2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee

2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →
Turnout63.03% Increase[1] 6.41 pp
 
Nominee Bill Frist Jeff Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,255,444 621,152
Percentage 65.10% 32.21%

Frist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Clark:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Bill Frist
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bill Frist
Republican

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.

  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

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