2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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{{Infobox election
| 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 = {{switcher |300px|County results |300px|Congressional district results|300px|Precinct results}}
| map_caption = Frist: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Clark: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
| 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% {{increase}}{{Cite news |date=November 7, 2000 |title=Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000 |work=Tennessee Secretary of State |url=https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics|access-date=February 28, 2023}} 6.41 pp
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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%. 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.{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bill Frist (Incumbent)|party=Republican Party (US)|votes=186,882|percentage=100.00}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=186,882|percentage=100.00}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vRsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3638,586145&dq=jeff+clark+tennessee&hl=en|title = The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search}}{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2000/states/tn/senate/ | title=On Politics: Tennessee U.S. Senate | work = www.washingtonpost.com}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jeff Clark|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=64,851|percentage=34.23%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=John Jay Hooker|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=64,041|percentage=33.81%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Mary Taylor-Shelby|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=28,604|percentage=15.10%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Shannon Wood|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=25,372|percentage=13.39%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=James Looney|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=6,354|percentage=3.35%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Write-ins|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=218|percentage=0.12%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=189,440|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
{{Election box begin
| title = Tennessee United States Senate election, 2000{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Frist (Incumbent)
| votes = 1,255,444
| percentage = 65.10%
| change =+8.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jeff Clark|votes=621,152|percentage=32.21%|change=-9.89%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Tom Burrell|votes=25,815|percentage=1.34%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Charles F. Johnson|votes=10,004|percentage=0.52%|change=+0.07}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Robert Watson|votes=8,416|percentage=0.44%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=David Jarrod Ownby|votes=4,388|percentage=0.23%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Joel Kinstle|votes=3,135|percentage=0.16%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Write-in
| candidate =
| votes = 259
| percentage = 0.00%
| change =N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=634,292|percentage=32.89%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 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)
See also
References
General
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Specific
- {{cite web | url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=47&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=1 | title=2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Tennessee | publisher=www.uselectionatlas.org | access-date=August 9, 2009}}
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