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Election 1936 Results

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1936 US Senate election in Tennessee

Nathan Bachman (Democrat) beat Dwayne Maddox (Republican) in Tennessee in 1936, 75.9% to 19.4%, a margin of 56.5 points and 203,545 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Cordell Hull won.

Democrats led in 86 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Shelby, cast 60,560 votes and went to the Democrat by 98.0 points. The closest was Fentress, where 67 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
Nathan Bachman won	Democratic	273,298	75.9%
Dwayne Maddox	Republican	69,753	19.4%
All other candidates		17,133	4.8%
Total		360,184

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	59,795 98.7%	425 0.7%	340	60,560	D+98.0
Knox	15,075 59.8%	7,515 29.8%	2,624	25,214	D+30.0
Davidson	22,184 90.2%	1,130 4.6%	1,291	24,605	D+85.6
Hamilton	16,434 78.6%	3,365 16.1%	1,110	20,909	D+62.5
Sullivan	5,708 71.3%	1,864 23.3%	434	8,006	D+48.0
Greene	3,798 57.1%	2,476 37.2%	377	6,651	D+19.9
Lawrence	4,287 65.5%	2,052 31.3%	207	6,546	D+34.1
Washington	4,114 65.9%	1,599 25.6%	530	6,243	D+40.3
McMinn	3,136 51.7%	2,509 41.3%	425	6,070	D+10.3
Madison	4,766 87.1%	555 10.1%	152	5,473	D+76.9
Monroe	3,066 56.8%	2,119 39.3%	212	5,397	D+17.5
Blount	2,120 47.4%	1,893 42.3%	463	4,476	D+5.1
Gibson	3,743 86.1%	507 11.7%	96	4,346	D+74.5
Bradley	2,161 51.9%	1,784 42.9%	216	4,161	D+9.1
Tipton	3,948 98.7%	17 0.4%	33	3,998	D+98.3
Hawkins	1,827 50.1%	1,562 42.8%	260	3,649	D+7.3
Carroll	1,623 45.5%	1,902 53.3%	42	3,567	R+7.8
Roane	1,947 54.7%	1,297 36.4%	318	3,562	D+18.2
Rutherford	3,353 94.7%	81 2.3%	106	3,540	D+92.4
Rhea	1,837 52.1%	1,392 39.5%	294	3,523	D+12.6
Hamblen	2,062 59.1%	1,189 34.1%	239	3,490	D+25.0
Lake	3,367 98.1%	59 1.7%	6	3,432	D+96.4
Dekalb	2,225 65.5%	1,031 30.3%	143	3,399	D+35.1
Carter	1,729 51.0%	1,030 30.4%	633	3,392	D+20.6
Weakley	2,752 82.0%	568 16.9%	37	3,357	D+65.1
Campbell	1,715 51.4%	1,220 36.6%	401	3,336	D+14.8
Maury	3,030 92.8%	125 3.8%	109	3,264	D+89.0
Cocke	1,141 35.6%	1,903 59.4%	162	3,206	R+23.8
Marion	2,116 66.9%	847 26.8%	199	3,162	D+40.1
Lincoln	2,971 94.7%	92 2.9%	74	3,137	D+91.8
Putnam	2,302 73.6%	757 24.2%	70	3,129	D+49.4
Lauderdale	2,910 96.4%	51 1.7%	57	3,018	D+94.7
Loudon	1,657 55.7%	1,091 36.7%	226	2,974	D+19.0
Dyer	2,737 92.2%	165 5.6%	67	2,969	D+86.6
Sumner	2,639 90.4%	192 6.6%	88	2,919	D+83.8
Giles	2,683 92.3%	128 4.4%	97	2,908	D+87.9
Montgomery	2,529 87.8%	208 7.2%	144	2,881	D+80.6
Johnson	596 20.8%	2,267 79.2%		2,863	R+58.4
Franklin	2,611 91.4%	61 2.1%	184	2,856	D+89.3
Polk	1,745 61.6%	962 34.0%	126	2,833	D+27.6
Sevier	1,077 39.0%	1,377 49.8%	311	2,765	R+10.8
Obion	2,522 91.5%	117 4.2%	118	2,757	D+87.2
Henry	2,338 88.1%	222 8.4%	94	2,654	D+79.7
Wilson	2,230 88.9%	166 6.6%	112	2,508	D+82.3
Anderson	1,431 57.2%	849 34.0%	220	2,500	D+23.3
Jefferson	989 39.7%	1,267 50.9%	235	2,491	R+11.2
Williamson	2,310 93.5%	50 2.0%	111	2,471	D+91.5
Claiborne	1,703 72.2%	432 18.3%	225	2,360	D+53.9
Marshall	1,934 89.8%	155 7.2%	65	2,154	D+82.6
Warren	1,825 87.1%	186 8.9%	84	2,095	D+78.2
Cumberland	1,132 54.8%	788 38.1%	146	2,066	D+16.7
McNairy	1,196 59.0%	766 37.8%	66	2,028	D+21.2
Bedford	1,795 89.6%	129 6.4%	80	2,004	D+83.1
Bledsoe	1,014 51.3%	871 44.1%	92	1,977	D+7.2
Robertson	1,876 95.1%	32 1.6%	65	1,973	D+93.5
Smith	1,610 86.1%	215 11.5%	46	1,871	D+74.6
Coffee	1,625 89.7%	111 6.1%	75	1,811	D+83.6
Hardeman	1,712 96.6%	40 2.3%	21	1,773	D+94.3
Benton	1,252 71.5%	426 24.3%	73	1,751	D+47.2
Unicoi	787 45.4%	868 50.1%	79	1,734	R+4.7
Fayette	1,694 98.6%	18 1.0%	6	1,718	D+97.6
White	1,373 80.7%	193 11.3%	136	1,702	D+69.3
Overton	1,177 71.1%	346 20.9%	133	1,656	D+50.2
Morgan	979 59.6%	567 34.5%	97	1,643	D+25.1
Haywood	1,581 98.1%	14 0.9%	16	1,611	D+97.3
Hardin	1,039 64.7%	488 30.4%	79	1,606	D+34.3
Decatur	1,175 75.0%	305 19.5%	87	1,567	D+55.5
Crockett	1,350 86.5%	165 10.6%	46	1,561	D+75.9
Scott	598 38.9%	669 43.6%	269	1,536	R+4.6
Dickson	1,359 90.8%	50 3.3%	87	1,496	D+87.5
Stewart	1,327 90.5%	72 4.9%	68	1,467	D+85.5
Grainger	853 60.2%	468 33.0%	96	1,417	D+27.2
Jackson	1,292 92.6%	104 7.4%		1,396	D+85.1
Meigs	732 53.4%	553 40.3%	86	1,371	D+13.1
Hickman	1,245 91.1%	56 4.1%	66	1,367	D+87.0
Wayne	551 43.8%	682 54.2%	26	1,259	R+10.4
Henderson	739 59.6%	444 35.8%	57	1,240	D+23.8
Grundy	1,069 87.1%	87 7.1%	71	1,227	D+80.0
Union	342 29.0%	756 64.1%	81	1,179	R+35.1
Hancock	728 62.1%	345 29.4%	99	1,172	D+32.7
Fentress	469 46.2%	402 39.6%	144	1,015	D+6.6
Humphreys	869 87.6%	96 9.7%	27	992	D+77.9
Chester	791 81.0%	155 15.9%	30	976	D+65.2
Cheatham	910 93.7%	28 2.9%	33	971	D+90.8
Lewis	797 82.4%	134 13.9%	36	967	D+68.6
Sequatchie	709 77.6%	177 19.4%	28	914	D+58.2
Cannon	746 83.2%	88 9.8%	63	897	D+73.4
Perry	648 85.2%	88 11.6%	25	761	D+73.6
Van Buren	585 83.7%	75 10.7%	39	699	D+73.0
Houston	560 84.2%	43 6.5%	62	665	D+77.7
Clay	505 79.7%	98 15.5%	31	634	D+64.2
Trousdale	554 91.7%	17 2.8%	33	604	D+88.9
Macon	375 65.8%	167 29.3%	28	570	D+36.5
Pickett	300 55.8%	207 38.5%	31	538	D+17.3
Moore	480 92.1%	24 4.6%	17	521	D+87.5

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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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