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  TN US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Tennessee > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1994 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1994 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1994 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start December 02, 1994 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedRBH January 13, 2022 04:34pm
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Description Fill remainder of the term due to resignation of former Senator.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/02/1993
NameHarlan Mathews Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/02/1993 - 12/01/1994 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameFred Thompson Votes1,091,554 (61.37%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin436,617 (+24.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 04, 1994 TN US Senate - Special D Primary
Jim Cooper
D 375,668
Aug 04, 1994 TN US Senate - Special R Primary
Fred Thompson
R 366,831

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Name Fred Thompson Rep. Jim Cooper Charles N. Hancock Charles M. Moore Terry L. Lytle Kerry Martin Jon Walls
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 885,998 (60.44%) 565,930 (38.61%) 4,169 (0.28%) 2,219 (0.15%) 1,934 (0.13%) 1,719 (0.12%) 1,532 (0.11%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -320,068 (-21.83%) -881,829 (-60.16%) -883,779 (-60.29%) -884,064 (-60.31%) -884,279 (-60.32%) -884,466 (-60.34%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Hobart R. Lumpkin Don Schneller (W) Others  
PartyIndependent Independent Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 1,184 (0.08%) 1,150 (0.08%) 27 (0.00%)  
Margin-884,814 (-60.36%) -884,848 (-60.36%) -885,971 (-60.44%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Jun 04, 2007 01:00pm News OLD NEWS: Tennessee Waltz: can Fred Thompson make his race against Jim Cooper a referendum on Clinton Lite? - Tennessee Senate race between Republican Fred Thompson and Democrat Jim Cooper [TN SEN 1994]  Article FBL 

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