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      Home/Elections/2018/US Senate/Tennessee
      2018·US Senate·Tennessee

      Tennessee US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Marshall Blackburn
      54.7%1,227,483 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Phil Bredesen
      43.9%985,450 votes
      Margin
      R+10.8
      2,243,740 total votes
      3 candidates2,243,740 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Marshall BlackburnREP✓
      		REP1,227,48354.7%
      Phil BredesenDEM
      		DEM985,45043.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH30,8071.4%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Tennessee(Class II)

      2024
      Marsha BlackburnREP
      R+29.6
      2020
      Bill HagertyREP
      R+27.0
      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
      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

      Marshall BlackburnREP
      Record1W-0L
      Avg MarginR+10.8
      Career2018-2018
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Phil BredesenDEM
      Record2W-2L
      Avg MarginD+5.4
      Career1994-2018
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

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