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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Tennessee

Estes Kefauver (Democrat) beat B. Carroll Reece (Republican) in Tennessee in 1948, 65.3% to 33.4%, a margin of 31.9 points and 159,115 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when A. Tom Stewart won.

Democrats led in 73 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Shelby, cast 60,237 votes and went to the Democrat by 57.7 points. The closest was Loudon, where 29 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
Estes Kefauver won	Democratic	326,062	65.3%
B. Carroll Reece	Republican	166,947	33.4%
All other candidates		6,129	1.2%
Total		499,138

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	47,222 78.4%	12,455 20.7%	560	60,237	D+57.7
Knox	20,564 55.3%	15,812 42.5%	793	37,169	D+12.8
Davidson	26,250 73.1%	9,513 26.5%	131	35,894	D+46.6
Hamilton	21,442 73.9%	7,204 24.8%	367	29,013	D+49.1
Sullivan	8,595 60.4%	5,488 38.6%	142	14,225	D+21.8
Washington	5,119 46.2%	5,865 52.9%	103	11,087	R+6.7
Anderson	7,774 70.9%	3,066 28.0%	126	10,966	D+42.9
Blount	3,602 41.6%	4,862 56.2%	189	8,653	R+14.6
Lawrence	5,070 60.3%	3,282 39.0%	55	8,407	D+21.3
Greene	3,321 44.5%	4,046 54.3%	91	7,458	R+9.7
McMinn	3,693 50.0%	3,598 48.7%	99	7,390	D+1.3
Monroe	3,627 49.3%	3,575 48.6%	159	7,361	D+0.7
Carter	3,653 54.6%	2,950 44.1%	92	6,695	D+10.5
Sevier	973 17.1%	4,616 81.2%	98	5,687	R+64.1
Gibson	4,526 83.5%	844 15.6%	52	5,422	D+67.9
Rutherford	4,426 82.9%	831 15.6%	81	5,338	D+67.3
Hawkins	1,923 37.0%	3,188 61.4%	81	5,192	R+24.4
Roane	2,760 54.0%	2,270 44.4%	81	5,111	D+9.6
Carroll	3,050 61.5%	1,865 37.6%	47	4,962	D+23.9
Madison	3,657 73.8%	1,242 25.1%	59	4,958	D+48.7
Putnam	3,156 64.1%	1,710 34.7%	58	4,924	D+29.4
Bradley	2,452 49.9%	2,394 48.7%	67	4,913	D+1.2
Dyer	4,096 83.7%	726 14.8%	69	4,891	D+68.9
Maury	3,634 74.6%	1,135 23.3%	102	4,871	D+51.3
Campbell	2,397 50.7%	2,243 47.5%	86	4,726	D+3.3
Giles	3,775 85.4%	616 13.9%	31	4,422	D+71.4
Weakley	3,317 75.8%	1,012 23.1%	46	4,375	D+52.7
McNairy	2,397 55.4%	1,891 43.7%	42	4,330	D+11.7
Tipton	4,128 95.5%	177 4.1%	19	4,324	D+91.4
Cocke	1,088 25.2%	3,188 74.0%	33	4,309	R+48.7
Sumner	3,629 84.3%	641 14.9%	35	4,305	D+69.4
Wilson	3,425 80.5%	777 18.3%	53	4,255	D+62.2
Obion	3,779 89.3%	455 10.7%		4,234	D+78.5
Warren	3,409 80.5%	777 18.4%	47	4,233	D+62.2
Claiborne	1,712 41.3%	2,373 57.3%	59	4,144	R+16.0
Dekalb	2,445 60.0%	1,625 39.9%	5	4,075	D+20.1
Rhea	2,294 56.4%	1,700 41.8%	73	4,067	D+14.6
Marshall	3,296 83.6%	607 15.4%	39	3,942	D+68.2
Henry	3,399 86.5%	487 12.4%	42	3,928	D+74.1
Marion	2,612 66.8%	1,243 31.8%	56	3,911	D+35.0
Loudon	1,906 49.0%	1,935 49.7%	52	3,893	R+0.7
Lincoln	3,307 86.1%	490 12.8%	45	3,842	D+73.3
Franklin	3,002 78.3%	759 19.8%	73	3,834	D+58.5
Montgomery	3,077 81.6%	588 15.6%	104	3,769	D+66.0
Hamblen	1,701 47.5%	1,819 50.8%	60	3,580	R+3.3
Bedford	2,644 74.9%	821 23.3%	64	3,529	D+51.7
Jefferson	1,101 31.2%	2,389 67.7%	38	3,528	R+36.5
Robertson	2,930 85.1%	442 12.8%	71	3,443	D+72.3
Lauderdale	3,101 94.5%	166 5.1%	16	3,283	D+89.4
Cumberland	1,535 46.9%	1,653 50.5%	87	3,275	R+3.6
Williamson	2,583 79.3%	633 19.4%	40	3,256	D+59.9
Hardeman	2,817 88.0%	352 11.0%	31	3,200	D+77.0
Coffee	2,365 76.1%	705 22.7%	37	3,107	D+53.4
Henderson	1,208 40.0%	1,789 59.2%	23	3,020	R+19.2
Benton	2,076 71.6%	793 27.4%	30	2,899	D+44.3
Polk	1,571 56.7%	1,149 41.5%	51	2,771	D+15.2
Unicoi	1,285 47.5%	1,400 51.8%	18	2,703	R+4.3
Dickson	2,236 82.8%	437 16.2%	27	2,700	D+66.6
Hardin	1,404 52.7%	1,231 46.2%	30	2,665	D+6.5
Morgan	1,512 57.3%	1,089 41.3%	39	2,640	D+16.0
White	2,128 81.3%	491 18.7%		2,619	D+62.5
Johnson	638 24.5%	1,915 73.6%	50	2,603	R+49.1
Decatur	1,469 56.5%	1,077 41.4%	53	2,599	D+15.1
Hickman	2,011 81.9%	411 16.7%	33	2,455	D+65.2
Smith	1,787 73.1%	645 26.4%	13	2,445	D+46.7
Wayne	903 37.1%	1,513 62.2%	16	2,432	R+25.1
Grundy	2,044 84.8%	343 14.2%	22	2,409	D+70.6
Scott	751 31.2%	1,586 65.9%	68	2,405	R+34.7
Overton	1,657 70.0%	683 28.9%	27	2,367	D+41.1
Grainger	652 27.7%	1,676 71.2%	27	2,355	R+43.5
Crockett	1,731 77.7%	471 21.1%	27	2,229	D+56.5
Bledsoe	1,119 52.1%	978 45.6%	49	2,146	D+6.6
Haywood	1,954 93.2%	131 6.2%	12	2,097	D+86.9
Fentress	849 41.0%	1,192 57.6%	30	2,071	R+16.6
Humphreys	1,612 78.9%	409 20.0%	22	2,043	D+58.9
Stewart	1,593 78.4%	393 19.4%	45	2,031	D+59.1
Macon	685 34.2%	1,311 65.4%	9	2,005	R+31.2
Jackson	1,367 70.0%	552 28.3%	33	1,952	D+41.8
Union	472 24.8%	1,410 73.9%	25	1,907	R+49.2
Hancock	444 23.3%	1,431 75.2%	27	1,902	R+51.9
Cannon	1,409 74.4%	466 24.6%	19	1,894	D+49.8
Cheatham	1,576 86.5%	205 11.3%	40	1,821	D+75.3
Chester	1,109 65.9%	558 33.2%	16	1,683	D+32.7
Lewis	1,214 80.2%	287 19.0%	13	1,514	D+61.2
Fayette	1,199 81.1%	260 17.6%	20	1,479	D+63.5
Clay	899 62.0%	534 36.8%	17	1,450	D+25.2
Lake	1,056 75.8%	324 23.2%	14	1,394	D+52.5
Meigs	842 61.2%	507 36.8%	27	1,376	D+24.3
Sequatchie	972 70.8%	389 28.3%	12	1,373	D+42.5
Perry	1,014 75.8%	317 23.7%	7	1,338	D+52.1
Houston	1,114 84.1%	187 14.1%	23	1,324	D+70.0
Pickett	491 38.1%	787 61.1%	11	1,289	R+23.0
Trousdale	1,051 88.7%	123 10.4%	11	1,185	D+78.3
Van Buren	653 70.4%	268 28.9%	7	928	D+41.5
Moore	549 81.1%	128 18.9%		677	D+62.2

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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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