| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
| Phil Bredesen (D) | 843,476 | 51% |
| Van Hilleary (R) | 796,943 | 48% |
| Edwin C Sanders (I) | 7,755 | 0% |
| Carl Whitaker (I) | 5,256 | 0% |
| John Jay Hooker (I) | 4,581 | 0% |
| NOTA (David Gatchell) | 2,983 | 0% |
| Ray Ledford (I) | 1,599 | 0% |
| Gabriel Givens (I) | 1,586 | 0% |
| James E Herren (I) | 1,212 | 0% |
| Charles V Wilhoit (I) | 937 | 0% |
| Ronny Simmons (I) | 654 | 0% |
| Francis E Waldron (I) | 646 | 0% |
| Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I) | 644 | 0% |
| Robert Watson (I) | 586 | 0% |
| Basil Marceaux (I) | 301 | 0% |