The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term.
The Democratic primary was held August 3, 2000. In a field of five candidates, Jeff Clark, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University, edged out John Jay Hooker to win the nomination.[1][2]
Tennessee Democratic primary for United States Senate, 2000[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Jeff Clark
64,851
34%
John Jay Hooker
64,041
34%
Mary Taylor-Shelby
28,604
15%
Shannon Wood
25,372
13%
James Looney
6,354
3%
Write-ins
218
0%
Republican primary[]
Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator, was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.[2]