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Election 1928 Results

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1928 US Senate election in Tennessee

Kenneth McKellar (Democrat) beat J.A. Fowler (Republican) in Tennessee in 1928, 59.3% to 40.7%, a margin of 18.6 points and 55,142 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1922, when Kenneth McKellar also won.

Democrats led in 60 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Shelby, cast 27,796 votes and went to the Democrat by 62.1 points. The closest was Bledsoe, where 9 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
Kenneth McKellar won	Democratic	175,431	59.3%
J.A. Fowler	Republican	120,289	40.7%
Total		295,720

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Shelby	22,529 81.1%	5,267 18.9%	27,796	D+62.1
Davidson	17,832 70.2%	7,567 29.8%	25,399	D+40.4
Hamilton	10,416 54.8%	8,593 45.2%	19,009	D+9.6
Knox	6,403 34.2%	12,344 65.8%	18,747	R+31.7
Sullivan	3,662 54.7%	3,038 45.3%	6,700	D+9.3
McMinn	2,254 38.9%	3,537 61.1%	5,791	R+22.2
Lawrence	2,615 47.5%	2,889 52.5%	5,504	R+5.0
Washington	2,139 40.7%	3,111 59.3%	5,250	R+18.5
Greene	2,313 46.2%	2,697 53.8%	5,010	R+7.7
Madison	3,952 80.3%	967 19.7%	4,919	D+60.7
Monroe	2,084 45.2%	2,528 54.8%	4,612	R+9.6
Maury	3,666 86.3%	581 13.7%	4,247	D+72.6
Blount	884 22.9%	2,978 77.1%	3,862	R+54.2
Gibson	3,033 80.2%	751 19.8%	3,784	D+60.3
Carroll	1,791 50.5%	1,758 49.5%	3,549	D+0.9
Weakley	2,628 75.0%	875 25.0%	3,503	D+50.0
Carter	677 19.8%	2,744 80.2%	3,421	R+60.4
Henry	2,914 85.7%	486 14.3%	3,400	D+71.4
Dekalb	1,651 50.3%	1,630 49.7%	3,281	D+0.6
Bradley	1,216 37.1%	2,060 62.9%	3,276	R+25.8
Putnam	2,130 66.8%	1,060 33.2%	3,190	D+33.5
Giles	2,599 82.5%	551 17.5%	3,150	D+65.0
Dyer	2,710 87.0%	405 13.0%	3,115	D+74.0
McNairy	1,316 42.3%	1,797 57.7%	3,113	R+15.5
Sumner	2,594 83.9%	497 16.1%	3,091	D+67.8
Hawkins	1,147 37.7%	1,894 62.3%	3,041	R+24.6
Lauderdale	2,834 95.2%	143 4.8%	2,977	D+90.4
Rutherford	2,440 82.1%	533 17.9%	2,973	D+64.1
Obion	2,592 88.9%	325 11.1%	2,917	D+77.7
Montgomery	2,305 80.7%	550 19.3%	2,855	D+61.5
Johnson	331 11.6%	2,511 88.4%	2,842	R+76.7
Roane	907 32.5%	1,887 67.5%	2,794	R+35.1
Sevier	432 15.7%	2,316 84.3%	2,748	R+68.6
Lincoln	2,334 88.0%	319 12.0%	2,653	D+76.0
Campbell	583 22.1%	2,059 77.9%	2,642	R+55.9
Hamblen	1,318 51.2%	1,254 48.8%	2,572	D+2.5
Scott	270 10.8%	2,231 89.2%	2,501	R+78.4
Claiborne	1,253 50.5%	1,226 49.5%	2,479	D+1.1
Cocke	743 31.2%	1,642 68.8%	2,385	R+37.7
Polk	1,065 44.7%	1,315 55.3%	2,380	R+10.5
Marion	1,242 53.0%	1,103 47.0%	2,345	D+5.9
Franklin	1,901 83.2%	385 16.8%	2,286	D+66.3
Rhea	1,062 46.8%	1,209 53.2%	2,271	R+6.5
Anderson	486 21.5%	1,774 78.5%	2,260	R+57.0
Bedford	1,571 70.0%	673 30.0%	2,244	D+40.0
Jefferson	572 25.7%	1,656 74.3%	2,228	R+48.7
Wilson	1,737 78.6%	473 21.4%	2,210	D+57.2
Haywood	2,140 97.7%	50 2.3%	2,190	D+95.4
Marshall	1,719 82.2%	371 17.8%	2,090	D+64.5
Tipton	1,958 95.3%	97 4.7%	2,055	D+90.6
Williamson	1,792 89.8%	203 10.2%	1,995	D+79.6
Henderson	720 36.3%	1,264 63.7%	1,984	R+27.4
Dickson	1,577 79.8%	398 20.2%	1,975	D+59.7
Loudon	681 35.7%	1,225 64.3%	1,906	R+28.5
Smith	1,395 73.3%	508 26.7%	1,903	D+46.6
Overton	1,123 61.4%	705 38.6%	1,828	D+22.9
Hardin	765 42.1%	1,052 57.9%	1,817	R+15.8
Hardeman	1,547 86.0%	252 14.0%	1,799	D+72.0
Unicoi	400 22.4%	1,386 77.6%	1,786	R+55.2
Robertson	1,518 86.5%	236 13.5%	1,754	D+73.1
Coffee	1,378 78.8%	371 21.2%	1,749	D+57.6
Union	325 18.8%	1,407 81.2%	1,732	R+62.5
Wayne	368 22.0%	1,303 78.0%	1,671	R+56.0
Benton	1,178 71.7%	466 28.3%	1,644	D+43.3
Morgan	556 34.0%	1,079 66.0%	1,635	R+32.0
White	1,033 71.6%	410 28.4%	1,443	D+43.2
Hickman	1,086 82.6%	229 17.4%	1,315	D+65.2
Warren	912 72.2%	351 27.8%	1,263	D+44.4
Bledsoe	616 49.6%	625 50.4%	1,241	R+0.7
Decatur	792 64.0%	445 36.0%	1,237	D+28.1
Stewart	1,077 87.9%	148 12.1%	1,225	D+75.8
Cumberland	541 44.8%	667 55.2%	1,208	R+10.4
Fayette	1,139 97.0%	35 3.0%	1,174	D+94.0
Meigs	605 52.0%	559 48.0%	1,164	D+4.0
Crockett	780 67.1%	383 32.9%	1,163	D+34.1
Fentress	354 31.4%	773 68.6%	1,127	R+37.2
Grainger	484 43.3%	634 56.7%	1,118	R+13.4
Macon	384 34.5%	728 65.5%	1,112	R+30.9
Chester	717 64.5%	394 35.5%	1,111	D+29.1
Jackson	836 79.8%	211 20.2%	1,047	D+59.7
Cheatham	818 82.0%	179 18.0%	997	D+64.1
Lake	927 94.0%	59 6.0%	986	D+88.0
Hancock	271 30.1%	629 69.9%	900	R+39.8
Humphreys	691 77.6%	200 22.4%	891	D+55.1
Cannon	619 71.3%	249 28.7%	868	D+42.6
Grundy	607 72.3%	233 27.7%	840	D+44.5
Pickett	360 44.4%	451 55.6%	811	R+11.2
Perry	496 68.6%	227 31.4%	723	D+37.2
Trousdale	639 89.4%	76 10.6%	715	D+78.7
Clay	478 74.6%	163 25.4%	641	D+49.1
Lewis	416 72.1%	161 27.9%	577	D+44.2
Sequatchie	365 66.6%	183 33.4%	548	D+33.2
Houston	394 78.5%	108 21.5%	502	D+57.0
Moore	439 89.6%	51 10.4%	490	D+79.2
Van Buren	282 62.9%	166 37.1%	448	D+25.9

Counties as they stood in 1928; 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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