2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee's 4th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Van Hilleary (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating David H. Dunaway (D) by 32.7 points.
Van HillearyRepublican · winner
65.8%133,622
David H. DunawayDemocrat
33.1%67,165
J. Patrick LyonsIndependent
1.2%2,418
203,210 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
David H. DunawayVan Hilleary
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$56.8K
Cash on hand
$120.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000