2002 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Phil Bredesen won the 2002 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Phil Bredesen received 837,284 popular votes (50.65%). The main challenger was Van Hilleary (47.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Bredesen and Hilleary

Bredesen +3.1 pts · won by 50,481 votes
837,284 votes
786,803 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.