Electoral History
| Tennessee United States Senate Election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Frist (Incumbent) | 1,255,444 | 65.10 | +8.75 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Clark | 621,152 | 32.21 | -10 | |
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Tennessee United States Senate Election, 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Frist | 834,226 | 56.35 | +21 | |
| Democratic | Jim Sasser (Incumbent) | 623,164 | 42.10 | -22.99 | |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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