2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee's 8th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
John Tanner (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Billy Yancy (R) by 44.5 points.
John TannerDemocrat · winner
72.3%143,127
Billy YancyRepublican
27.7%54,929
198,080 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.
John TannerBilly Yancy
$780.5K
Raised by the campaign
$3.9K
$628.8K
Spent by the campaign
$3.7K
$514.5K
Cash on hand
$265
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000