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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

← 1998 November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) 2002 →

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout63.03% Increase[1] 30.50 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 4
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 991,984 819,100
Percentage 53.49% 44.17%
Swing Increase 2.09% Decrease 0.97%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

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]

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2000[4]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 991,984 53.49% 5
Democratic 819,100 44.17% 4
Independents 41,851 2.26% 0
Write-ins 1,443 0.08% 0
Totals 1,854,378 100.00% 9
Popular vote
Republican
53.49%
Democratic
44.17%
Other
2.34%
House seats
Republican
55.56%
Democratic
44.44%

By district

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District Incumbent Results Candidates
Member Party First
elected
Tennessee 1 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Zach Wamp (Republican) 64%
  • William Callaway (Democratic) 35%
Tennessee 4 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Van Hilleary (Republican) 66%
  • David Dunaway (Democratic) 34%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bob Clement (Democratic) 73%
  • Stan Scott (Republican) 25%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 63%
  • David Charles (Republican) 37%
Tennessee 7 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Ed Bryant (Republican) 70%
  • Richard Sims (Democratic) 30%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

District 1

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Jenkins (inc.) 157,826 99.99%
Write-In Write-ins 20 0.01%
Total votes 157,846 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 3

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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 4

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Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 5

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 6

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 7

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Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 8

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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

District 9

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 143,298 99.97%
Write-In Write-ins 36 0.03%
Total votes 143,334 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "The 2000 Election". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "2000 US Results". Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.