1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

The 1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1924, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator John K. Shields was defeated in the primary to Lawrence Tyson.[1] Tyson won the general election, defeating Republican Attorney Hugh B. Lindsay with 57.3% of the vote.[2]

1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Nominee Lawrence Tyson Hugh B. Lindsay
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 147,871 109,859
Percentage 57.32% 42.59%

County results
Tyson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lindsay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Senator before election

John K. Shields
Democratic

Elected Senator

Lawrence Tyson
Democratic

Lawrence Tyson was sworn in as a Senator on March 4, 1925.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic Party primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lawrence Tyson 72,496 41.85%
Democratic John K. Shields (incumbent) 54,990 31.75%
Democratic Nathan L. Bachman 44,946 25.95%
Democratic George L. Casey 791 0.46%
Total votes 173,223 100.00%

Republican primary

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General election

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lawrence Tyson 147,871 57.32%
Republican Hugh B. Lindsay 109,859 42.59%
Independent S. B. Williams 242 0.09%
Majority 38,012 14.73%
Turnout 257,972
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 284, 306–307.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ Lawrence D. Tyson: Philanthropist Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved: February 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Aug 07, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924"" (PDF).