1994 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 1994 (special)
Fred Thompson REP +21.8 gain · Class II seat · held 11/8/94
- Votes counted
- 1,465,862
- Margin
- 21.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/8/94
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Thompson Won | REP | 885,998 | 60.44% | |
| Jim Cooper | DEM | 565,930 | 38.61% | |
| Charles N. Hancock | IND | 4,169 | 0.28% | |
| Charles Moore | IND | 2,219 | 0.15% | |
| Terry L. Lytle | IND | 1,934 | 0.13% | |
| Kerry Martin | IND | 1,719 | 0.12% | |
| Jon Walls | IND | 1,532 | 0.11% | |
| Hobart R. Lumpkin | IND | 1,184 | 0.08% | |
| Don Schneller | IND | 1,150 | 0.08% | |
| Write-in | — | 27 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,465,862 | |||
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 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1994 Tennessee Senate race (special election)?
Fred Thompson (REP) won with 60.4% of the vote, ahead of Jim Cooper (38.6%), a margin of 21.8 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 1994?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1994 Tennessee Senate race?
1,465,862 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.