2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee's 5th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Robert Clement (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Stan Scott (R) by 48.0 points.
Robert ClementDemocrat · winner
72.5%149,277
Stan ScottRepublican
24.5%50,386
David CarewLibertarian
3.0%6,268
205,933 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.
Robert ClementNo Republican
$671.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$715.2K
Spent by the campaign
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$486.7K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000