1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee
	November 5, 1996
Turnout	62.77% 6.15 pp
	County results ; Thompson: 50–60% 60—70% 70–80%; Gordon: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Fred Thompson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Fred Thompson; Republican

The 1996 Tennessee United States Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Republican Senator Fred Thompson ran for re-election to a full six-year term. Thompson defeated the Democratic challenger, Covington lawyer Houston Gordon in the general election. This is the last time that Tennessee voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Houston Gordon, attorney

Republican Party

Fred Thompson, incumbent U.S. Senator

Election results

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1996^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fred Thompson (Incumbent)	1,091,554	61.37%	+0.93%
	Democratic	Houston Gordon	654,937	36.82%	−1.79%
	Independent	John Jay Hooker	14,401	0.81%
	Independent	Bruce Gold	5,865	0.33%
	Independent	Robert O. Watson	5,569	0.31%
	Independent	Greg Samples	4,104	0.23%
	Independent	Philip L. Kienlen	2,173	0.12%
	Write-ins		61	0.00%
Majority			436,617	24.55%	+2.71%
Turnout			1,778,664
	Republican hold

References

^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 5, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[1] "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 5, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[2] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Election results

See also

References