Electoral History
| Tennessee U.S. Senate Election, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 1,571,637 | 67.3 | +13.0 | |
| Democratic | Bob Tuke | 762,779 | 32.6 | ||
| Tennessee U.S. Senate Election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 888,223 | 54.3 | ||
| Democratic | Bob Clement | 726,510 | 44.2 | ||
| Tennessee Gubernatorial Election, 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lamar Alexander (Incumbent) | 737,693 | 59.56 | +3.72 | |
| Democratic | Randy Tyree | 500,937 | 40.44 | ||
| Tennessee Gubernatorial Election, 1978 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 661,959 | 55.84 | ||
| Democratic | Jake Butcher | 523,495 | 44.16 | ||
| Tennessee Gubernatorial Election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ray Blanton | 576,833 | 55.88 | ||
| Republican | Lamar Alexander | 455,467 | 44.12 | ||
United States presidential election, 1996 (Republican primaries):
- Bob Dole – 9,024,742 (58.82%)
- Pat Buchanan – 3,184,943 (20.76%)
- Steve Forbes – 1,751,187 (11.41%)
- Lamar Alexander – 495,590 (3.23%)
- Alan Keyes – 471,716 (3.08%)
- Richard Lugar – 127,111 (0.83%)
- Unpledged delegates – 123,278 (0.80%)
- Phil Gramm – 71,456 (0.47%)
- Bob Dornan – 42,140 (0.28%)
- Morry Taylor – 21,180 (0.14%)
Republican Senate Minority Whip
- Trent Lott (MS) – 25 (51.02%)
- Lamar Alexander (TN) – 24 (48.98%)
Senate Republican Conference Chairman:
- Lamar Alexander (TN) – 31 (65.96%)
- Richard Burr (NC) – 16 (34.04%)
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