2014Final results

2014 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee

Name: 2014 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
Start: 2014-11-04
Location: Tennessee

U.S. Senate · Tennessee

Lamar Alexander (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Gordon Ball (D) by 30.0 points.

Lamar AlexanderRepublican · winner

61.9%850,087

Gordon BallDemocrat

31.9%437,848

Joe WilmothConstitution

2.6%36,088

Martin PleasantGreen

0.9%12,570

Tom Emerson Jr.Independent

0.8%11,157

Danny PageIndependent

0.6%7,713

Rick TylerIndependent

0.4%5,759

Joshua JamesIndependent

0.4%5,678

Bartholomew J. PhillipsIndependent

0.2%2,386

Edmund L. GauthierIndependent

0.2%2,314

Eric SchechterIndependent

0.1%1,673

C. SalekinIndependent

0.1%787

1,374,065 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 2014

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.

Gordon BallLamar Alexander

$2M

Raised by the campaign

$7.1M

$2M

Spent by the campaign

$7.5M

$2.2K

Cash on hand

$282.5K

Other candidates' campaigns: Danny Page $2.2K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Lamar Alexander (R)Gordon Ball (D)

Also on the ballot: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution), 2.6%; Martin Pleasant (Green), 0.9%; Tom Emerson Jr. (Independent), 0.8%; Danny Page (Independent), 0.6%; Rick Tyler (Independent), 0.4%; Joshua James (Independent), 0.4%; Bartholomew J. Phillips (Independent), 0.2%; Edmund L. Gauthier (Independent), 0.2%; Eric Schechter (Independent), 0.1%; C. Salekin (Independent), 0.1%