1994 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special

Tennessee · 9 candidates · See every 1994 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1994 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special?

Fred Thompson won the 1994 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special. Fred Thompson received 885,998 popular votes (60.44%). The main challenger was Jim Cooper (38.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Thompson and Cooper

Thompson +21.8 pts · won by 320,068 votes

Fred Thompson RepublicanWINNER60.44%

885,998 votes

Jim Cooper Democratic38.61%

565,930 votes

Charles N. HancockIndependent0.28%

4,169 votes

Charles M. MooreIndependent0.15%

2,219 votes

Terry L. LytleIndependent0.13%

1,934 votes

Kerry MartinIndependent0.12%

1,719 votes

Jon WallsIndependent0.1%

1,532 votes

Hobart R. LumpkinIndependent0.08%

1,184 votes

Don SchnellerIndependent0.08%

1,150 votes

A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. 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.