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2000 Tennessee elections

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Tennessee state elections in 2000 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 3, 2000.[1]

Presidential election

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President of the United States

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Bush
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Gore
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

In 2000, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Republican candidate George W. Bush narrowly won the state with 51.15% of the to Democratic Vice President Al Gore's 47.28%.

The presidential primaries were held on March 14, 2000. George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. Tennessee native Al Gore easily won the Democratic primary.

Results

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George Walker Bush 1,061,949 51.15% 11
Democratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr. 981,720 47.28% 0
Independent Ralph Nader 19,781 0.95% 0
Independent Harry Edson Browne 4,284 0.21% 0
Independent Patrick Joseph Buchanan 4,250 0.20% 0
Totals 2,071,984 11

March 14, 2000, Primary Results

Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Gore
  •   75–80%
  •   80–85%
  •   85–90%
  •   90–95%
  •   95–100%
2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary[3]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[4]
Al Gore 198,264 92.13 68
Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 11,323 5.26
Uncommitted 4,407 2.05 13
Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 1,031 0.48
Write-in votes 178 0.08
Total 215,203 100% 81
Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Bush
  •   60–65%
      65–70%
      70–75%
      75–80%
      80–85%
      85–90%
2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary[5]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
George W. Bush 193,166 77.02% 37
John McCain 36,436 14.53% 0
Alan Keyes 16,916 6.75% 0
Gary Bauer 1,305 0.52% 0
Steve Forbes 1,018 0.41% 0
Orrin Hatch 252 0.10% 0
Write-ins 75 0.03% 0
Uncommitted 1,623 0.65% 0
Total 250,791 100.00% 37

United States Congress

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Senate

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Frist
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Clark
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Results

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Tennessee United States Senate election, 2000[6]
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

August 3, 2000, Primary Results

Democratic primary results
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 results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Frist (Incumbent) 186,882 100.00
Total votes 186,882 100.00

House of Representatives

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District results
District results:
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Democratic
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

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District Incumbent Results Candidates
Member Party First
elected
Tennessee 1 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Zach Wamp (Republican) 64%
  • William Callaway (Democratic) 35%
Tennessee 4 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Van Hilleary (Republican) 66%
  • David Dunaway (Democratic) 34%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bob Clement (Democratic) 73%
  • Stan Scott (Republican) 25%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 63%
  • David Charles (Republican) 37%
Tennessee 7 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Ed Bryant (Republican) 70%
  • Richard Sims (Democratic) 30%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Popular vote
Republican
53.49%
Democratic
44.17%
Other
2.34%
House seats
Republican
55.56%
Democratic
44.44%

State legislature

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State Senate

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Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2000.

After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives

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The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2000.

Democrats won 58 seats, while Republicans won 41 seats. Republicans gained one seat.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  3. ^ "March 14, 2000 Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Election 2000: Tennessee Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results".
  6. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".