2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee's 7th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Ed Bryant (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Sims (D) by 40.5 points.
Ed BryantRepublican · winner
69.6%171,056
Richard P. SimsDemocrat
29.1%71,587
Denis SoleeLibertarian
1.2%2,941
245,649 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.
Richard P. SimsEd Bryant
$13.7K
Raised by the campaign
$827.5K
$12.1K
Spent by the campaign
$727.1K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$273.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000