2000 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 2000
Bill Frist REP +32.9 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 1,928,613
- Margin
- 32.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in TN
- R+3.9same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Frist Won | REP | 1,255,444 | 65.10% | |
| Jeff Clark | DEM | 621,152 | 32.21% | |
| Tom Burrell | GRE | 25,815 | 1.34% | |
| Charles F. Johnson | IND | 10,004 | 0.52% | |
| Robert O. Watson | IND | 8,416 | 0.44% | |
| David Jarrod Ownby | IND | 4,388 | 0.23% | |
| Joel Kinstle | IND | 3,135 | 0.16% | |
| Write-in | — | 259 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,928,613 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2000 Tennessee Senate race?
Bill Frist (REP) won with 65.1% of the vote, ahead of Jeff Clark (32.2%), a margin of 32.9 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Tennessee Senate race?
1,928,613 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.