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1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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FieldValue
election_name1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee
countryTennessee
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
previous_year1994 (special)
next_election2002 United States Senate election in Tennessee
next_year2002
election_dateNovember 5, 1996
image1[[File:Fred Thompson-cropped.jpgx150px]]
nominee1**Fred Thompson**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,091,554**
percentage1**61.37%**
image2[[File:3x4.svgx140px]]
nominee2Houston Gordon
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2654,937
percentage236.82%
map_image1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
map_captionCounty results
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionFred Thompson
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionFred Thompson
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)
turnout62.77% 6.15 pp

Thompson:
Gordon:
The 1996 Tennessee United States Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Republican Senator Fred Thompson ran for re-election to a full six-year term. Thompson defeated the Democratic challenger, Covington lawyer Houston Gordon in the general election. This is the last time that Tennessee voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.

Candidates

Democratic Party

  • Houston Gordon, attorney

Republican Party

  • Fred Thompson, incumbent U.S. Senator

Election results

References

References

  1. (November 5, 1996). "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State.
  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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