Elections / 2000 · Senate · TN
Tennessee — 2000 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2000 · U.S. SenateTennessee · U.S. SenateBill FristR+32.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2000 Senate returns.
- Bill Frist✓(i)Republican1,255,44465.1%
- Jeff ClarkDemocrat621,15232.2%
- Tom BurrellGreen25,8151.3%
- Charles F. JohnsonIndependent10,0040.5%
- Robert WatsonIndependent8,4160.4%
- David Jarrod OwnbyIndependent4,3880.2%
- Joel KinstleIndependent3,1350.2%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+3.9Senate 2000R+32.9vs. baselineR+29.0
Tennessee's 2000 Senate race ran 29.0 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Tennessee's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | −15.2% |
| 1982 | +23.9% |
| 1984 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | +30.6% |
| 1990 | +37.9% |
| 1994 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −24.5% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2002 | −9.9% |
| 2006 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −34.5% |
| 2014 | −30.0% |
| 2018 | −10.8% |
| 2020 | −27.0% |
| 2024 | −29.6% |
Same ballot, 2000TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.