2000 Tennessee elections

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2000 Tennessee elections
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Tennessee state elections in 2000 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 3, 2000. [1]

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Presidential election

President of the United States

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Final results by county:
  Bush
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Gore
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

In 2000, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Republican candidate George W. Bush narrowly won the state with 51.15% of the to Democratic Vice President Al Gore's 47.28%.

The presidential primaries were held on March 14, 2000. George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. Tennessee native Al Gore easily won the Democratic primary.

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000 [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican George Walker Bush 1,061,94951.15%11
Democratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr. 981,72047.28%0
Independent Ralph Nader 19,7810.95%0
Independent Harry Edson Browne 4,2840.21%0
Independent Patrick Joseph Buchanan 4,2500.20%0
Totals2,071,98411

March 14, 2000, Primary Results

Final results by county: Gore 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
Final results by county:
  Gore
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes%Delegates [4]
Al Gore 198,26492.1368
Bill Bradley (withdrawn)11,3235.26
Uncommitted4,4072.0513
Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 1,0310.48
Write-in votes1780.08
Total215,203100%81
Final results by county: Bush 60-65% 65-70% 70-75% 75-80% 80-85% 85-90% 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
Final results by county:
  Bush
  •   60–65%
      65–70%
      70–75%
      75–80%
      80–85%
      85–90%
2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary [5]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
George W. Bush 193,16677.02%37
John McCain 36,43614.53%0
Alan Keyes 16,9166.75%0
Gary Bauer 1,3050.52%0
Steve Forbes 1,0180.41%0
Orrin Hatch 2520.10%0
Write-ins 750.03%0
Uncommitted1,6230.65%0
Total250,791100.00%37

United States Congress

Senate

Final results by county: Frist 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Clark 50-60% 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
Final results by county:
  Frist
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Clark
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Results

Tennessee United States Senate election, 2000 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Frist (Incumbent) 1,255,444 65.10% +8.75%
Democratic Jeff Clark621,15232.21%−9.89%
Green Tom Burrell25,8151.34%N/A
Independent Charles F. Johnson10,0040.52%+0.07
Independent Robert Watson8,4160.44%N/A
Independent David Jarrod Ownby4,3880.23%N/A
Independent Joel Kinstle3,1350.16%N/A
Write-in2590.00%N/A
Majority 634,29232.89%N/A
Republican hold

August 3, 2000, Primary Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Clark 64,851 34.23%
Democratic John Jay Hooker64,04133.81%
Democratic Mary Taylor-Shelby28,60415.10%
Democratic Shannon Wood25,37213.39%
Democratic James Looney6,3543.35%
Democratic Write-ins2180.12%
Total votes189,440 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Frist (Incumbent) 186,882 100.00
Total votes186,882 100.00

House of Representatives

District results: Republican 60-70% 80-90% >90% Democratic 60-70% 70-80% >90% 2000 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
District results:
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Democratic
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Tennessee 1 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Zach Wamp (Republican) 64%
  • ▌William Callaway (Democratic) 35%
Tennessee 4 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Van Hilleary (Republican) 66%
  • ▌David Dunaway (Democratic) 34%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Bob Clement (Democratic) 73%
  • ▌Stan Scott (Republican) 25%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 63%
  • ▌David Charles (Republican) 37%
Tennessee 7 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Ed Bryant (Republican) 70%
  • ▌Richard Sims (Democratic) 30%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Popular vote
Republican
 
53.49%
Democratic
 
44.17%
Other
 
2.34%
House seats
Republican
 
55.56%
Democratic
 
44.44%

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2000.

After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2000.

Democrats won 58 seats, while Republicans won 41 seats. Republicans gained one seat.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  3. ↑ "March 14, 2000 Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Election 2000: Tennessee Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results".
  6. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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