United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2000
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary [edit]
The Democratic primary was held August 3, 2000. In a field of five candidates, Jeff Clark, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University, edged out John Jay Hooker to win the nomination. [1][2]
| Tennessee Democratic primary for United States Senate, 2000[2] |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Jeff Clark |
64,851 |
34% |
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| John Jay Hooker |
64,041 |
34% |
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| Mary Taylor-Shelby |
28,604 |
15% |
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| Shannon Wood |
25,372 |
13% |
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| James Looney |
6,354 |
3% |
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| Write-ins |
218 |
0% |
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Republican primary [edit]
- Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator, was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.[2]
General election [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vRsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3638,586145&dq=jeff+clark+tennessee&hl=en
- ^ a b c "On Politics: Tennessee U.S. Senate". Washington Post.
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm
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