1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

The 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held November 8, 1994. Al Gore resigned from the Senate following his election as Vice President of the United States, and this led to the appointment of Harlan Mathews and the special election.[1] Republican nominee Fred Thompson won the open seat in a decisive victory.

1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

November 8, 1994

Nominee Fred Thompson Jim Cooper Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 885,998 565,930 Percentage 60.4% 38.6%

County Results Thompson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Harlan Mathews Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Fred Thompson Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative

Republican

• Fred Thompson, attorney and actor

Results

General election results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fred Thompson	885,998	60.44%	+30.63%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper	565,930	38.61%	-29.12%
	Independent	Charles N. Hancock	4,169	0.28%
	Independent	Charles Moore	2,219	0.15%
	Independent	Terry Lytle	1,934	0.13%
	Independent	Kerry Martin	1,719	0.12%
	Independent	Jon Walls	1,532	0.10%
	Independent	Hobart Lumpkin	1,184	0.08%
	Independent	Don Schneller	1,150	0.08%
	Write-ins		27	0.00%
Majority			320,068	21.83%	-16.08%
Turnout			1,465,862
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee
• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Special Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "94 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov.