1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1928 November 6, 1934 1940 →
 
Nominee Kenneth McKellar Ben W. Hooper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 195,430 110,401
Percentage 63.40% 35.81%

U.S. senator before election

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
  • John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate

Results

1934 Democratic Senate primary[1]
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

Candidates

  • Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–15) (Republican)
  • Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
  • C. W. Hoisington (Independent)

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 195,430 63.40% Increase4.08
Republican Ben W. Hooper 110,401 35.81% Decrease4.85
Independent C. W. Hoisington 2,443 0.79% N/A
Total votes 308,274 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
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