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2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Field	Value
election_name	2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee
country	Tennessee
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee
previous_year	1994
next_election	2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee
next_year	2006
election_date	November 7, 2000
image_size	x150px
image1	Senator Bill Frist.jpg
nominee1	Bill Frist
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,255,444
percentage1	65.10%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Jeff Clark
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	621,152
percentage2	32.21%
map_image
map_caption	Frist:
Clark:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Bill Frist
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Frist
after_party	Republican Party (United States)
turnout	63.03% 6.41 pp

Main article: 2000 United States Senate elections

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The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the general election including the 2000 U.S. presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Bill Frist vastly overperformed George W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election by 13.95%, with Bush facing Vice President Al Gore who held Tennessee's other Senate seat for eight years. Frist also improved on his performance from 1994.

Republican primary

Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on 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.

General election

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

White (Largest city: Sparta)
Cannon (Largest city: Woodbury)
DeKalb (Largest city: Smithville)
Franklin (Largest city: Winchester)
Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont)
Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer)
Perry (largest municipality: Linden)
Dickson (Largest city: Dickson)
Haywood (largest city: Brownsville)
Lake (largest municipality: Tiptonville)
Stewart (largest municipality: Dover)
Benton (largest municipality: Camden)
Houston (largest city: Erin)
Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly)
Hickman (Largest city: Centerville)
Giles (Largest city: Pulaski)
Marshall (Largest city: Lewisburg)
Bedford (Largest city: Shelbyville)
Smith (largest municipality: Carthage)
Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville)
Clay (largest municipality: Celina)
Overton (largest municipality: Livingston)
Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro)

References

General

Specific

References

(November 7, 2000). "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000". Tennessee Secretary of State.
"The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search".
"On Politics: Tennessee U.S. Senate". www.washingtonpost.com.
"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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