1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

For related races, see 1990 United States Senate elections.

1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

November 6, 1990

File:Al Gore Senate portrait (cropped).jpg File:No image.svg Nominee Al Gore William R. Hawkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 529,914 233,324 Percentage 67.72% 29.92%

File:1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 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 2025, 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.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Al Gore, incumbent U.S. Senator

Democratic

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Gore (incumbent)	302,768	100.00%
Total votes			302,768	100.00%

Republican Party

• William R. Hawkins, conservative author

Election results

1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Gore (incumbent)	529,914	67.72%
	Republican	William R. Hawkins	233,324	29.92%
	Independent	Bill Jacox	11,172	1.43%
	Independent	Charles Gordon Vick	7,995	1.02%
	Write-in		109	0.01%
Total votes			782,514	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
• 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 1990 United States Senate elections