United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1994
United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1994
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The 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1994. Al Gore resigned from the Senate when elected Vice President of the United States, and this led to the appointment of Harlan Mathews and the special election.[1] Republican nominee Fred Thompson won the open seat.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
General election results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
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Republican |
Fred Thompson |
885,998 |
60.44% |
+30.63% |
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Democratic |
Jim Cooper |
565,930 |
38.61% |
-29.12% |
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Independent |
Charles N. Hancock |
4,169 |
0.28% |
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Independent |
Charles Moore |
2,219 |
0.15% |
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Independent |
Terry Lytle |
1,934 |
0.13% |
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Independent |
Kerry Martin |
1,719 |
0.12% |
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Independent |
Jon Walls |
1,532 |
0.10% |
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Independent |
Hobart Lumpkin |
1,184 |
0.08% |
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Independent |
Don Schneller |
1,150 |
0.08% |
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Write-ins |
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27 |
0.00% |
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Majority |
320,068 |
21.83% |
-16.08% |
Turnout |
1,465,862 |
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Republican gain from Democratic |
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