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Election 1940 Results

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1940 US Senate election in Tennessee

Kenneth McKellar (Democrat) beat Howard Baker Sr. (Republican) in Tennessee in 1940, 70.8% to 29.2%, a margin of 41.6 points and 173,650 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1934, when Kenneth McKellar also won.

Democrats led in 70 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 25. The largest, Shelby, cast 59,565 votes and went to the Democrat by 86.7 points. The closest was Greene, where 5 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	295,440	70.8%
Howard Baker Sr.	Republican	121,790	29.2%
All other candidates		34	0.0%
Total		417,264

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	55,597 93.3%	3,968 6.7%		59,565	D+86.7
Knox	17,057 54.6%	14,195 45.4%		31,252	D+9.2
Davidson	20,675 87.3%	2,999 12.7%		23,674	D+74.7
Hamilton	16,808 71.6%	6,657 28.4%	13	23,478	D+43.2
Sullivan	6,601 67.3%	3,211 32.7%		9,812	D+34.5
Greene	3,975 50.0%	3,980 50.0%		7,955	R+0.1
Washington	3,341 47.6%	3,675 52.4%		7,016	R+4.8
McMinn	3,853 56.8%	2,925 43.2%		6,778	D+13.7
Madison	5,720 86.5%	894 13.5%		6,614	D+73.0
Blount	2,457 40.4%	3,625 59.6%		6,082	R+19.2
Monroe	3,250 58.9%	2,266 41.1%		5,516	D+17.8
Lauderdale	5,227 96.5%	189 3.5%		5,416	D+93.0
Carter	2,214 42.2%	3,034 57.8%	2	5,250	R+15.6
Tipton	5,057 96.4%	188 3.6%		5,245	D+92.8
Lawrence	3,525 70.3%	1,492 29.7%		5,017	D+40.5
Sevier	1,110 22.8%	3,755 77.2%		4,865	R+54.4
Campbell	1,888 40.7%	2,756 59.3%		4,644	R+18.7
Hawkins	1,785 39.8%	2,702 60.2%		4,487	R+20.4
McNairy	2,296 52.7%	2,057 47.3%		4,353	D+5.5
Marion	2,654 61.6%	1,655 38.4%		4,309	D+23.2
Maury	3,915 92.9%	299 7.1%		4,214	D+85.8
Gibson	3,534 86.0%	577 14.0%		4,111	D+71.9
Dekalb	2,378 60.9%	1,527 39.1%		3,905	D+21.8
Claiborne	1,416 36.4%	2,474 63.6%		3,890	R+27.2
Polk	3,470 90.1%	381 9.9%		3,851	D+80.2
Rutherford	3,439 91.1%	334 8.9%		3,773	D+82.3
Bradley	1,632 44.2%	2,063 55.8%		3,695	R+11.7
Putnam	2,535 68.7%	1,155 31.3%		3,690	D+37.4
Roane	1,883 51.2%	1,797 48.8%		3,680	D+2.3
Weakley	2,993 81.8%	664 18.2%		3,657	D+63.7
Carroll	2,131 58.9%	1,485 41.1%		3,616	D+17.9
Loudon	1,634 46.2%	1,905 53.8%		3,539	R+7.7
Obion	3,177 91.3%	301 8.7%		3,478	D+82.7
Franklin	3,236 93.1%	239 6.9%		3,475	D+86.2
Dyer	2,844 82.0%	623 18.0%		3,467	D+64.1
Giles	3,068 88.6%	393 11.4%		3,461	D+77.3
Cocke	1,068 31.1%	2,370 68.9%		3,438	R+37.9
Sumner	3,012 88.0%	409 12.0%		3,421	D+76.1
Rhea	1,888 55.4%	1,522 44.6%		3,410	D+10.7
Scott	650 19.4%	2,694 80.6%		3,344	R+61.1
Anderson	1,427 43.8%	1,823 55.9%	9	3,259	R+12.2
Lincoln	2,970 92.3%	247 7.7%		3,217	D+84.6
Haywood	3,050 97.6%	76 2.4%		3,126	D+95.1
Hamblen	1,623 54.1%	1,379 45.9%		3,002	D+8.1
Wilson	2,602 87.1%	382 12.8%	2	2,986	D+74.3
Henry	2,591 90.0%	287 10.0%		2,878	D+80.1
Lake	2,784 97.3%	77 2.7%		2,861	D+94.6
Morgan	1,325 46.7%	1,515 53.3%		2,840	R+6.7
Williamson	2,593 91.8%	231 8.2%		2,824	D+83.6
Hardin	1,550 55.4%	1,250 44.6%		2,800	D+10.7
Henderson	1,241 44.3%	1,558 55.7%		2,799	R+11.3
Wayne	807 30.2%	1,866 69.8%		2,673	R+39.6
Montgomery	2,433 91.1%	237 8.9%		2,670	D+82.2
Marshall	2,369 90.7%	242 9.3%		2,611	D+81.5
Decatur	1,638 63.8%	928 36.2%		2,566	D+27.7
Hardeman	2,341 91.7%	211 8.3%		2,552	D+83.5
Cumberland	1,276 52.7%	1,144 47.3%		2,420	D+5.5
Jefferson	865 36.6%	1,499 63.4%		2,364	R+26.8
Benton	1,863 78.9%	497 21.1%	1	2,361	D+57.9
Dickson	2,052 87.4%	297 12.6%		2,349	D+74.7
Johnson	519 22.2%	1,815 77.8%		2,334	R+55.5
Robertson	2,175 93.2%	159 6.8%		2,334	D+86.4
Hickman	1,884 83.3%	378 16.7%	1	2,263	D+66.5
Unicoi	928 41.3%	1,319 58.7%		2,247	R+17.4
Bedford	1,950 87.9%	269 12.1%		2,219	D+75.8
Crockett	1,738 79.8%	439 20.2%		2,177	D+59.7
Hancock	1,046 49.3%	1,074 50.7%		2,120	R+1.3
Bledsoe	1,094 51.7%	1,021 48.3%		2,115	D+3.5
Coffee	1,900 90.9%	190 9.1%		2,090	D+81.8
Jackson	1,715 85.5%	291 14.5%		2,006	D+71.0
Overton	1,418 70.9%	581 29.1%		1,999	D+41.9
White	1,689 84.6%	307 15.4%		1,996	D+69.2
Smith	1,658 83.4%	329 16.6%		1,987	D+66.9
Chester	1,280 64.7%	699 35.3%		1,979	D+29.4
Warren	1,668 86.3%	264 13.7%		1,932	D+72.7
Grainger	673 36.3%	1,179 63.7%		1,852	R+27.3
Fentress	586 32.5%	1,217 67.4%	2	1,805	R+35.0
Fayette	1,720 97.9%	37 2.1%		1,757	D+95.8
Stewart	1,565 91.3%	148 8.6%	2	1,715	D+82.6
Grundy	1,443 86.9%	216 13.0%	2	1,661	D+73.9
Cheatham	1,476 90.6%	154 9.4%		1,630	D+81.1
Humphreys	1,336 87.0%	200 13.0%		1,536	D+74.0
Union	557 38.5%	889 61.5%		1,446	R+23.0
Cannon	1,142 80.6%	275 19.4%		1,417	D+61.2
Macon	480 34.0%	932 66.0%		1,412	R+32.0
Lewis	1,060 77.7%	305 22.3%		1,365	D+55.3
Clay	847 74.6%	289 25.4%		1,136	D+49.1
Meigs	781 69.3%	346 30.7%		1,127	D+38.6
Sequatchie	787 74.2%	274 25.8%		1,061	D+48.4
Perry	811 81.9%	179 18.1%		990	D+63.8
Pickett	407 46.1%	476 53.9%		883	R+7.8
Houston	735 89.1%	90 10.9%		825	D+78.2
Van Buren	629 78.1%	176 21.9%		805	D+56.3
Trousdale	721 93.2%	53 6.8%		774	D+86.3
Moore	629 94.2%	39 5.8%		668	D+88.3

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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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