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Election 1994 Results

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1994 US Senate election in Tennessee

Bill Frist (Republican) beat Jim Sasser (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1994, 56.4% to 42.1%, a margin of 14.3 points and 211,062 votes.

Fred Thompson (Republican) beat Jim Cooper (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1994, 60.4% to 38.6%, a margin of 21.8 points and 320,068 votes. (This was a special election.)

Tennessee changed party: in 1988 it went Democratic, for Jim Sasser.

Republicans led in 73 of the 95 counties and Democrats in 22. The largest, Shelby, cast 268,625 votes and went to the Republican by 4.3 points. The closest was Haywood, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Frist won	Republican	834,226	56.4%
Jim Sasser	Democratic	623,164	42.1%
All other candidates		23,001	1.6%
Total		1,480,391

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fred Thompson won	Republican	885,998	60.4%
Jim Cooper	Democratic	565,930	38.6%
All other candidates		13,934	1.0%
Total		1,465,862

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	126,937 47.3%	138,435 51.5%	3,253	268,625	R+4.3
Davidson	76,357 49.0%	77,087 49.5%	2,362	155,806	R+0.5
Knox	38,773 37.9%	61,416 60.1%	2,037	102,226	R+22.1
Hamilton	32,048 36.2%	54,803 61.9%	1,670	88,521	R+25.7
Sullivan	14,021 33.8%	26,728 64.5%	696	41,445	R+30.7
Rutherford	14,503 38.6%	22,365 59.6%	659	37,527	R+21.0
Williamson	10,281 29.5%	24,193 69.4%	383	34,857	R+39.9
Sumner	13,319 40.9%	18,881 57.9%	403	32,603	R+17.1
Blount	9,552 34.9%	17,362 63.4%	489	27,403	R+28.5
Washington	9,831 36.5%	16,641 61.8%	453	26,925	R+25.3
Madison	9,334 38.2%	14,782 60.5%	299	24,415	R+22.3
Wilson	9,850 41.4%	13,348 56.0%	619	23,817	R+14.7
Montgomery	10,717 46.8%	11,747 51.3%	449	22,913	R+4.5
Anderson	9,841 45.9%	11,266 52.6%	322	21,429	R+6.6
Bradley	5,679 28.3%	13,881 69.2%	507	20,067	R+40.9
Roane	6,984 43.1%	8,961 55.3%	249	16,194	R+12.2
Maury	6,833 42.2%	9,130 56.4%	215	16,178	R+14.2
Putnam	7,009 44.0%	8,681 54.5%	232	15,922	R+10.5
Sevier	4,095 27.3%	10,549 70.4%	336	14,980	R+43.1
Carter	4,566 32.4%	9,308 66.1%	213	14,087	R+33.7
Greene	4,815 34.2%	9,070 64.5%	181	14,066	R+30.3
Hamblen	4,947 35.2%	8,885 63.2%	234	14,066	R+28.0
Gibson	5,963 44.7%	7,144 53.6%	224	13,331	R+8.9
Coffee	6,322 47.8%	6,732 50.9%	162	13,216	R+3.1
Cumberland	4,658 35.9%	8,077 62.2%	246	12,981	R+26.3
Robertson	5,812 48.1%	6,071 50.2%	200	12,083	R+2.1
McMinn	3,830 32.2%	7,796 65.6%	253	11,879	R+33.4
Hawkins	4,321 36.8%	7,259 61.8%	175	11,755	R+25.0
Tipton	3,973 34.7%	7,284 63.7%	179	11,436	R+29.0
Dickson	5,194 47.9%	5,481 50.6%	167	10,842	R+2.6
Lawrence	4,330 41.1%	6,127 58.2%	79	10,536	R+17.1
Monroe	4,189 40.2%	6,072 58.2%	167	10,428	R+18.1
Loudon	3,631 35.4%	6,450 62.9%	171	10,252	R+27.5
Franklin	5,138 51.2%	4,786 47.7%	119	10,043	D+3.5
Henry	4,508 47.8%	4,808 51.0%	110	9,426	R+3.2
Jefferson	3,204 34.4%	5,950 63.8%	169	9,323	R+29.5
Dyer	3,012 32.8%	5,971 65.1%	191	9,174	R+32.3
Weakley	3,823 42.0%	5,084 55.9%	192	9,099	R+13.9
Bedford	4,493 49.7%	4,428 49.0%	114	9,035	D+0.7
Obion	4,062 45.5%	4,816 53.9%	57	8,935	R+8.4
Warren	4,339 48.8%	4,382 49.3%	169	8,890	R+0.5
Carroll	3,775 42.7%	4,997 56.5%	73	8,845	R+13.8
Campbell	3,698 46.0%	4,241 52.8%	97	8,036	R+6.8
Cheatham	3,300 42.8%	4,259 55.3%	149	7,708	R+12.4
Marion	3,469 46.4%	3,839 51.3%	171	7,479	R+4.9
Fayette	2,904 39.7%	4,287 58.6%	122	7,313	R+18.9
McNairy	2,661 36.4%	4,588 62.8%	62	7,311	R+26.4
Cocke	2,415 34.5%	4,461 63.7%	128	7,004	R+29.2
Rhea	2,375 34.4%	4,440 64.3%	93	6,908	R+29.9
Lincoln	2,988 43.7%	3,779 55.2%	77	6,844	R+11.6
Hardin	2,294 34.1%	4,324 64.3%	106	6,724	R+30.2
Lauderdale	2,948 45.4%	3,412 52.6%	127	6,487	R+7.2
Henderson	1,926 30.0%	4,429 68.9%	72	6,427	R+38.9
Hardeman	2,837 44.4%	3,471 54.3%	81	6,389	R+9.9
Claiborne	2,457 39.3%	3,693 59.1%	104	6,254	R+19.8
Giles	3,148 50.6%	2,977 47.8%	97	6,222	D+2.7
Marshall	3,030 49.7%	2,981 48.9%	89	6,100	D+0.8
Benton	3,144 53.0%	2,587 43.6%	199	5,930	D+9.4
White	2,757 49.5%	2,677 48.0%	139	5,573	D+1.4
Hickman	2,853 53.0%	2,451 45.6%	74	5,378	D+7.5
Humphreys	2,932 56.5%	2,161 41.6%	100	5,193	D+14.8
Haywood	2,445 49.3%	2,441 49.2%	77	4,963	D+0.1
Smith	2,668 56.0%	2,026 42.5%	73	4,767	D+13.5
DeKalb	2,511 54.3%	2,062 44.6%	53	4,626	D+9.7
Overton	2,701 59.7%	1,779 39.3%	46	4,526	D+20.4
Chester	1,608 36.9%	2,729 62.6%	20	4,357	R+25.7
Unicoi	1,615 37.3%	2,669 61.6%	46	4,330	R+24.3
Morgan	2,025 47.2%	2,204 51.4%	61	4,290	R+4.2
Macon	1,731 42.2%	2,322 56.6%	46	4,099	R+14.4
Wayne	1,284 31.4%	2,762 67.5%	44	4,090	R+36.1
Grainger	1,458 35.7%	2,562 62.7%	63	4,083	R+27.0
Polk	1,904 47.7%	2,048 51.3%	42	3,994	R+3.6
Johnson	1,179 30.3%	2,649 68.2%	57	3,885	R+37.8
Fentress	1,554 41.4%	2,160 57.5%	44	3,758	R+16.1
Scott	1,299 34.8%	2,402 64.3%	34	3,735	R+29.5
Decatur	1,620 45.1%	1,903 53.0%	68	3,591	R+7.9
Union	1,277 36.1%	2,206 62.3%	57	3,540	R+26.2
Crockett	1,365 38.6%	2,123 60.1%	44	3,532	R+21.5
Cannon	1,766 53.0%	1,514 45.4%	52	3,332	D+7.6
Stewart	1,841 58.4%	1,263 40.1%	47	3,151	D+18.3
Bledsoe	1,244 39.9%	1,815 58.2%	60	3,119	R+18.3
Lewis	1,440 47.6%	1,510 50.0%	73	3,023	R+2.3
Grundy	1,694 56.3%	1,277 42.5%	37	3,008	D+13.9
Jackson	1,812 61.5%	1,096 37.2%	39	2,947	D+24.3
Sequatchie	1,116 43.2%	1,418 54.9%	48	2,582	R+11.7
Clay	1,169 50.6%	1,120 48.4%	23	2,312	D+2.1
Houston	1,410 61.9%	832 36.5%	36	2,278	D+25.4
Meigs	972 42.9%	1,265 55.8%	28	2,265	R+12.9
Perry	1,012 49.7%	997 49.0%	26	2,035	D+0.7
Trousdale	1,111 59.2%	743 39.6%	22	1,876	D+19.6
Pickett	605 39.3%	924 60.0%	11	1,540	R+20.7
Moore	693 45.7%	806 53.1%	19	1,518	R+7.4
Hancock	526 35.4%	946 63.7%	14	1,486	R+28.3
Lake	748 51.2%	703 48.1%	11	1,462	D+3.1
Van Buren	756 52.9%	659 46.1%	15	1,430	D+6.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8