# Electoral history of Al Gore

Al Gore was the 45th vice president of the United States (1993–2001). He previously served as a United States senator (1985–1993) and United States representative (1977–1985) from Tennessee.

## House of Representatives (1976–1982)

1976 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 37,860 | 32.11% |
| | Democratic | Stanley Rogers | 34,121 | 28.94% |
| | Democratic | T. Tommy Cutrer | 19,856 | 16.84% |
| | Democratic | Ben H. McFarlin | 13,917 | 11.80% |
| | Democratic | Larry S. Irby | 5,359 | 4.55% |
| | Democratic | Sarah King | 3,667 | 3.11% |
| | Democratic | William H. Long | 1,456 | 1.24% |
| | Democratic | Robert Paulk | 875 | 0.74% |
| | Democratic | William J. Kelton | 795 | 0.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,906 | 100.00% |
1976 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 115,392 | 94.04% |
| | Independent | William McGlamery | 7,320 | 5.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,712 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
1978 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 108,695 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,695 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
1980 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 137,612 | 79.29% |
| | Republican | James B. Seigneur | 35,954 | 20.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 173,566 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
1982 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 104,094 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,094 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Senate (1984–1990)

1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 1,000,607 | 60.72% |
| | Republican | Victor Ashe | 557,016 | 33.80% |
| | Independent | Ed McAteer | 87,234 | 5.29% |
| | Independent | Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | 3,179 | 0.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,648,036 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 529,914 | 67.72% |
| | Republican | William R. Hawkins | 233,324 | 29.82% |
| | Independent | Williw C. Jacox | 11,172 | 1.43% |
| | Independent | Charles Gordon Vick | 7,995 | 1.02% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 109 | 0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 782,514 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Presidential elections (1988–2000)

1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Dukakis | 9,898,750 | 42.47% |
| | Democratic | Jesse Jackson | 6,788,991 | 29.13% |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 3,185,806 | 13.67% |
| | Democratic | Dick Gephardt | 1,399,041 | 6.00% |
| | Democratic | Paul M. Simon | 1,082,960 | 4.65% |
| | Democratic | Gary Hart | 415,716 | 1.78% |
| | Democratic | Unpledged | 250,307 | 1.07% |
| | Democratic | Bruce Babbitt | 77,780 | 0.33% |
| | Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche | 70,938 | 0.30% |
| | Democratic | David Duke | 45,289 | 0.19% |
| | Democratic | James Traficant | 30,879 | 0.13% |
| | Democratic | Douglas Applegate | 25,068 | 0.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,271,525 | 100.00% |
1992 Democratic National Convention, Presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton | 3,372 | 80.27% |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 596 | 14.19% |
| | Democratic | Paul Tsongas | 209 | 4.98% |
| | Democratic | Robert P. Casey | 10 | 0.24% |
| | Democratic | Patricia Schroeder | 8 | 0.19% |
| | Democratic | Larry Agran | 3 | 0.07% |
| | Democratic | Ron Daniels | 1 | 0.02% |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 1 | 0.02% |
| | Democratic | Joe Simonetta | 1 | 0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,201 | 100.00% |
1992 Democratic National Convention, Vice Presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 4,288 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,288 | 100.00% |
1992 United States presidential election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton / Al Gore | 44,909,889 | 43.01% |
| | Republican | George H. W. Bush / Dan Quayle (inc.) | 39,104,550 | 37.45% |
| | Independent | Ross Perot / James Bond Stockdale | 19,743,821 | 18.91% |
| | Libertarian | Andre Marrou / Nancy Lord | 290,087 | 0.28% |
| | Populist | Bo Gritz / Cyril Minett | 106,152 | 0.10% |
| | New Alliance | Lenora Fulani / Maria Elizabeth Muñoz | 73,622 | 0.07% |
| | Constitution | Howard Phillips / Albion Knight, Jr. | 43,369 | 0.04% |
| | N/A | Other | 152,516 | 0.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,423,923 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
1996 New Hampshire Democratic Vice Presidential primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 16,410 | 91.02% |
| | Republican | Colin Powell | 312 | 1.73% |
| | Republican | Pat Buchanan | 219 | 1.22% |
| | Republican | Bob Dole | 171 | 0.95% |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton | 152 | 0.84% |
| | Republican | Lamar Alexander | 148 | 0.82% |
| | Republican | Alan Keyes | 139 | 0.77% |
| | Republican | Steve Forbes | 119 | 0.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,670 | 100.00% |
1996 Democratic National Convention, Vice Presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore (incumbent) | 4,289 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,289 | 100.00% |
1996 United States presidential election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton / Al Gore (inc.) | 47,401,185 | 49.24% |
| | Republican | Bob Dole / Jack Kemp | 39,197,469 | 40.71% |
| | Reform | Ross Perot / Pat Choate | 8,085,294 | 8.40% |
| | Green | Ralph Nader / Winona LaDuke | 685,297 | 0.71% |
| | Libertarian | Harry Browne / Jo Jorgensen | 485,759 | 0.50% |
| | Constitution | Howard Phillips / Herbert Titus | 184,656 | 0.19% |
| | Natural Law | John Hagelin / Mike Tompkins | 113,670 | 0.12% |
| | N/A | Other | 113,667 | 0.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,277,634 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 10,626,568 | 75.80% |
| | Democratic | Bill Bradley | 2,798,281 | 19.96% |
| | Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche | 323,014 | 2.30% |
| | Democratic | Unpledged | 238,870 | 1.70% |
| | Democratic | Angus Wheeler McDonald | 19,374 | 0.14% |
| | Democratic | Randy Crow | 5,126 | 0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,011,233 | 100.00% |
2000 Democratic National Convention, Presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 4,328 | 99.79% |
| | Democratic | (abstention) | 9 | 0.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,337 | 100.00% |
2000 United States presidential election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush / Dick Cheney | 50,456,002 | 47.87% |
| | Democratic | Al Gore / Joe Lieberman | 50,999,897 | 48.38% |
| | Green | Ralph Nader / Winona LaDuke | 2,882,955 | 2.74% |
| | Reform | Pat Buchanan / Ezola Foster | 448,895 | 0.43% |
| | Libertarian | Harry Browne / Art Olivier | 384,431 | 0.36% |
| | Constitution | Howard Phillips / Curtis Frazier | 98,020 | 0.09% |
| | Natural Law | John Hagelin / Nat Goldhaber | 83,714 | 0.08% |
| | N/A | Other | 51,186 | 0.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,421,423 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |