2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee's 6th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Barton Gordon (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating David Charles (R) by 26.4 points.
Barton GordonDemocrat · winner
62.1%168,861
David CharlesRepublican
35.7%97,169
Jim CofferLibertarian
1.7%4,685
271,899 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.
Barton GordonDavid Charles
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$177.9K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$174.9K
$547.8K
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000