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%, with Bush facing Vice President Al Gore who held Tennessee's other Senate seat for eight years. Frist also improved on his performance from 1994. This was the last time a Republican has exceeded 60% of the vote in Davidson County in a statewide election.
Bill Frist, incumbent U.S. Senator was unopposed in the Republican primary. He received 186,882 votes.
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.
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