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2000Final results

2000 election for President in Tennessee

President · Tennessee

George W. Bush (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Al Gore (D) by 3.9 points.

George W. BushRepublican · winner
51.1%1,061,949
Al GoreDemocrat
47.3%981,720
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.6%32,512
2,076,181 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

EvenR+16.31988D+4.71992D+2.41996R+3.92000R+14.32004R+15.12008

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET