United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2000
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November 7, 2000 |
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Nominee |
Bill Frist |
Jeff Clark |
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Republican |
Democratic |
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Popular vote |
1,255,444 |
621,152 |
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Percentage |
65.1% |
32.2% |
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U.S. Senator before election Bill Frist Republican |
Elected U.S. Senator Bill Frist Republican |
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Elections in Tennessee |
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[show] Federal government |
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The
2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term.
Contents [hide]
- 1 Democratic primary
- 2 Republican primary
- 3 General election
- 4 References
- 5 External links
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[edit]Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was held August 3, 2000. In a field of five candidates, Jeff Clark, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University, edged out John Jay Hooker to win the nomination.
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Tennessee Democratic primary for United States Senate, 2000[2] |
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Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Jeff Clark |
64,851 |
34% |
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John Jay Hooker |
64,041 |
34% |
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Mary Taylor-Shelby |
28,604 |
15% |
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Shannon Wood |
25,372 |
13% |
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James Looney |
6,354 |
3% |
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Write-ins |
218 |
0% |
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