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Election 1930 Results

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1930 US Senate election in Tennessee

Cordell Hull (Democrat) beat Paul E. Divine (Republican) in Tennessee in 1930, 71.3% to 27.1%, a margin of 44.2 points and 95,521 votes.

William E. Brock (Democrat) beat F. Todd Meacham (Republican) in Tennessee in 1930, 74.4% to 25.6%, a margin of 48.8 points and 94,465 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1924, when Lawrence D. Tyson won.

Democrats led in 80 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 15. The largest, Shelby, cast 22,872 votes and went to the Democrat by 87.9 points. The closest was Loudon, where 2 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
Cordell Hull won	Democratic	154,071	71.3%
Paul E. Divine	Republican	58,550	27.1%
All other candidates		3,392	1.6%
Total		216,013

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Brock won	Democratic	144,019	74.4%
F. Todd Meacham	Republican	49,554	25.6%
Total		193,573

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	21,483 93.9%	1,389 6.1%		22,872	D+87.9
Knox	6,085 53.0%	5,084 44.3%	316	11,485	D+8.7
Davidson	9,041 86.2%	1,268 12.1%	179	10,488	D+74.1
Hamilton	6,515 68.3%	2,714 28.4%	312	9,541	D+39.8
Lawrence	3,158 55.4%	2,546 44.6%		5,704	D+10.7
Greene	2,679 52.8%	2,323 45.8%	74	5,076	D+7.0
Sullivan	2,816 64.3%	1,501 34.3%	65	4,382	D+30.0
Washington	1,808 45.6%	2,158 54.4%		3,966	R+8.8
Hawkins	1,539 44.5%	1,851 53.6%	66	3,456	R+9.0
Dyer	2,869 86.3%	361 10.9%	94	3,324	D+75.5
Claiborne	1,788 56.5%	1,300 41.1%	77	3,165	D+15.4
Carter	1,111 35.1%	2,050 64.9%		3,161	R+29.7
Monroe	1,661 54.8%	1,260 41.6%	109	3,030	D+13.2
Gibson	2,581 85.9%	375 12.5%	50	3,006	D+73.4
Madison	2,579 88.0%	351 12.0%		2,930	D+76.0
Carroll	1,677 59.2%	1,047 36.9%	111	2,835	D+22.2
Dekalb	1,583 56.8%	1,203 43.2%		2,786	D+13.6
McMinn	1,543 56.2%	1,083 39.4%	121	2,747	D+16.7
Giles	2,102 80.2%	475 18.1%	44	2,621	D+62.1
Smith	2,327 89.1%	284 10.9%		2,611	D+78.2
Putnam	1,972 75.8%	595 22.9%	36	2,603	D+52.9
Blount	1,006 38.9%	1,458 56.4%	120	2,584	R+17.5
Rutherford	2,340 92.5%	191 7.5%		2,531	D+84.9
Weakley	2,134 84.3%	397 15.7%		2,531	D+68.6
Sumner	2,313 93.6%	139 5.6%	20	2,472	D+87.9
Lauderdale	2,361 97.4%	46 1.9%	16	2,423	D+95.5
Maury	2,201 92.3%	144 6.0%	39	2,384	D+86.3
Polk	1,242 53.2%	989 42.4%	104	2,335	D+10.8
McNairy	1,214 53.4%	1,061 46.6%		2,275	D+6.7
Campbell	990 43.7%	1,278 56.3%		2,268	R+12.7
Haywood	2,230 99.1%	12 0.5%	8	2,250	D+98.6
Marshall	2,057 92.1%	162 7.3%	14	2,233	D+84.9
Roane	1,236 56.4%	954 43.6%		2,190	D+12.9
Marion	1,346 61.6%	840 38.4%		2,186	D+23.1
Tipton	1,920 95.4%	65 3.2%	28	2,013	D+92.2
Lincoln	1,762 91.6%	162 8.4%		1,924	D+83.2
Loudon	916 47.8%	914 47.7%	85	1,915	D+0.1
Bradley	974 51.1%	933 48.9%		1,907	D+2.1
Bedford	1,465 79.4%	337 18.3%	43	1,845	D+61.1
Sevier	745 40.6%	1,089 59.4%		1,834	R+18.8
Scott	770 42.0%	1,063 58.0%		1,833	R+16.0
Henry	1,723 94.8%	78 4.3%	17	1,818	D+90.5
Warren	1,565 87.5%	170 9.5%	54	1,789	D+78.0
Montgomery	1,600 89.6%	185 10.4%		1,785	D+79.3
Johnson	310 17.4%	1,472 82.6%		1,782	R+65.2
Obion	1,654 92.9%	70 3.9%	56	1,780	D+89.0
Wilson	1,555 89.3%	165 9.5%	22	1,742	D+79.8
Robertson	1,579 95.4%	53 3.2%	23	1,655	D+92.2
Coffee	1,430 86.8%	172 10.4%	45	1,647	D+76.4
Franklin	1,452 90.1%	119 7.4%	41	1,612	D+82.7
Rhea	1,023 63.5%	589 36.5%		1,612	D+26.9
Hamblen	933 58.0%	675 42.0%		1,608	D+16.0
Williamson	1,507 94.0%	76 4.7%	20	1,603	D+89.3
Dickson	1,324 84.5%	243 15.5%		1,567	D+69.0
Cocke	705 46.5%	762 50.2%	50	1,517	R+3.8
Jefferson	563 37.6%	870 58.1%	65	1,498	R+20.5
Overton	1,082 75.4%	353 24.6%		1,435	D+50.8
Unicoi	384 28.6%	955 71.2%	3	1,342	R+42.5
Anderson	547 41.3%	703 53.1%	74	1,324	R+11.8
Hardeman	1,248 97.1%	27 2.1%	10	1,285	D+95.0
Benton	995 78.4%	190 15.0%	84	1,269	D+63.4
White	1,135 90.7%	87 7.0%	29	1,251	D+83.8
Crockett	1,037 83.4%	149 12.0%	58	1,244	D+71.4
Morgan	843 68.9%	258 21.1%	122	1,223	D+47.8
Grainger	627 51.8%	575 47.5%	8	1,210	D+4.3
Jackson	1,074 89.0%	97 8.0%	36	1,207	D+80.9
Union	397 35.2%	677 60.1%	53	1,127	R+24.8
Hickman	930 84.9%	166 15.1%		1,096	D+69.7
Henderson	604 57.6%	405 38.6%	40	1,049	D+19.0
Pickett	560 54.3%	471 45.7%		1,031	D+8.6
Macon	587 59.3%	367 37.1%	36	990	D+22.2
Stewart	852 89.0%	105 11.0%		957	D+78.1
Cumberland	573 60.2%	294 30.9%	85	952	D+29.3
Lake	909 97.4%	19 2.0%	5	933	D+95.4
Fentress	620 67.8%	237 25.9%	58	915	D+41.9
Meigs	564 63.2%	329 36.8%		893	D+26.3
Fayette	860 97.3%	9 1.0%	15	884	D+96.3
Wayne	373 42.2%	510 57.8%		883	R+15.5
Humphreys	746 84.7%	104 11.8%	31	881	D+72.9
Hancock	251 28.8%	611 70.1%	9	871	R+41.3
Bledsoe	502 58.0%	364 42.0%		866	D+15.9
Decatur	609 76.0%	192 24.0%		801	D+52.1
Cannon	653 81.7%	129 16.1%	17	799	D+65.6
Hardin	446 61.5%	254 35.0%	25	725	D+26.5
Chester	595 86.6%	57 8.3%	35	687	D+78.3
Clay	544 79.5%	140 20.5%		684	D+59.1
Cheatham	593 91.0%	59 9.0%		652	D+81.9
Perry	494 77.9%	140 22.1%		634	D+55.8
Houston	565 92.0%	49 8.0%		614	D+84.0
Trousdale	543 93.8%	36 6.2%		579	D+87.6
Grundy	451 84.5%	53 9.9%	30	534	D+74.5
Lewis	391 79.8%	99 20.2%		490	D+59.6
Sequatchie	296 79.1%	78 20.9%		374	D+58.3
Moore	345 94.5%	15 4.1%	5	365	D+90.4
Van Buren	184 83.6%	36 16.4%		220	D+67.3

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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