2000 Tennessee elections


Tennessee state elections in 2000 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Primary elections for the United [States Senate], United States [House of Representatives], Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 3, 2000.

Presidential election

President of the United States

In 2000, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Republican candidate George W. Bush narrowly won the state with 51.15% of the to Democratic Vice President of [the United States|Vice President] Al Gore's 47.28%.
The presidential primaries were held on March 14, 2000. George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. Tennessee native Al Gore easily won the Democratic primary.

Results

March 14, 2000, Primary Results
CandidateVotes%Delegates
Al Gore198,26492.1368
Bill Bradley 11,3235.26rowspan=1
Uncommitted4,4072.0513
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.1,0310.48rowspan=2
Write-in votes1780.08-
Total215,203100%81

CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
George W. Bush193,16677.02%37
John McCain36,43614.53%0
Alan Keyes16,9166.75%0
Gary Bauer1,3050.52%0
Steve Forbes1,0180.41%0
Orrin Hatch2520.10%0
Write-ins750.03%0
Uncommitted1,6230.65%0
Total250,791100.00%37

United States Congress

Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Results

'''August 3, 2000, Primary Results'''

House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2000.
After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2000.
Democrats won 58 seats, while Republicans won 41 seats. Republicans gained one seat.