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Election 1922 Results

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1922 US Senate election in Tennessee

Kenneth McKellar (Democrat) beat Newell Sanders (Republican) in Tennessee in 1922, 68.0% to 32.0%, a margin of 36.1 points and 80,324 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1916, when Kenneth McKellar also won.

Democrats led in 69 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Davidson, cast 13,587 votes and went to the Democrat by 73.3 points. The closest was Greene, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kenneth McKellar won	Democratic	151,523	68.0%
Newell Sanders	Republican	71,199	32.0%
Total		222,722

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Davidson	11,770 86.6%	1,817 13.4%	13,587	D+73.3
Shelby	11,348 92.3%	942 7.7%	12,290	D+84.7
Hamilton	8,479 69.1%	3,787 30.9%	12,266	D+38.3
Knox	5,630 53.1%	4,965 46.9%	10,595	D+6.3
Greene	2,461 50.0%	2,460 50.0%	4,921	level
Madison	3,681 77.6%	1,060 22.4%	4,741	D+55.3
Lawrence	2,513 58.0%	1,820 42.0%	4,333	D+16.0
Carroll	2,321 57.1%	1,746 42.9%	4,067	D+14.1
Putnam	2,620 65.3%	1,394 34.7%	4,014	D+30.5
Sumner	3,560 90.0%	397 10.0%	3,957	D+79.9
Gibson	2,995 80.2%	739 19.8%	3,734	D+60.4
Weakley	2,737 76.3%	848 23.7%	3,585	D+52.7
McMinn	1,753 49.0%	1,826 51.0%	3,579	R+2.0
Smith	2,511 75.9%	797 24.1%	3,308	D+51.8
Sullivan	2,296 69.5%	1,009 30.5%	3,305	D+38.9
Monroe	1,734 54.1%	1,470 45.9%	3,204	D+8.2
Montgomery	2,637 82.8%	548 17.2%	3,185	D+65.6
Dekalb	1,770 58.0%	1,280 42.0%	3,050	D+16.1
Giles	2,644 87.4%	380 12.6%	3,024	D+74.9
Maury	2,462 84.6%	448 15.4%	2,910	D+69.2
Washington	1,391 48.3%	1,486 51.7%	2,877	R+3.3
Wilson	2,416 84.3%	451 15.7%	2,867	D+68.5
Henry	2,343 86.6%	364 13.4%	2,707	D+73.1
Hawkins	1,251 47.2%	1,398 52.8%	2,649	R+5.5
Obion	2,359 91.3%	226 8.7%	2,585	D+82.5
Hardin	970 38.9%	1,522 61.1%	2,492	R+22.2
Bedford	1,659 69.6%	725 30.4%	2,384	D+39.2
Franklin	2,023 85.0%	357 15.0%	2,380	D+70.0
Overton	1,497 63.7%	852 36.3%	2,349	D+27.5
Rhea	1,294 55.4%	1,041 44.6%	2,335	D+10.8
Rutherford	2,028 87.3%	296 12.7%	2,324	D+74.5
McNairy	1,009 44.6%	1,255 55.4%	2,264	R+10.9
Dyer	2,015 89.6%	234 10.4%	2,249	D+79.2
Lincoln	2,028 90.5%	213 9.5%	2,241	D+81.0
Marshall	1,860 83.3%	373 16.7%	2,233	D+66.6
Henderson	1,056 47.4%	1,174 52.6%	2,230	R+5.3
Marion	1,296 59.4%	885 40.6%	2,181	D+18.8
Dickson	1,739 83.2%	352 16.8%	2,091	D+66.3
Jefferson	637 31.8%	1,366 68.2%	2,003	R+36.4
Blount	772 38.9%	1,212 61.1%	1,984	R+22.2
Warren	1,586 81.2%	368 18.8%	1,954	D+62.3
Robertson	1,815 92.9%	138 7.1%	1,953	D+85.9
Cocke	768 39.7%	1,167 60.3%	1,935	R+20.6
Carter	401 20.8%	1,528 79.2%	1,929	R+58.4
Benton	1,274 66.1%	653 33.9%	1,927	D+32.2
Sevier	419 22.0%	1,487 78.0%	1,906	R+56.0
Bradley	933 50.6%	911 49.4%	1,844	D+1.2
White	1,434 78.4%	394 21.6%	1,828	D+56.9
Williamson	1,588 90.3%	170 9.7%	1,758	D+80.7
Hardeman	1,555 88.9%	195 11.1%	1,750	D+77.7
Polk	971 58.2%	698 41.8%	1,669	D+16.4
Crockett	1,110 66.8%	551 33.2%	1,661	D+33.7
Tipton	1,507 93.0%	113 7.0%	1,620	D+86.0
Roane	795 49.2%	821 50.8%	1,616	R+1.6
Macon	571 36.6%	991 63.4%	1,562	R+26.9
Johnson	225 14.7%	1,305 85.3%	1,530	R+70.6
Coffee	1,273 83.8%	247 16.3%	1,520	D+67.5
Hamblen	842 57.5%	623 42.5%	1,465	D+14.9
Campbell	477 34.3%	915 65.7%	1,392	R+31.5
Claiborne	762 54.9%	627 45.1%	1,389	D+9.7
Loudon	636 46.0%	748 54.0%	1,384	R+8.1
Decatur	728 52.8%	651 47.2%	1,379	D+5.6
Jackson	1,070 77.6%	309 22.4%	1,379	D+55.2
Fentress	524 38.3%	845 61.7%	1,369	R+23.4
Haywood	1,309 97.8%	29 2.2%	1,338	D+95.7
Lauderdale	1,234 94.2%	76 5.8%	1,310	D+88.4
Grainger	489 37.8%	806 62.2%	1,295	R+24.5
Stewart	1,156 90.9%	116 9.1%	1,272	D+81.8
Humphreys	1,059 84.1%	200 15.9%	1,259	D+68.2
Morgan	530 43.5%	689 56.5%	1,219	R+13.0
Fayette	1,085 97.3%	30 2.7%	1,115	D+94.6
Cumberland	458 41.4%	648 58.6%	1,106	R+17.2
Hickman	933 85.8%	155 14.2%	1,088	D+71.5
Chester	745 69.5%	327 30.5%	1,072	D+39.0
Cheatham	961 90.0%	107 10.0%	1,068	D+80.0
Clay	673 63.2%	392 36.8%	1,065	D+26.4
Pickett	565 53.2%	497 46.8%	1,062	D+6.4
Anderson	450 43.0%	597 57.0%	1,047	R+14.0
Meigs	531 55.3%	429 44.7%	960	D+10.6
Bledsoe	492 52.0%	455 48.0%	947	D+3.9
Trousdale	781 85.1%	137 14.9%	918	D+70.2
Scott	189 20.7%	723 79.3%	912	R+58.6
Wayne	360 40.6%	527 59.4%	887	R+18.8
Union	268 31.6%	579 68.4%	847	R+36.7
Unicoi	365 46.6%	418 53.4%	783	R+6.8
Perry	487 68.6%	223 31.4%	710	D+37.2
Grundy	558 81.9%	123 18.1%	681	D+63.9
Hancock	175 28.5%	439 71.5%	614	R+43.0
Cannon	470 78.1%	132 21.9%	602	D+56.1
Houston	513 89.4%	61 10.6%	574	D+78.7
Lake	526 94.8%	29 5.2%	555	D+89.5
Moore	455 94.4%	27 5.6%	482	D+88.8
Sequatchie	347 75.3%	114 24.7%	461	D+50.5
Lewis	298 81.4%	68 18.6%	366	D+62.8
Van Buren	232 75.3%	76 24.7%	308	D+50.6

Counties as they stood in 1922; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8

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