2012Final results

2012 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee

Name: 2012 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
Start: 2012-11-06
Location: Tennessee

U.S. Senate · Tennessee

Bob Corker (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Mark E. Clayton (D) by 34.5 points.

Bob CorkerRepublican · winner

64.9%1,506,443

30.4%705,882

1.7%38,472

0.9%20,936

0.8%18,620

0.3%8,085

0.3%8,080

0.3%7,148

0.3%6,523

2,321,477 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 2012

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

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

No DemocratBob Corker

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Raised by the campaign

$10M

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Spent by the campaign

$5.5M

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Cash on hand

$5.7M

Other candidates' campaigns: Shaun E. Crowell $30.5K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012

Also on the ballot: Martin Pleasant (Green), 1.7%; Shaun E. Crowell (Independent), 0.9%; Kermit Steck (Constitution), 0.8%; James Higdon (Independent), 0.3%; Michel Joseph Long (Independent), 0.3%; Troy Stephen Scoggin (Independent), 0.3%; David Gatchell (Independent), 0.3%