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Turnout | 63.03% [1] 30.50 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Tennessee |
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Government |
The 2000 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 7, 2000, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Following the 2000 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority.[2][3]
United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2000[4] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 991,984 | 53.49% | 5 | — | |
Democratic | 819,100 | 44.17% | 4 | — | |
Independents | 41,851 | 2.26% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 1,854,378 | 100.00% | 9 | — | |
(There was 1,443 Write-in votes that were added to the statewide total number of votes).
District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
Tennessee 1 | Bill Jenkins | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Van Hilleary | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | Bob Clement | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 7 | Ed Bryant | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 8 | John S. Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 9 | Harold Ford Jr. | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Jenkins (inc.) | 157,826 | 99.99% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 20 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 157,846 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jimmy Duncan (inc.) | 187,154 | 89.34% | |
Independent | Kevin J. Rowland | 22,304 | 10.65% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 27 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 209,485 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Zach Wamp (inc.) | 139,840 | 63.87% | |
Democratic | William L. Callaway | 75,785 | 34.61% | |
Independent | Trudy Austin | 3,235 | 1.48% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 80 | 0.04% | |
Total votes | 218,940 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Van Hilleary (inc.) | 133,622 | 65.76% | |
Democratic | David Dunaway | 67,165 | 33.05% | |
Independent | J. Patrick Lyons | 2,418 | 1.19% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 5 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 203,210 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Clement (inc.) | 149,277 | 72.49% | |
Republican | Stan R. Scott | 50,386 | 24.47% | |
Independent | David Carew | 6,268 | 3.04% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 205,933 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bart Gordon (inc.) | 168,861 | 62.10% | |
Republican | David R. Charles | 97,169 | 35.74% | |
Independent | Jim Coffer | 4,685 | 1.72% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 1,184 | 0.44% | |
Total votes | 271,899 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Bryant (inc.) | 171,056 | 69.63% | |
Democratic | Richard Sims | 71,587 | 29.14% | |
Independent | Denis Solee | 2,941 | 1.20% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 65 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 245,649 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Tanner (inc.) | 143,127 | 72.26% | |
Republican | Billy R. Yancy | 54,929 | 27.73% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 24 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 198,080 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) | 143,298 | 99.97% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 36 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 143,334 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |