1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Tennessee (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Fred Thompson* (R)		Houston Gordon (D)		John Jay Hooker (I)		Bruce Gold (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	49%	16,331	62.3%	9,609	36.7%	179	0.7%	88	0.3%	3	0.0%	6,722	26,210
Bedford	40%	5,450	52.8%	4,738	45.9%	64	0.6%	27	0.3%	40	0.4%	712	10,319
Benton	60%	3,403	46.5%	3,749	51.3%	76	1.0%	17	0.2%	70	1.0%	-346	7,315
Bledsoe	40%	2,007	58.3%	1,375	40.0%	14	0.4%	23	0.7%	22	0.6%	632	3,441
Blount	46%	24,309	69.5%	10,090	28.9%	101	0.3%	208	0.6%	245	0.7%	14,219	34,953
Bradley	42%	19,545	73.9%	6,504	24.6%	140	0.5%	77	0.3%	176	0.7%	13,041	26,442
Campbell	33%	5,320	56.0%	4,015	42.2%	69	0.7%	38	0.4%	66	0.7%	1,305	9,508
Cannon	42%	1,906	51.3%	1,742	46.9%	25	0.7%	15	0.4%	25	0.7%	164	3,713
Carroll	43%	5,610	59.2%	3,705	39.1%	78	0.8%	34	0.4%	55	0.6%	1,905	9,482
Carter	37%	11,900	74.5%	3,889	24.4%	62	0.4%	43	0.3%	70	0.4%	8,011	15,964
Cheatham	40%	5,834	62.0%	3,405	36.2%	69	0.7%	49	0.5%	57	0.6%	2,429	9,414
Chester	42%	3,037	66.5%	1,494	32.7%	13	0.3%	10	0.2%	10	0.2%	1,543	4,564
Claiborne	35%	4,861	64.3%	2,597	34.4%	24	0.3%	25	0.3%	53	0.7%	2,264	7,560
Clay	44%	1,438	54.8%	1,129	43.1%	23	0.9%	12	0.5%	20	0.8%	309	2,622
Cocke	31%	5,425	71.2%	2,083	27.3%	37	0.5%	29	0.4%	44	0.6%	3,342	7,618
Coffee	47%	8,878	56.6%	6,622	42.2%	81	0.5%	56	0.4%	56	0.4%	2,256	15,693
Crockett	39%	2,255	54.9%	1,796	43.7%	30	0.7%	10	0.2%	18	0.4%	459	4,109
Cumberland	46%	9,912	66.1%	4,890	32.6%	49	0.3%	56	0.4%	85	0.6%	5,022	14,992
Davidson	45%	109,236	57.7%	73,743	39.0%	3,716	2.0%	904	0.5%	1,644	0.9%	35,493	189,243
Decatur	47%	1,970	47.7%	2,112	51.1%	20	0.5%	10	0.2%	20	0.5%	-142	4,132
DeKalb	37%	2,172	47.0%	2,379	51.5%	28	0.6%	15	0.3%	25	0.5%	-207	4,619
Dickson	43%	6,757	54.2%	5,552	44.5%	68	0.5%	36	0.3%	51	0.4%	1,205	12,464
Dyer	40%	6,103	56.1%	4,582	42.1%	93	0.9%	20	0.2%	77	0.7%	1,521	10,875
Fayette	46%	5,023	55.1%	3,946	43.3%	52	0.6%	29	0.3%	63	0.7%	1,077	9,113
Fentress	36%	2,624	61.5%	1,574	36.9%	28	0.7%	17	0.4%	22	0.5%	1,050	4,265
Franklin	41%	6,268	54.1%	5,145	44.4%	83	0.7%	36	0.3%	61	0.5%	1,123	11,593
Gibson	43%	8,487	54.4%	6,798	43.6%	130	0.8%	62	0.4%	123	0.8%	1,689	15,600
Giles	36%	3,882	50.5%	3,682	47.9%	60	0.8%	25	0.3%	32	0.4%	200	7,681
Grainger	33%	3,256	67.0%	1,537	31.6%	30	0.6%	9	0.2%	28	0.6%	1,719	4,860
Greene	36%	11,904	70.6%	4,741	28.1%	70	0.4%	40	0.2%	105	0.6%	7,163	16,860
Grundy	37%	1,665	44.0%	2,026	53.6%	40	1.1%	16	0.4%	36	1.0%	-361	3,783
Hamblen	40%	11,974	70.4%	4,831	28.4%	82	0.5%	51	0.3%	66	0.4%	7,143	17,004
Hamilton	47%	71,756	66.7%	34,321	31.9%	481	0.4%	315	0.3%	652	0.6%	37,435	107,525
Hancock	35%	1,339	73.5%	464	25.5%	4	0.2%	5	0.3%	11	0.6%	875	1,823
Hardeman	37%	3,357	45.9%	3,889	53.1%	15	0.2%	20	0.3%	37	0.5%	-532	7,318
Hardin	42%	4,864	62.9%	2,733	35.3%	62	0.8%	17	0.2%	60	0.8%	2,131	7,736
Hawkins	38%	10,242	69.6%	4,118	28.0%	122	0.8%	59	0.4%	176	1.2%	6,124	14,717
Haywood	41%	2,512	43.6%	3,173	55.1%	24	0.4%	9	0.2%	38	0.7%	-661	5,756
Henderson	39%	4,839	68.1%	2,161	30.4%	52	0.7%	18	0.3%	36	0.5%	2,678	7,106
Henry	44%	5,288	52.3%	4,727	46.7%	35	0.3%	33	0.3%	34	0.3%	561	10,117
Hickman	41%	2,922	47.0%	3,191	51.3%	47	0.8%	14	0.2%	49	0.8%	-269	6,223
Houston	45%	933	35.7%	1,640	62.8%	14	0.5%	15	0.6%	9	0.3%	-707	2,611
Humphreys	45%	2,597	44.4%	3,153	53.9%	44	0.8%	24	0.4%	29	0.5%	-556	5,847
Jackson	42%	1,354	40.0%	1,986	58.7%	14	0.4%	14	0.4%	16	0.5%	-632	3,384
Jefferson	36%	7,817	69.7%	3,259	29.1%	40	0.4%	27	0.2%	75	0.7%	4,558	11,218
Johnson	40%	3,782	75.1%	1,122	22.3%	39	0.8%	26	0.5%	68	1.4%	2,660	5,037
Knox	48%	90,251	67.1%	42,747	31.8%	404	0.3%	372	0.3%	755	0.6%	47,504	134,529
Lake	25%	608	39.4%	906	58.8%	5	0.3%	7	0.5%	16	1.0%	-298	1,542
Lauderdale	36%	2,946	42.4%	3,881	55.9%	52	0.7%	16	0.2%	47	0.7%	-935	6,942
Lawrence	46%	8,486	66.3%	4,257	33.2%	27	0.2%	19	0.1%	20	0.2%	4,229	12,809
Lewis	46%	1,802	50.6%	1,702	47.8%	31	0.9%	9	0.3%	19	0.5%	100	3,563
Lincoln	40%	5,430	59.7%	3,392	37.3%	140	1.5%	37	0.4%	98	1.1%	2,038	9,097
Loudon	46%	8,684	68.2%	3,898	30.6%	44	0.3%	41	0.3%	69	0.5%	4,786	12,736
Macon	33%	3,000	65.6%	1,524	33.3%	28	0.6%	7	0.2%	16	0.3%	1,476	4,575
Madison	46%	17,538	59.7%	11,512	39.2%	153	0.5%	46	0.2%	124	0.4%	6,026	29,373
Marion	44%	4,832	54.8%	3,851	43.6%	60	0.7%	22	0.2%	58	0.7%	981	8,823
Marshall	37%	3,645	53.1%	3,111	45.3%	48	0.7%	35	0.5%	27	0.4%	534	6,866
Maury	43%	11,613	57.7%	8,236	40.9%	144	0.7%	39	0.2%	91	0.5%	3,377	20,123
McMinn	42%	9,930	67.2%	4,640	31.4%	81	0.5%	34	0.2%	101	0.7%	5,290	14,786
McNairy	43%	4,532	57.7%	3,262	41.6%	19	0.2%	19	0.2%	18	0.2%	1,270	7,850
Meigs	37%	1,659	59.9%	1,069	38.6%	14	0.5%	9	0.3%	19	0.7%	590	2,770
Monroe	40%	6,683	62.3%	3,883	36.2%	41	0.4%	32	0.3%	95	0.9%	2,800	10,734
Montgomery	36%	19,982	63.0%	11,103	35.0%	228	0.7%	159	0.5%	245	0.8%	8,879	31,717
Moore	43%	1,000	57.0%	730	41.6%	9	0.5%	8	0.5%	8	0.5%	270	1,755
Morgan	36%	2,771	54.2%	2,259	44.2%	37	0.7%	12	0.2%	34	0.7%	512	5,113
Obion	37%	4,609	51.1%	4,272	47.3%	42	0.5%	37	0.4%	63	0.7%	337	9,023
Overton	36%	2,200	42.3%	2,953	56.7%	12	0.2%	24	0.5%	17	0.3%	-753	5,206
Perry	39%	958	45.7%	1,111	53.0%	5	0.2%	9	0.4%	14	0.7%	-153	2,097
Pickett	49%	1,123	62.4%	662	36.8%	9	0.5%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	461	1,799
Polk	41%	2,567	54.6%	2,037	43.3%	41	0.9%	19	0.4%	39	0.8%	530	4,703
Putnam	41%	11,303	60.4%	7,138	38.1%	109	0.6%	52	0.3%	109	0.6%	4,165	18,711
Rhea	42%	5,723	67.3%	2,714	31.9%	19	0.2%	13	0.2%	34	0.4%	3,009	8,503
Roane	49%	11,631	61.5%	7,100	37.5%	47	0.2%	50	0.3%	90	0.5%	4,531	18,918
Robertson	43%	9,244	60.2%	5,817	37.9%	135	0.9%	61	0.4%	101	0.7%	3,427	15,358
Rutherford	43%	32,909	66.2%	15,787	31.8%	457	0.9%	166	0.3%	361	0.7%	17,122	49,680
Scott	33%	3,057	64.4%	1,624	34.2%	22	0.5%	21	0.4%	20	0.4%	1,433	4,744
Sequatchie	41%	1,891	59.9%	1,226	38.8%	17	0.5%	8	0.3%	17	0.5%	665	3,159
Sevier	41%	14,874	75.3%	4,334	21.9%	186	0.9%	79	0.4%	280	1.4%	10,540	19,753
Shelby	49%	168,213	55.1%	129,878	42.6%	3,537	1.2%	948	0.3%	2,545	0.8%	38,335	305,121
Smith	42%	2,307	44.7%	2,812	54.5%	16	0.3%	15	0.3%	11	0.2%	-505	5,161
Stewart	47%	1,808	44.8%	2,146	53.2%	33	0.8%	9	0.2%	37	0.9%	-338	4,033
Sullivan	44%	36,333	71.0%	13,977	27.3%	301	0.6%	158	0.3%	410	0.8%	22,356	51,179
Sumner	45%	25,714	64.9%	13,405	33.8%	184	0.5%	127	0.3%	206	0.5%	12,309	39,636
Tipton	46%	7,878	52.8%	6,885	46.1%	42	0.3%	21	0.1%	101	0.7%	993	14,927
Trousdale	41%	957	46.1%	1,082	52.1%	13	0.6%	10	0.5%	14	0.7%	-125	2,076
Unicoi	37%	3,627	71.5%	1,372	27.1%	27	0.5%	11	0.2%	34	0.7%	2,255	5,071
Union	37%	2,845	64.5%	1,518	34.4%	12	0.3%	15	0.3%	21	0.5%	1,327	4,411
Van Buren	37%	677	46.5%	764	52.5%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%	5	0.3%	-87	1,455
Warren	38%	5,319	51.3%	4,872	47.0%	69	0.7%	36	0.3%	65	0.6%	447	10,361
Washington	40%	22,706	71.7%	8,587	27.1%	139	0.4%	87	0.3%	161	0.5%	14,119	31,680
Wayne	34%	2,874	69.5%	1,228	29.7%	11	0.3%	12	0.3%	8	0.2%	1,646	4,133
Weakley	41%	5,894	54.5%	4,728	43.7%	89	0.8%	37	0.3%	71	0.7%	1,166	10,819
White	39%	3,478	54.0%	2,820	43.8%	78	1.2%	22	0.3%	46	0.7%	658	6,444
Williamson	58%	33,495	75.7%	10,141	22.9%	268	0.6%	119	0.3%	196	0.4%	23,354	44,219
Wilson	48%	17,604	62.5%	9,967	35.4%	283	1.0%	88	0.3%	210	0.7%	7,637	28,152
TOTAL	44%	1,091,554	61.4%	654,937	36.8%	14,401	0.8%	5,865	0.3%	11,907	0.7%	436,617	1,778,664
Total R vote: 1,091,554 (61.4%)      Total D vote: 654,937 (36.8%)      Total Other vote: 32,173 (1.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$7,316,735		$795,969		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$8,153,288		$800,607		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$836,460		$4,637		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$5,671		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$50,000		$25,000		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$6,076,195		$628,137		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$55,471		$37,458		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,651,339		$102,550		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$118,079		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$4,358		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$4,358		$0		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$7,321,093		$795,969		$0		$0

1996 Senate class 2, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	16,331	62.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	9,609	36.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	179	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	88	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	2	0.0%
Philip Kienlen (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	26,210
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,450	52.8%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,738	45.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	64	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	27	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	18	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	12	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	10,319
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,403	46.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,749	51.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	76	1.0%
Bruce Gold (I)	17	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	46	0.6%
Greg Samples (I)	12	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,315
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Bledsoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,007	58.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,375	40.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	14	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	23	0.7%
Robert Watson (I)	11	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,441
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	24,309	69.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	10,090	28.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	101	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	208	0.6%
Robert Watson (I)	75	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	133	0.4%
Philip Kienlen (I)	37	0.1%
TOTAL	34,953
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	19,545	73.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	6,504	24.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	140	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	77	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	68	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	84	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	23	0.1%
TOTAL	26,442
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,320	56.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,015	42.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	69	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	38	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	31	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	18	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	9,508
Turnout: 33%

1996 Senate class 2, Cannon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,906	51.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,742	46.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	25	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	15	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	13	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,713
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,610	59.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,705	39.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	78	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	34	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	29	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	13	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,482
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,900	74.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,889	24.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	62	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	43	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	34	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	19	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	15,964
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Cheatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,834	62.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,405	36.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	69	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	49	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	34	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	16	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,414
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,037	66.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,494	32.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	13	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	10	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	4	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	3	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,564
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,861	64.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,597	34.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	24	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	25	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	29	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	15	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,560
Turnout: 35%

1996 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,438	54.8%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,129	43.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	23	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	12	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	10	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	8	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,622
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Cocke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,425	71.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,083	27.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	37	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	29	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	20	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	15	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,618
Turnout: 31%

1996 Senate class 2, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	8,878	56.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	6,622	42.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	81	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	56	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	21	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	22	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	15,693
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,255	54.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,796	43.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	30	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	10	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	11	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	5	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,109
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	9,912	66.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,890	32.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	49	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	56	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	47	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	24	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	14,992
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	109,236	57.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	73,743	39.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	3,716	2.0%
Bruce Gold (I)	904	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	763	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	537	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	344	0.2%
TOTAL	189,243
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,970	47.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,112	51.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	20	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	10	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	8	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	8	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,132
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,172	47.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,379	51.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	28	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	15	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	14	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	5	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,619
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Dickson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	6,757	54.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	5,552	44.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	68	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	36	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	16	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	22	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	12,464
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Dyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	6,103	56.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,582	42.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	93	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	20	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	53	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	11	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	10,875
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,023	55.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,946	43.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	52	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	29	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	29	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	18	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	9,113
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Fentress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,624	61.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,574	36.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	28	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	17	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	11	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	8	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,265
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	6,268	54.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	5,145	44.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	83	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	36	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	25	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	23	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,593
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	8,487	54.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	6,798	43.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	130	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	62	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	73	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	23	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	15,600
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,882	50.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,682	47.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	60	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	25	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	17	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,681
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Grainger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,256	67.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,537	31.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	30	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	15	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,860
Turnout: 33%

1996 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,904	70.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,741	28.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	70	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	40	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	51	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	29	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	16,860
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,665	44.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,026	53.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	40	1.1%
Bruce Gold (I)	16	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	18	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	15	0.4%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,783
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Hamblen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,974	70.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,831	28.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	82	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	51	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	20	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	31	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	17,004
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	71,756	66.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	34,321	31.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	481	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	315	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	249	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	293	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	108	0.1%
TOTAL	107,525
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,339	73.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	464	25.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	4	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	5	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	6	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	4	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,823
Turnout: 35%

1996 Senate class 2, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,357	45.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,889	53.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	15	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	20	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	17	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	14	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,318
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,864	62.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,733	35.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	62	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	17	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	31	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	18	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,736
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Hawkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	10,242	69.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,118	28.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	122	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	59	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	82	0.6%
Greg Samples (I)	45	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	46	0.3%
TOTAL	14,717
Turnout: 38%

1996 Senate class 2, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,512	43.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,173	55.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	24	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	20	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	12	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,756
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,839	68.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,161	30.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	52	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	18	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	17	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,106
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,288	52.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,727	46.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	35	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	33	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	18	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	10	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	10,117
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,922	47.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,191	51.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	47	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	14	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	23	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	14	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,223
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	933	35.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,640	62.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	14	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	15	0.6%
Robert Watson (I)	4	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	3	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,611
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,597	44.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,153	53.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	44	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	24	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	16	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	6	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,847
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,354	40.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,986	58.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	14	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	14	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	4	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,384
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	7,817	69.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,259	29.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	40	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	27	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	31	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	25	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	11,218
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,782	75.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,122	22.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	39	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	26	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	29	0.6%
Greg Samples (I)	13	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,037
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	90,251	67.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	42,747	31.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	404	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	372	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	220	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	442	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	88	0.1%
TOTAL	134,529
Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	608	39.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	906	58.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	5	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	7	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	8	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	3	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,542
Turnout: 25%

1996 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,946	42.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,881	55.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	52	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	16	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	25	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,942
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	8,486	66.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,257	33.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	27	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	19	0.1%
Robert Watson (I)	11	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	3	0.0%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	12,809
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,802	50.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,702	47.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	31	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	8	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	6	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,563
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,430	59.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,392	37.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	140	1.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	37	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	46	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	37	0.4%
Philip Kienlen (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	9,097
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Loudon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	8,684	68.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,898	30.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	44	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	41	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	24	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	37	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	12,736
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,000	65.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,524	33.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	28	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	7	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	7	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	5	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,575
Turnout: 33%

1996 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	17,538	59.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	11,512	39.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	153	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	46	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	70	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	34	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	29,373
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,832	54.8%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,851	43.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	60	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	22	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	20	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	29	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,823
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,645	53.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,111	45.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	48	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	35	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	12	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,866
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Maury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,613	57.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	8,236	40.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	144	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	39	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	45	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	19	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	20,123
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, McMinn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	9,930	67.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,640	31.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	81	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	34	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	50	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	44	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	14,786
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, McNairy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,532	57.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,262	41.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	19	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	19	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	7	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	6	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,850
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,659	59.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,069	38.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	14	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	8	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	7	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,770
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	6,683	62.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	3,883	36.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	41	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	32	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	58	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	25	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	10,734
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	19,982	63.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	11,103	35.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	228	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	159	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	116	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	70	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	57	0.2%
TOTAL	31,717
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,000	57.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	730	41.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	9	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	8	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	5	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,755
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,771	54.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,259	44.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	37	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	12	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	18	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	12	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,113
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Obion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	4,609	51.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,272	47.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	42	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	37	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	31	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	8	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	9,023
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Overton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,200	42.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,953	56.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	12	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	24	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	7	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,206
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	958	45.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,111	53.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	5	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	4	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	6	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,097
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Pickett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,123	62.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	662	36.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	9	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	2	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,799
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,567	54.6%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,037	43.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	41	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	19	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	27	0.6%
Greg Samples (I)	9	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,703
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,303	60.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	7,138	38.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	109	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	52	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	33	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	65	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	18,711
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Rhea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,723	67.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,714	31.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	19	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	13	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	18	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	7	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,503
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	11,631	61.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	7,100	37.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	47	0.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	50	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	28	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	43	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	18,918
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	9,244	60.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	5,817	37.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	135	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	61	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	52	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	23	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	15,358
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	32,909	66.2%
Houston Gordon (D)	15,787	31.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	457	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	166	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	176	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	127	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	58	0.1%
TOTAL	49,680
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,057	64.4%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,624	34.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	22	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	21	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	12	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	4	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,744
Turnout: 33%

1996 Senate class 2, Sequatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,891	59.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,226	38.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	17	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	8	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	8	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	7	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,159
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	14,874	75.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,334	21.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	186	0.9%
Bruce Gold (I)	79	0.4%
Robert Watson (I)	135	0.7%
Greg Samples (I)	73	0.4%
Philip Kienlen (I)	65	0.3%
TOTAL	19,753
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	168,213	55.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	129,878	42.6%
John Jay Hooker (I)	3,537	1.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	948	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	1,332	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	734	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	464	0.2%
TOTAL	305,121
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,307	44.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,812	54.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	16	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	15	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	6	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	1	0.0%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,161
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	1,808	44.8%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,146	53.2%
John Jay Hooker (I)	33	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	9	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	22	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	7	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,033
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	36,333	71.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	13,977	27.3%
John Jay Hooker (I)	301	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	158	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	241	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	97	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	69	0.1%
TOTAL	51,179
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	25,714	64.9%
Houston Gordon (D)	13,405	33.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	184	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	127	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	66	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	112	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	28	0.1%
TOTAL	39,636
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	7,878	52.8%
Houston Gordon (D)	6,885	46.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	42	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	21	0.1%
Robert Watson (I)	68	0.5%
Greg Samples (I)	22	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	14,927
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Trousdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	957	46.1%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,082	52.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	13	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	10	0.5%
Robert Watson (I)	5	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	4	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,076
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Unicoi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,627	71.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,372	27.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	27	0.5%
Bruce Gold (I)	11	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	19	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	11	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,071
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,845	64.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,518	34.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	12	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	15	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	9	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	8	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,411
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	677	46.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	764	52.5%
John Jay Hooker (I)	6	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	3	0.2%
Robert Watson (I)	2	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	2	0.1%
Philip Kienlen (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,455
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,319	51.3%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,872	47.0%
John Jay Hooker (I)	69	0.7%
Bruce Gold (I)	36	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	26	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	27	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	10,361
Turnout: 38%

1996 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	22,706	71.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	8,587	27.1%
John Jay Hooker (I)	139	0.4%
Bruce Gold (I)	87	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	62	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	61	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	37	0.1%
TOTAL	31,680
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	2,874	69.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	1,228	29.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	11	0.3%
Bruce Gold (I)	12	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	3	0.1%
Greg Samples (I)	2	0.0%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,133
Turnout: 34%

1996 Senate class 2, Weakley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	5,894	54.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	4,728	43.7%
John Jay Hooker (I)	89	0.8%
Bruce Gold (I)	37	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	34	0.3%
Greg Samples (I)	18	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,819
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	3,478	54.0%
Houston Gordon (D)	2,820	43.8%
John Jay Hooker (I)	78	1.2%
Bruce Gold (I)	22	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	24	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	19	0.3%
Philip Kienlen (I)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,444
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	33,495	75.7%
Houston Gordon (D)	10,141	22.9%
John Jay Hooker (I)	268	0.6%
Bruce Gold (I)	119	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	79	0.2%
Greg Samples (I)	90	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	44,219
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Fred Thompson* (R)	17,604	62.5%
Houston Gordon (D)	9,967	35.4%
John Jay Hooker (I)	283	1.0%
Bruce Gold (I)	88	0.3%
Robert Watson (I)	121	0.4%
Greg Samples (I)	61	0.2%
Philip Kienlen (I)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	28,152
Turnout: 48%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Fred Thompson*
Total Disbursements:	$7,316,735
Total Receipts:	$8,153,288
Cash on Hand:	$836,460
Candidate Contributions:	$5,671
Candidate Loans:	$50,000
Individual Contributions:	$6,076,195
Party Contributions:	$55,471
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,651,339
Other Committee Transfers:	$118,079
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$4,358
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$4,358
Net Spending:	$7,321,093

Houston Gordon
Total Disbursements:	$795,969
Total Receipts:	$800,607
Cash on Hand:	$4,637
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$25,000
Individual Contributions:	$628,137
Party Contributions:	$37,458
Other Committee Contributions:	$102,550
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$795,969

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/1996