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1990 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 4 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

Al Gore won the 1990 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. Al Gore received 530,898 popular votes (67.72%). The main challenger was William R. Hawkins (29.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Gore and Hawkins

Gore +37.9 pts · won by 297,195 votes
Al GoreDemocraticWINNER67.72%
530,898 votes
William R. HawkinsRepublican29.81%
233,703 votes
Bill JacoxIndependent1.43%
11,191 votes
Charles Gordon VickIndependent1.02%
8,021 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.