2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  1998 November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) 2002  

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout63.03% Increase2.svg [1] 30.50 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election54
Seats won54
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote991,984819,100
Percentage53.49%44.17%

2000 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg

The 2000 congressional elections in Tennesse was held on November 7, 2000, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Contents

Following the 2000 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority. [2] [3]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2000 [4]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 991,98453.49%5
Democratic 819,10044.17%4
Independents41,8512.26%0
Totals1,854,378100.00%9

(There was 1,443 Write-in votes that were added to the statewide total number of votes).

Popular vote
Republican
53.49%
Democratic
44.17%
Other
2.34%
House seats
Republican
55.56%
Democratic
44.44%

By district

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.

District 1

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jenkins (inc.) 157,826 99.99%
Write-In Write-ins200.01%
Total votes157,846 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Duncan (inc.) 187,154 89.34%
Independent Kevin J. Rowland22,30410.65%
Write-In Write-ins270.01%
Total votes209,485 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Zach Wamp (inc.) 139,840 63.87%
Democratic William L. Callaway75,78534.61%
Independent Trudy Austin3,2351.48%
Write-In Write-ins800.04%
Total votes218,940 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Van Hilleary (inc.) 133,622 65.76%
Democratic David Dunaway67,16533.05%
Independent J. Patrick Lyons2,4181.19%
Write-In Write-ins50.00%
Total votes203,210 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Clement (inc.) 149,277 72.49%
Republican Stan R. Scott50,38624.47%
Independent David Carew6,2683.04%
Write-In Write-ins20.00%
Total votes205,933 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bart Gordon (inc.) 168,861 62.10%
Republican David R. Charles97,16935.74%
Independent Jim Coffer4,6851.72%
Write-In Write-ins1,1840.44%
Total votes271,899 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Bryant (inc.) 171,056 69.63%
Democratic Richard Sims71,58729.14%
Independent Denis Solee2,9411.20%
Write-In Write-ins650.03%
Total votes245,649 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Tanner (inc.) 143,127 72.26%
Republican Billy R. Yancy54,92927.73%
Write-In Write-ins240.01%
Total votes198,080 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 143,298 99.97%
Write-In Write-ins360.03%
Total votes143,334 100.00%
Democratic hold

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