2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee

The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the general election including the 2000 U.S. presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Bill Frist vastly overperformed George W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election by 13.95%. Frist also improved on his performance from 1994.

Republican primary
Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.

Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was held on 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.

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * White (Largest city: Sparta)
 * Cannon (Largest city: Woodbury)
 * DeKalb (Largest city: Smithville)
 * Franklin (Largest city: Winchester)
 * Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont)
 * Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer)
 * Perry (largest municipality: Linden)
 * Dickson (Largest city: Dickson)
 * Haywood (largest city: Brownsville)
 * Lake (largest municipality: Tiptonville)
 * Stewart (largest municipality: Dover)
 * Benton (largest municipality: Camden)
 * Houston (largest city: Erin)
 * Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly)
 * Hickman (Largest city: Centerville)
 * Giles (Largest city: Pulaski)
 * Marshall (Largest city: Lewisburg)
 * Bedford (Largest city: Shelbyville)
 * Smith (largest municipality: Carthage)
 * Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville)
 * Clay (largest municipality: Celina)
 * Overton (largest municipality: Livingston)
 * Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro)