1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee
The 1996 Tennessee United States Senate election was held on November 5, 1996 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Republican Senator Fred Thompson ran for re-election to a full six-year term. Thompson defeated the Democratic challenger, Covington lawyer Houston Gordon in the general election.
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Candidates
Democratic Party
- Houston Gordon, attorney
Republican Party
- Fred Thompson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Fred Thompson (Incumbent) | 1,091,554 | 61.37% | +0.93% | |
| Democratic | Houston Gordon | 654,937 | 36.82% | -1.79% | |
| Independent | John Jay Hooker | 14,401 | 0.81% | ||
| Independent | Bruce Gold | 5,865 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | Robert O. Watson | 5,569 | 0.31% | ||
| Independent | Greg Samples | 4,104 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Philip L. Kienlen | 2,173 | 0.12% | ||
| Write-ins | 61 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 436,617 | 24.55% | +2.71% | ||
| Turnout | 1,778,664 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
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