1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Nominee Al Gore William R. Hawkins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 529,914 233,324
Percentage 67.72% 29.92%

County results
Gore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Al Gore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Al Gore
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1990, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Incumbent Senator Al Gore won re-election to a second term in a landslide, sweeping every county in the state.

As of 2024, this was the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, and also the most recent U.S. Senate election in Tennessee in which several counties, including Knox County and Hamilton County, went to the Democratic candidate.