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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Tennessee

Kenneth McKellar (Democrat) beat W.B. Ladd (Republican) in Tennessee in 1946, 66.6% to 26.2%, a margin of 40.4 points and 88,416 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Kenneth McKellar also won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Shelby, cast 39,288 votes and went to the Democrat by 96.4 points. The closest was Wayne, 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kenneth McKellar won Democratic 145,654 66.6%
W.B. Ladd Republican 57,238 26.2%
John Randolph Neal Jr. Independent 11,516 5.3%
All other candidates 4,306 2.0%
Total218,714

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 38,322 97.5% 456 1.2% 510 39,288 D+96.4
Knox 10,748 45.6% 10,068 42.7% 2,742 23,558 D+2.9
Hamilton 10,039 68.0% 2,593 17.6% 2,124 14,756 D+50.5
Davidson 6,688 74.5% 2,059 22.9% 234 8,981 D+51.5
Sullivan 2,707 60.7% 1,158 26.0% 596 4,461 D+34.7
Lawrence 2,422 57.8% 1,555 37.1% 213 4,190 D+20.7
Monroe 1,767 46.1% 1,898 49.5% 167 3,832 R+3.4
McMinn 1,263 33.6% 2,277 60.5% 222 3,762 R+27.0
Madison 2,832 80.7% 268 7.6% 410 3,510 D+73.0
Roane 1,140 34.6% 2,150 65.3% 1 3,291 R+30.7
Bradley 1,106 33.8% 1,972 60.3% 192 3,270 R+26.5
Washington 1,578 50.8% 944 30.4% 586 3,108 D+20.4
Tipton 2,813 97.6% 46 1.6% 23 2,882 D+96.0
Anderson 1,287 44.8% 1,296 45.1% 288 2,871 R+0.3
Greene 1,004 36.9% 1,621 59.5% 98 2,723 R+22.7
Blount 918 35.2% 1,689 64.8% 2,607 R+29.6
Carroll 1,452 56.5% 1,118 43.5% 2,570 D+13.0
Polk 1,291 54.4% 826 34.8% 258 2,375 D+19.6
Loudon 1,206 52.3% 1,102 47.7% 2,308 D+4.5
Carter 1,020 45.2% 908 40.2% 328 2,256 D+5.0
Sevier 976 43.9% 807 36.3% 439 2,222 D+7.6
Claiborne 1,480 72.3% 566 27.7% 2,046 D+44.7
Crockett 1,548 78.7% 219 11.1% 199 1,966 D+67.6
Rhea 908 46.9% 1,030 53.1% 1,938 R+6.3
Marion 1,301 67.4% 266 13.8% 364 1,931 D+53.6
Gibson 1,483 77.5% 275 14.4% 156 1,914 D+63.1
Putnam 1,210 67.7% 407 22.8% 169 1,786 D+45.0
Hickman 1,383 78.1% 269 15.2% 119 1,771 D+62.9
Dyer 1,396 80.5% 182 10.5% 156 1,734 D+70.0
Hawkins 733 43.1% 784 46.1% 182 1,699 R+3.0
Campbell 557 33.2% 1,019 60.7% 104 1,680 R+27.5
Cocke 658 39.6% 1,005 60.4% 1,663 R+20.9
Giles 1,252 76.5% 268 16.4% 116 1,636 D+60.1
Weakley 1,164 71.4% 331 20.3% 135 1,630 D+51.1
Hardin 770 48.5% 639 40.3% 177 1,586 D+8.3
McNairy 877 56.1% 457 29.2% 230 1,564 D+26.9
Jefferson 649 42.5% 669 43.8% 210 1,528 R+1.3
Cumberland 710 47.2% 644 42.8% 151 1,505 D+4.4
Marshall 1,309 88.6% 86 5.8% 83 1,478 D+82.7
Stewart 1,158 80.1% 167 11.5% 121 1,446 D+68.5
Maury 1,157 80.5% 190 13.2% 90 1,437 D+67.3
Lincoln 1,215 84.6% 90 6.3% 131 1,436 D+78.3
Franklin 1,210 84.5% 86 6.0% 136 1,432 D+78.5
Obion 1,178 82.8% 149 10.5% 95 1,422 D+72.4
Bledsoe 694 50.3% 573 41.5% 114 1,381 D+8.8
Dekalb 950 70.5% 317 23.5% 81 1,348 D+47.0
Scott 349 26.0% 858 64.0% 133 1,340 R+38.0
Benton 833 65.5% 326 25.6% 113 1,272 D+39.9
Morgan 676 53.8% 581 46.2% 1,257 D+7.6
Rutherford 1,045 87.0% 126 10.5% 30 1,201 D+76.5
Sumner 917 76.9% 157 13.2% 118 1,192 D+63.8
Lake 1,126 95.7% 38 3.2% 12 1,176 D+92.5
Montgomery 872 76.5% 168 14.7% 100 1,140 D+61.8
Unicoi 444 39.8% 576 51.7% 95 1,115 R+11.8
Hamblen 664 61.3% 360 33.2% 59 1,083 D+28.1
Johnson 398 36.8% 557 51.5% 127 1,082 R+14.7
Henry 844 81.5% 191 18.5% 1,035 D+63.1
Williamson 892 86.4% 74 7.2% 67 1,033 D+79.2
Robertson 838 81.4% 191 18.6% 1,029 D+62.9
White 743 72.4% 134 13.1% 149 1,026 D+59.4
Overton 697 68.1% 203 19.8% 123 1,023 D+48.3
Union 426 43.0% 565 57.0% 991 R+14.0
Hardeman 815 86.2% 54 5.7% 77 946 D+80.4
Dickson 693 74.0% 124 13.2% 120 937 D+60.7
Bedford 713 76.3% 137 14.7% 84 934 D+61.7
Decatur 558 62.8% 232 26.1% 99 889 D+36.7
Wilson 672 75.9% 213 24.1% 885 D+51.9
Lauderdale 764 87.7% 73 8.4% 34 871 D+79.3
Hancock 533 62.2% 240 28.0% 84 857 D+34.2
Jackson 538 64.8% 178 21.4% 114 830 D+43.4
Henderson 425 51.7% 218 26.5% 179 822 D+25.2
Smith 621 76.4% 192 23.6% 813 D+52.8
Grainger 332 42.3% 358 45.7% 94 784 R+3.3
Warren 526 70.3% 83 11.1% 139 748 D+59.2
Grundy 536 73.1% 98 13.4% 99 733 D+59.8
Coffee 585 80.4% 143 19.6% 728 D+60.7
Fentress 247 34.3% 400 55.5% 74 721 R+21.2
Chester 521 72.6% 148 20.6% 49 718 D+51.9
Macon 246 40.4% 295 48.4% 68 609 R+8.0
Humphreys 476 78.4% 89 14.7% 42 607 D+63.8
Haywood 561 94.4% 24 4.0% 9 594 D+90.4
Sequatchie 347 60.0% 148 25.6% 83 578 D+34.4
Meigs 287 53.0% 232 42.8% 23 542 D+10.1
Cannon 374 71.2% 84 16.0% 67 525 D+55.2
Fayette 498 95.6% 18 3.5% 5 521 D+92.1
Wayne 216 43.8% 221 44.8% 56 493 R+1.0
Clay 321 65.2% 89 18.1% 82 492 D+47.2
Van Buren 301 63.5% 128 27.0% 45 474 D+36.5
Cheatham 310 74.5% 60 14.4% 46 416 D+60.1
Houston 280 71.2% 57 14.5% 56 393 D+56.7
Lewis 278 78.3% 62 17.5% 15 355 D+60.8
Pickett 154 49.0% 118 37.6% 42 314 D+11.5
Perry 225 73.3% 82 26.7% 307 D+46.6
Trousdale 216 82.1% 18 6.8% 29 263 D+75.3
Moore 192 80.7% 17 7.1% 29 238 D+73.5

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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