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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

District: Senior Senator from Tennessee
Residence: Walland
Born: July 3, 1940; Maryville, Tenn.
Religion: Presbyterian
Family: Wife, Honey Alexander; four children
Education: Vanderbilt U., B.A. 1962 (Latin American history); New York U., J.D. 1965
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Republican nominee for governor, 1974; governor, 1979-87; Education secretary, 1991-93; sought Republican nomination for president, 1996, 2000; U.S. Senate, 2003-present
Elected: Elected: 2002 (2nd term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science; Defense; Energy-Water - Ranking Member; Interior-Environment; Labor-HHS-Education; Transportation-HUD); Environment & Public Works (Children's Health & Environmental Responsibility - Ranking Member; Clean Air & Nuclear Safety; Superfund, Toxics & Environmental Health; Water & Wildlife); Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (Children & Families; Employment & Workplace Safety); Rules & Administration - Ranking Member; Joint Library; Joint Printing; Joint Inaugural

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State Information: Tennessee

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2008	general	Lamar Alexander (R)	1,579,477	65.1%
		Robert Tuke (D)	767,236	31.6%
		Edward Buck (I)	31,631	1.3%
		Christopher Fenner (I)	11,073	0.5%
		Daniel Lewis (I)	9,367	0.4%
		Chris Lugo (I)	9,170	0.4%
		Ed Lawhorn (I)	8,986	0.4%
		David Gatchell (I)	7,645	0.3%
2002	general	Lamar Alexander (R)	891,420	54.3%
		Bob Clement (D)	728,295	44.3%
		John Hooker (I)	6,407	0.4%
		Wesley Baker (I)	6,105	0.4%
		Connie Gammon (I)	5,346	0.3%
		Karl Davidson (I)	2,216	0.1%
		Basil Marceaux (I)	1,173	0.1%
		H. Keplinger (I)	1,103	0.1%
1996	general	Fred Thompson (R)	1,091,554	61.4%
		Houston Gordon (D)	654,937	36.8%
		John Jay Hooker (I)	14,401	0.8%
		Bruce Gold (I)	5,865	0.3%
		Robert O. Watson (I)	5,569	0.3%
		Greg Samples (I)	4,104	0.2%
		Philip L. Kienlen (I)	2,173	0.1%
1994	special	Fred Thompson (R)	885,998	60.4%
		Jim Cooper (D)	565,930	38.6%
		Charles N. Hancock (I)	4,169	0.3%
		Charles M. Moore (I)	2,219	0.2%
		Terry L. Lytle (I)	1,934	0.1%
		Kerry Martin (I)	1,719	0.1%
		Jon Walls (I)	1,532	0.1%
		Hobart Lumpkin (I)	1,184	0.1%
		Don Schneller (I)	1,150	0.1%

Vote For President
Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	Barack Obama: 41.83%	John McCain: 56.9%
2004	John Kerry: 43%	George W. Bush: 57%
2000	Al Gore: 47%	George W. Bush: 51%
1996	Bill Clinton: 48%	Robert Dole: 46%
1992	Bill Clinton: 47%	George H. W. Bush: 42%
1988	Michael Dukakis: 42%	George H. W. Bush: 58%
1984	Walter F. Mondale: 42%	: