1996 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 1996
Fred Thompson REP +24.6 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 1,778,664
- Margin
- 24.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in TN
- D+2.4same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Thompson Won | REP | 1,091,554 | 61.37% | |
| Houston Gordon | DEM | 654,937 | 36.82% | |
| John Hooker | IND | 14,401 | 0.81% | |
| Bruce Gold | IND | 5,865 | 0.33% | |
| Robert O. Watson | IND | 5,569 | 0.31% | |
| Greg Samples | IND | 4,104 | 0.23% | |
| Philip Lee Kienlen | IND | 2,173 | 0.12% | |
| Write-in | — | 61 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,778,664 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 Tennessee Senate race?
Fred Thompson (REP) won with 61.4% of the vote, ahead of Houston Gordon (36.8%), a margin of 24.6 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Tennessee Senate race?
1,778,664 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.