1984 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 1984
Al Gore DEM +26.9 gain · Class II seat · held 11/6/84
- Votes counted
- 1,648,036
- Margin
- 26.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in TN
- R+16.3same year
General election 11/6/84
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gore Won | DEM | 1,000,607 | 60.72% | |
| Victor Ashe | REP | 557,016 | 33.80% | |
| Ed McAteer | IND | 87,234 | 5.29% | |
| Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | IND | 3,179 | 0.19% | |
| Total | 1,648,036 | |||
Official source: data
Other Tennessee Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 29.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Hagerty | 27.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 30.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Corker | 34.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 33.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Corker | 2.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Frist | 32.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Fred Thompson | 24.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Bill Frist | 14.3 |
| 1994 special | Class II | Fred Thompson | 21.8 |
Full Tennessee Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1984 Tennessee Senate race?
Al Gore (DEM) won with 60.7% of the vote, ahead of Victor Ashe (33.8%), a margin of 26.9 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 1984?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1984 Tennessee Senate race?
1,648,036 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.