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Election 1924 Results

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1924 US Senate election in Tennessee

Lawrence D. Tyson (Democrat) beat H.B. Lindsay (Republican) in Tennessee in 1924, 57.3% to 42.6%, a margin of 14.7 points and 37,958 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1918, when John K. Shields won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 34. The largest, Knox, cast 18,612 votes and went to the Republican by 14.8 points. The closest was Carroll, where 4 votes 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
Lawrence D. Tyson won	Democratic	147,821	57.3%
H.B. Lindsay	Republican	109,863	42.6%
All other candidates		247	0.1%
Total		257,931

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Knox	7,928 42.6%	10,684 57.4%		18,612	R+14.8
Davidson	11,397 69.0%	5,109 31.0%		16,506	D+38.1
Shelby	11,802 72.3%	4,517 27.7%		16,319	D+44.6
Hamilton	7,357 51.1%	7,044 48.9%		14,401	D+2.2
Sullivan	3,387 63.0%	1,991 37.0%		5,378	D+26.0
Greene	2,410 47.0%	2,720 53.0%		5,130	R+6.0
Monroe	2,191 49.5%	2,221 50.2%	16	4,428	R+0.7
Madison	3,387 76.8%	1,022 23.2%		4,409	D+53.6
Washington	1,818 43.0%	2,412 57.0%		4,230	R+14.0
Lawrence	2,005 50.5%	1,963 49.4%	3	3,971	D+1.1
Hawkins	1,620 41.4%	2,289 58.6%		3,909	R+17.1
Weakley	2,888 74.5%	989 25.5%		3,877	D+49.0
McMinn	1,607 42.3%	2,185 57.5%	11	3,803	R+15.2
Gibson	2,950 79.3%	769 20.7%		3,719	D+58.6
Sevier	469 13.2%	3,096 86.8%		3,565	R+73.7
Obion	3,048 88.7%	388 11.3%		3,436	D+77.4
Maury	2,755 80.6%	644 18.8%	21	3,420	D+61.7
Carter	571 17.1%	2,739 82.0%	30	3,340	R+64.9
Carroll	1,633 49.9%	1,637 50.1%		3,270	R+0.1
Blount	932 28.6%	2,326 71.4%		3,258	R+42.8
Putnam	2,027 64.2%	1,128 35.7%	4	3,159	D+28.5
Campbell	765 24.5%	2,363 75.5%		3,128	R+51.1
Jefferson	695 23.3%	2,294 76.7%		2,989	R+53.5
Cocke	887 31.5%	1,919 68.1%	10	2,816	R+36.6
Johnson	230 8.3%	2,528 91.4%	9	2,767	R+83.1
Sumner	2,287 83.8%	441 16.2%		2,728	D+67.7
Henry	2,126 78.0%	601 22.0%		2,727	D+55.9
Dekalb	1,586 58.5%	1,124 41.5%		2,710	D+17.0
Dyer	2,286 86.2%	365 13.8%		2,651	D+72.5
Giles	2,182 83.7%	425 16.3%		2,607	D+67.4
Rutherford	2,033 78.9%	544 21.1%		2,577	D+57.8
McNairy	1,124 45.2%	1,361 54.8%		2,485	R+9.5
Franklin	1,858 75.1%	615 24.9%		2,473	D+50.3
Montgomery	1,933 78.2%	530 21.4%	10	2,473	D+56.7
Lincoln	2,108 86.6%	325 13.4%		2,433	D+73.3
Bradley	982 41.5%	1,381 58.3%	6	2,369	R+16.8
Henderson	990 42.0%	1,366 58.0%		2,356	R+16.0
Claiborne	978 41.7%	1,370 58.3%		2,348	R+16.7
Hamblen	1,199 51.2%	1,142 48.8%		2,341	D+2.4
Wilson	1,705 74.3%	589 25.7%		2,294	D+48.6
Rhea	1,224 54.4%	996 44.2%	32	2,252	D+10.1
Roane	885 39.4%	1,362 60.6%	2	2,249	R+21.2
Bedford	1,431 65.7%	744 34.2%	3	2,178	D+31.5
Overton	1,368 65.1%	719 34.2%	14	2,101	D+30.9
Loudon	694 33.0%	1,406 67.0%		2,100	R+33.9
Tipton	1,883 92.2%	160 7.8%		2,043	D+84.3
Polk	1,102 54.0%	939 46.0%		2,041	D+8.0
Marshall	1,655 81.8%	367 18.2%		2,022	D+63.7
Macon	514 26.2%	1,442 73.4%	8	1,964	R+47.3
Smith	1,394 71.2%	558 28.5%	7	1,959	D+42.7
Marion	1,028 53.2%	904 46.8%		1,932	D+6.4
Haywood	1,822 97.8%	41 2.2%		1,863	D+95.6
Anderson	531 28.8%	1,307 70.8%	8	1,846	R+42.0
Scott	294 16.0%	1,541 84.0%		1,835	R+68.0
Coffee	1,408 77.7%	404 22.3%		1,812	D+55.4
Dickson	1,455 80.8%	332 18.4%	13	1,800	D+62.4
Williamson	1,490 83.5%	291 16.3%	4	1,785	D+67.2
Grainger	542 31.9%	1,157 68.1%		1,699	R+36.2
Hardeman	1,508 88.9%	184 10.8%	4	1,696	D+78.1
Union	348 20.7%	1,331 79.3%		1,679	R+58.5
Benton	1,008 60.1%	664 39.6%	4	1,676	D+20.5
Robertson	1,411 85.3%	243 14.7%		1,654	D+70.6
Unicoi	380 23.5%	1,235 76.3%	3	1,618	R+52.8
Lauderdale	1,452 90.9%	146 9.1%		1,598	D+81.7
Wayne	382 24.3%	1,190 75.7%	1	1,573	R+51.4
Warren	1,179 76.1%	371 23.9%		1,550	D+52.1
Decatur	828 56.0%	650 44.0%		1,478	D+12.0
Crockett	1,019 69.4%	449 30.6%		1,468	D+38.8
Hardin	543 38.8%	857 61.2%		1,400	R+22.4
Morgan	391 28.8%	967 71.2%		1,358	R+42.4
White	952 74.8%	321 25.2%		1,273	D+49.6
Fentress	323 25.4%	948 74.6%		1,271	R+49.2
Stewart	1,048 85.2%	182 14.8%		1,230	D+70.4
Jackson	919 76.8%	275 23.0%	2	1,196	D+53.8
Fayette	1,119 94.1%	68 5.7%	2	1,189	D+88.4
Cumberland	463 39.0%	723 61.0%		1,186	R+21.9
Meigs	531 48.0%	576 52.0%		1,107	R+4.1
Pickett	550 50.2%	539 49.2%	6	1,095	D+1.0
Hickman	847 79.8%	214 20.2%		1,061	D+59.7
Hancock	263 25.3%	778 74.7%		1,041	R+49.5
Chester	654 63.6%	370 36.0%	4	1,028	D+27.6
Bledsoe	410 41.2%	585 58.8%		995	R+17.6
Cheatham	773 83.2%	150 16.1%	6	929	D+67.1
Clay	544 59.8%	366 40.2%		910	D+19.6
Humphreys	744 84.3%	139 15.7%		883	D+68.5
Lake	760 92.9%	55 6.7%	3	818	D+86.2
Cannon	508 66.5%	256 33.5%		764	D+33.0
Trousdale	568 82.1%	124 17.9%		692	D+64.2
Perry	447 68.6%	205 31.4%		652	D+37.1
Grundy	324 54.3%	273 45.7%		597	D+8.5
Moore	449 91.3%	42 8.5%	1	492	D+82.7
Houston	389 79.9%	98 20.1%		487	D+59.8
Sequatchie	290 60.0%	193 40.0%		483	D+20.1
Lewis	304 65.5%	160 34.5%		464	D+31.0
Van Buren	337 75.4%	110 24.6%		447	D+50.8

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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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