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      Home/Elections/1990/US Senate/Tennessee
      1990·US Senate·Tennessee

      Tennessee US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Albert Gore Jr.
      67.7%530,898 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      William Hawkins
      29.8%233,703 votes
      Margin
      D+37.9
      783,922 total votes
      3 candidates783,922 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM✓
      		DEM530,89867.7%
      William HawkinsREP
      		REP233,70329.8%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH19,3212.5%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Tennessee(Class II)

      2024
      Marsha BlackburnREP
      R+29.6
      2020
      Bill HagertyREP
      R+27.0
      2018
      Marshall BlackburnREP
      R+10.8
      2014
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+30.2
      2012
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+34.5
      2008
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+33.5
      2006
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+2.7
      2002
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+9.9
      2000
      Bill FristREP
      R+32.9
      1996
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+24.6
      1994(S)
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+22.0
      1994
      Bill FristREP
      R+14.3
      1988
      Jim SasserDEM
      D+30.6
      1984
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+26.9
      View all US Senate history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      William HawkinsREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+37.9
      Career1990-1990
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginD+32.4
      Career1976-1990
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1990

      US House9 contests →Governor1 contest →
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