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      Home/Elections/1994/US Senate/Tennessee
      1994·US Senate·Tennessee
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      Tennessee US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Fred Thompson
      61.0%885,998 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Jim Cooper
      39.0%565,930 votes
      Margin
      R+22.0
      1,451,928 total votes
      2 candidates1,451,928 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Fred ThompsonREP✓
      		REP885,99861.0%
      Jim CooperDEM
      		DEM565,93039.0%

      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
      1990
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+37.9
      1988
      Jim SasserDEM
      D+30.6
      1984
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+26.9
      View all US Senate history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      Fred ThompsonREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginR+23.3
      Career1994-2012
      US House / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Jim CooperDEM
      Record31W-1L
      Avg MarginR+16.6
      Career1968-2020
      State House / US House / US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1994

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