-10/15		 53.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
University of Tennessee 
10/07-10/13		 45.00% (+0.0) 32.70% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Willie Herenton [L]
D PaGuy
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Maryville Daily Times
  Nashville Scene
  Knoxville News-Sentinel
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
D InspectorMorse
  Tennessean (Nashville)
Laf-W Craverguy
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name H. Gary Keplinger (W) Write-In
PartyIndependent Independent
Votes1,103 (0.07%) 356 (0.02%)
Margin-890,317 (-54.21%) -891,064 (-54.25%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
10/26-10/28		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/21-10/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/19-10/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Ethridge & Associates 
10/18-10/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Ayres, McHenry & Associates (R) 
10/01-10/15		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
University of Tennessee 
10/07-10/13		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 18, 2002 07:40pm General Clement takes advantage of campaign stop for opponent  Article RP 
Sep 06, 2002 08:40am General Gore, Clement will appear at Clarksville fund-raiser  Article RP 

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