Bob Clement
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 23, 1943
- Current age
- 82
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1982–2002
7-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clement1.6M
Opponents1.3M
9
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2002, Bob Clement ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 7 and losing 2. Clement's biggest single-election total was 728,232 votes, in the 2002 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee. Clement's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 5, decided by 34,261 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 5, or every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 7.
How many votes has Bob Clement received?
Bob Clement has received 1,596,604 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Lost | 728,23244.34% | Lamar Alexander John Jay Hooker Wesley M. Baker Connie Gammon Karl Stanley Davidson Basil J. Marceaux H. Gary Keplinger |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 149,27772.49% | Stan Scott David Carew |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 74,61182.81% | William M. Lancaster Al Borgman (head-to-head) Gary I. Worden |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 140,26472.38% | Steven L. Edmondson (head-to-head) Mike Childers |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 95,95360.23% | John Osborne Lloyd Botway Chuck Lokey |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 125,23366.76% | Tom Stone (head-to-head) Steven L. Edmondson (head-to-head) Richard H. Wyatt John D. Haury Ben Tomeo |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 55,60772.44% | Tom Stone (head-to-head) Al Borgman (head-to-head) Maurice C. Kuttab |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 155,06899.95% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Lost | 72,35949.49% | Don Sundquist |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000503) and Wikidata (Q887852). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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