1996 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 7 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

Fred Thompson won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. Fred Thompson received 1,091,554 popular votes (61.37%). The main challenger was Houston Gordon (36.82%).

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

Thompson +24.5 pts · won by 436,617 votes

Fred Thompson RepublicanWINNER61.37%

1,091,554 votes

Houston Gordon Democratic36.82%

654,937 votes

John Jay HookerIndependent0.81%

14,401 votes

Bruce GoldIndependent0.33%

5,865 votes

Robert O. WatsonIndependent0.31%

5,569 votes

Greg SamplesIndependent0.23%

4,104 votes

Philip L. KienlenIndependent0.12%

2,173 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.