2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
U.S. Senate · Tennessee
William Frist (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jeff Clark (D) by 32.9 points.
William FristRepublican · winner
65.1%1,255,444
Jeff ClarkDemocrat
32.2%621,152
Tom BurrellGreen
1.3%25,815
Charles F. JohnsonIndependent
0.5%10,004
Robert WatsonIndependent
0.4%8,416
David Jarrod OwnbyIndependent
0.2%4,388
Joel KinstleIndependent
0.2%3,135
1,928,613 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.
Jeff ClarkWilliam Frist
$286.5K
Raised by the campaign
$5.9M
$276.1K
Spent by the campaign
$6.1M
$10.4K
Cash on hand
$2.2M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
William Frist (R)Jeff Clark (D)
Also on the ballot: Tom Burrell (Green), 1.3%; Charles F. Johnson (Independent), 0.5%; Robert Watson (Independent), 0.4%; David Jarrod Ownby (Independent), 0.2%; Joel Kinstle (Independent), 0.2%