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Election 1934 Results

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1934 US Senate election in Tennessee

Kenneth McKellar (Democrat) beat Ben W. Hooper (Republican) in Tennessee in 1934, 63.4% to 35.8%, a margin of 27.6 points and 85,029 votes.

Nathan Bachman (Democrat) beat John Randolph Neal Jr. (independent) in Tennessee in 1934, 80.1% to 19.9%, a margin of 60.2 points and 150,476 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1928, when Kenneth McKellar also won.

Democrats led in 58 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Shelby, cast 47,808 votes and went to the Democrat by 94.0 points. The closest was Hawkins, 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	195,430	63.4%
Ben W. Hooper	Republican	110,401	35.8%
All other candidates		2,443	0.8%
Total		308,274

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nathan Bachman won	Democratic	200,249	80.1%
John Randolph Neal Jr.	Independent	49,773	19.9%
Total		250,022

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	46,363 97.0%	1,445 3.0%		47,808	D+94.0
Davidson	14,780 81.3%	3,397 18.7%		18,177	D+62.6
Knox	8,554 57.4%	6,349 42.6%		14,903	D+14.8
Hamilton	8,720 68.9%	3,804 30.1%	134	12,658	D+38.8
Lawrence	2,793 40.3%	4,031 58.1%	115	6,939	R+17.8
Greene	3,286 49.6%	3,342 50.4%		6,628	R+0.8
Washington	3,357 62.9%	1,914 35.9%	65	5,336	D+27.0
Monroe	2,301 44.0%	2,794 53.4%	133	5,228	R+9.4
McMinn	1,906 38.2%	2,976 59.7%	103	4,985	R+21.5
Sullivan	3,219 68.1%	1,506 31.9%		4,725	D+36.3
Madison	3,454 79.1%	844 19.3%	67	4,365	D+59.8
Carroll	1,515 38.6%	2,352 60.0%	54	3,921	R+21.3
Rutherford	2,092 55.4%	1,631 43.2%	54	3,777	D+12.2
Polk	2,555 72.8%	955 27.2%		3,510	D+45.6
Carter	1,116 31.9%	2,378 68.1%		3,494	R+36.1
Weakley	2,052 59.9%	1,372 40.1%		3,424	D+19.9
Putnam	1,833 53.7%	1,560 45.7%	22	3,415	D+8.0
Dekalb	1,449 43.4%	1,816 54.4%	75	3,340	R+11.0
Gibson	2,217 66.8%	1,089 32.8%	15	3,321	D+34.0
Claiborne	2,327 70.1%	958 28.9%	35	3,320	D+41.2
Bradley	1,360 41.0%	1,876 56.5%	83	3,319	R+15.5
Hawkins	1,620 50.1%	1,611 49.9%		3,231	D+0.3
Hardeman	1,926 60.4%	1,243 39.0%	20	3,189	D+21.4
Roane	1,463 48.4%	1,482 49.0%	77	3,022	R+0.6
Blount	1,102 36.7%	1,846 61.5%	55	3,003	R+24.8
Cocke	1,011 33.7%	1,948 64.9%	44	3,003	R+31.2
Marion	1,715 57.1%	1,288 42.9%		3,003	D+14.2
Sevier	913 30.9%	1,978 66.8%	68	2,959	R+36.0
Wilson	1,839 62.5%	1,104 37.5%		2,943	D+25.0
Montgomery	2,196 75.7%	660 22.7%	46	2,902	D+52.9
Rhea	1,077 37.2%	1,795 61.9%	27	2,899	R+24.8
Lincoln	1,974 68.1%	902 31.1%	22	2,898	D+37.0
Maury	2,122 74.2%	712 24.9%	24	2,858	D+49.3
Hamblen	1,543 54.8%	1,216 43.2%	57	2,816	D+11.6
Obion	1,734 61.6%	1,056 37.5%	24	2,814	D+24.1
Campbell	1,258 45.3%	1,470 52.9%	52	2,780	R+7.6
White	1,048 39.6%	1,519 57.3%	82	2,649	R+17.8
Tipton	2,274 86.3%	336 12.8%	24	2,634	D+73.6
Sumner	2,018 77.9%	563 21.7%	11	2,592	D+56.1
Henry	1,709 66.3%	847 32.9%	20	2,576	D+33.5
Loudon	1,411 55.1%	1,097 42.9%	51	2,559	D+12.3
Giles	1,639 64.5%	902 35.5%		2,541	D+29.0
Franklin	1,711 68.8%	741 29.8%	35	2,487	D+39.0
Williamson	1,849 74.7%	625 25.3%		2,474	D+49.5
Benton	1,250 53.3%	988 42.1%	109	2,347	D+11.2
Warren	1,273 54.8%	1,052 45.2%		2,325	D+9.5
Bedford	1,365 59.5%	918 40.0%	13	2,296	D+19.5
Dyer	1,582 73.6%	567 26.4%		2,149	D+47.2
Scott	717 33.9%	1,399 66.1%		2,116	R+32.2
Smith	1,305 61.9%	803 38.1%		2,108	D+23.8
Marshall	1,407 67.6%	652 31.3%	21	2,080	D+36.3
Lauderdale	1,461 70.4%	598 28.8%	17	2,076	D+41.6
Overton	1,076 52.0%	966 46.7%	26	2,068	D+5.3
Jackson	1,099 53.3%	961 46.7%		2,060	D+6.7
Henderson	703 34.2%	1,320 64.2%	32	2,055	R+30.0
Jefferson	687 34.2%	1,287 64.1%	33	2,007	R+29.9
Hardin	574 29.1%	1,386 70.3%	12	1,972	R+41.2
Robertson	1,630 83.5%	310 15.9%	12	1,952	D+67.6
Coffee	1,214 63.7%	670 35.2%	21	1,905	D+28.6
Bledsoe	585 31.6%	1,222 66.1%	43	1,850	R+34.4
Lake	1,679 91.3%	160 8.7%		1,839	D+82.6
Johnson	678 38.0%	1,108 62.0%		1,786	R+24.1
Decatur	788 44.8%	969 55.2%		1,757	R+10.3
Grainger	769 44.3%	965 55.7%		1,734	R+11.3
Crockett	900 52.3%	814 47.3%	7	1,721	D+5.0
Dickson	1,187 70.7%	492 29.3%		1,679	D+41.4
Anderson	774 47.0%	837 50.9%	35	1,646	R+3.8
Cumberland	499 31.3%	1,074 67.3%	22	1,595	R+36.1
Humphreys	819 51.7%	723 45.6%	43	1,585	D+6.1
Hickman	1,085 70.1%	441 28.5%	21	1,547	D+41.6
Haywood	1,292 85.4%	207 13.7%	13	1,512	D+71.8
Morgan	819 56.3%	637 43.8%		1,456	D+12.5
Hancock	650 44.8%	796 54.9%	5	1,451	R+10.1
Union	502 35.0%	918 64.0%	14	1,434	R+29.0
Cannon	674 48.6%	687 49.5%	27	1,388	R+0.9
Fentress	364 26.5%	985 71.8%	22	1,371	R+45.3
Unicoi	632 47.5%	698 52.5%		1,330	R+5.0
Stewart	875 69.8%	363 28.9%	16	1,254	D+40.8
Macon	313 26.1%	878 73.3%	7	1,198	R+47.2
Chester	557 46.8%	626 52.6%	8	1,191	R+5.8
Meigs	644 54.2%	529 44.5%	16	1,189	D+9.7
Fayette	1,049 92.3%	75 6.6%	13	1,137	D+85.7
Wayne	294 27.0%	784 71.9%	12	1,090	R+45.0
Pickett	410 40.1%	604 59.0%	9	1,023	R+19.0
Sequatchie	413 42.3%	563 57.7%		976	R+15.4
Lewis	440 45.6%	521 54.0%	4	965	R+8.4
Grundy	593 63.4%	299 31.9%	44	936	D+31.4
Moore	491 54.2%	410 45.3%	5	906	D+8.9
Cheatham	552 62.9%	303 34.5%	22	877	D+28.4
Van Buren	284 33.8%	557 66.2%		841	R+32.5
Perry	453 58.0%	323 41.4%	5	781	D+16.6
Houston	560 72.9%	198 25.8%	10	768	D+47.1
Clay	423 62.0%	235 34.5%	24	682	D+27.6
Trousdale	467 78.5%	122 20.5%	6	595	D+58.0
McNairy	172 70.8%	71 29.2%		243	D+41.6

Counties as they stood in 1934; 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