The 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former Governor Ben W. Hooper in a rematch from 1916.
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 County results McKellar: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 212,226 | 83.99% | |
| Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 40,463 | 16.01% | |
| Total votes | 252,689 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–15) (Republican)
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
- C. W. Hoisington (Independent)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 195,430 | 63.40% |  4.08
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| Republican | Ben W. Hooper | 110,401 | 35.81% |  4.85
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| Independent | C. W. Hoisington | 2,443 | 0.79% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 308,274 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.