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William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of Republican Party , he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1963 to 1971 and a member of the United States Senate for one term from ...
Republican Bill Brock defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Gore, Sr. who ran for a fourth term. With Brock's victory, Republicans held both of Tennessee's U.S. Senate seats marked the first time in any former Confederate State and as well since Reconstruction in 1871. He was also the first Republican to hold this seat since 1875.
Bill Brock (Incumbent) 673,231 47.01 Independent: Mark Clark Bates 5,137 0.36 Independent: Willie C. Jacox 1,406 0.10 Independent: Arnold Joseph Zandie 1,061 0.07
Bill Roth (R-DE) January 1, 1971 78 John V. Tunney (D-CA) January 2, 1971 79 Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) January 3, 1971 Previously a senator 80 Robert Taft, Jr. (R-OH) Former representative (8 years) - Ohio 5th in population (1960) 81 Bill Brock (R-TN) Former representative (8 years) - Tennessee 17th in population (1960) 82 Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)
William Brock (engineer) (1830–1907), British entrepreneur [1] William A. Brock (born 1941), American economist; William Emerson Brock (1872–1950), American politician, grandfather of Bill Brock; William S. Brock (1895–1932), American aviator; William John Brock (1817–1863), religious writer
The 93rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
1994 was significant for the Republican Revolution, mostly as a referendum against President Bill Clinton and his health care plan, and was seen as a tough year for Democratic incumbents. Moynihan, however, was New York State's most popular politician at the time, and ran ahead of all other Democrats competing statewide.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1976; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1978; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1980.