2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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| Turnout | 63.03%  [1] 6.41 pp | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Frist: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Clark: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the general election including the 2000 U.S. presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, vastly improving on his performance from 1994.
Democratic primary
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.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Clark | 64,851 | 34.23% | |
| Democratic | John Jay Hooker | 64,041 | 33.81% | |
| Democratic | Mary Taylor-Shelby | 28,604 | 15.10% | |
| Democratic | Shannon Wood | 25,372 | 13.39% | |
| Democratic | James Looney | 6,354 | 3.35% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 218 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 189,440 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator, was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Frist (Incumbent) | 186,882 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 186,882 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Frist (Incumbent) | 1,255,444 | 65.10% | +8.75% | |
| Democratic | Jeff Clark | 621,152 | 32.21% | −9.89% | |
| Green | Tom Burrell | 25,815 | 1.34% | N/A | |
| Independent | Charles F. Johnson | 10,004 | 0.52% | +0.07 | |
| Independent | Robert Watson | 8,416 | 0.44% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Jarrod Ownby | 4,388 | 0.23% | N/A | |
| Independent | Joel Kinstle | 3,135 | 0.16% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 259 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 634,292 | 32.89% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- White (Largest city: Sparta)
- Cannon (Largest city: Woodbury)
- DeKalb (Largest city: Smithville)
- Franklin (Largest city: Winchester)
- Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont)
- Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer)
- Perry (largest municipality: Linden)
- Dickson (Largest city: Dickson)
- Haywood (largest city: Brownsville)
- Lake (largest municipality: Tiptonville)
- Stewart (largest municipality: Dover)
- Benton (largest municipality: Camden)
- Houston (largest city: Erin)
- Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly)
- Hickman (Largest city: Centerville)
- Giles (Largest city: Pulaski)
- Marshall (Largest city: Lewisburg)
- Bedford (Largest city: Shelbyville)
- Smith (largest municipality: Carthage)
- Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville)
- Clay (largest municipality: Celina)
- Overton (largest municipality: Livingston)
- Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro)
See also
References
- General
- ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ a b c d "On Politics: Tennessee U.S. Senate". www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
- Specific
- "2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Tennessee". www.uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved August 9, 2009.