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Election 1958 Results

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1958 US Senate election in Tennessee

Al Gore Sr. (Democrat) beat Hobart F. Atkins (Republican) in Tennessee in 1958, 79.0% to 19.0%, a margin of 60.0 points and 240,953 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Al Gore Sr. also won.

Democrats led in 91 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Shelby, cast 56,403 votes and went to the Democrat by 71.2 points. The closest was Grainger, where 24 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
Al Gore Sr. won	Democratic	317,324	79.0%
Hobart F. Atkins	Republican	76,371	19.0%
All other candidates		7,971	2.0%
Total		401,666

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	47,874 84.9%	7,725 13.7%	804	56,403	D+71.2
Davidson	31,973 91.7%	1,971 5.7%	906	34,850	D+86.1
Knox	21,932 64.2%	11,861 34.7%	354	34,147	D+29.5
Hamilton	13,340 81.4%	3,046 18.6%		16,386	D+62.8
Sullivan	11,033 77.0%	3,138 21.9%	150	14,321	D+55.1
Washington	8,483 67.9%	3,647 29.2%	367	12,497	D+38.7
Anderson	8,416 81.1%	1,963 18.9%		10,379	D+62.2
Blount	4,416 53.2%	3,884 46.8%		8,300	D+6.4
Madison	7,407 89.8%	604 7.3%	238	8,249	D+82.5
Carter	3,932 61.7%	2,190 34.3%	254	6,376	D+27.3
Greene	2,886 55.4%	2,228 42.7%	100	5,214	D+12.6
Roane	3,628 70.6%	1,508 29.4%		5,136	D+41.3
Montgomery	4,656 93.1%	245 4.9%	100	5,001	D+88.2
Hawkins	2,635 54.1%	2,052 42.1%	186	4,873	D+12.0
Monroe	2,635 58.3%	1,798 39.8%	84	4,517	D+18.5
Lawrence	3,680 81.7%	749 16.6%	78	4,507	D+65.0
Gibson	4,000 88.8%	352 7.8%	151	4,503	D+81.0
Maury	4,080 90.6%	272 6.0%	149	4,501	D+84.6
Rutherford	3,863 92.9%	189 4.5%	107	4,159	D+88.3
Marshall	3,813 96.0%	107 2.7%	53	3,973	D+93.3
Bradley	2,540 67.7%	1,214 32.3%		3,754	D+35.3
Giles	3,383 90.5%	178 4.8%	176	3,737	D+85.8
Campbell	2,061 58.2%	1,369 38.7%	112	3,542	D+19.5
Sumner	3,271 93.7%	158 4.5%	62	3,491	D+89.2
Putnam	2,992 86.8%	403 11.7%	52	3,447	D+75.1
Hamblen	2,317 67.3%	984 28.6%	144	3,445	D+38.7
Tipton	3,162 93.5%	80 2.4%	139	3,381	D+91.2
McMinn	2,476 73.3%	814 24.1%	86	3,376	D+49.2
Lincoln	3,120 94.1%	137 4.1%	58	3,315	D+90.0
Coffee	2,958 89.4%	262 7.9%	88	3,308	D+81.5
Dyer	2,922 89.0%	197 6.0%	163	3,282	D+83.0
Loudon	1,884 58.9%	1,263 39.5%	53	3,200	D+19.4
Cocke	1,804 56.5%	1,308 40.9%	83	3,195	D+15.5
Henry	2,969 94.4%	121 3.8%	54	3,144	D+90.6
McNairy	2,469 79.7%	548 17.7%	82	3,099	D+62.0
Marion	2,331 75.5%	756 24.5%		3,087	D+51.0
Franklin	2,794 92.7%	108 3.6%	111	3,013	D+89.1
Wilson	2,738 91.5%	197 6.6%	56	2,991	D+85.0
Bedford	2,716 91.9%	176 6.0%	62	2,954	D+86.0
Carroll	2,235 75.9%	584 19.8%	124	2,943	D+56.1
Obion	2,682 92.9%	157 5.4%	49	2,888	D+87.4
Sevier	1,539 53.7%	1,240 43.3%	88	2,867	D+10.4
Lauderdale	2,383 90.1%	169 6.4%	92	2,644	D+83.7
Williamson	2,384 93.3%	118 4.6%	53	2,555	D+88.7
Robertson	2,418 94.9%	128 5.0%	1	2,547	D+89.9
Claiborne	1,503 62.8%	805 33.6%	85	2,393	D+29.2
Weakley	2,063 86.6%	319 13.4%		2,382	D+73.2
Dickson	2,221 94.7%	83 3.5%	41	2,345	D+91.2
Hardin	1,893 83.0%	293 12.8%	95	2,281	D+70.1
Cumberland	1,711 75.5%	514 22.7%	40	2,265	D+52.8
Jackson	1,943 90.6%	147 6.9%	55	2,145	D+83.7
Warren	1,902 88.8%	157 7.3%	83	2,142	D+81.5
Scott	1,153 55.6%	835 40.3%	86	2,074	D+15.3
Morgan	1,511 73.1%	488 23.6%	69	2,068	D+49.5
Hardeman	1,801 87.8%	135 6.6%	116	2,052	D+81.2
Rhea	1,390 68.6%	574 28.3%	63	2,027	D+40.3
Unicoi	1,194 60.7%	773 39.3%		1,967	D+21.4
Jefferson	854 43.5%	1,055 53.7%	55	1,964	R+10.2
Polk	1,259 65.4%	618 32.1%	47	1,924	D+33.3
Benton	1,616 85.1%	194 10.2%	90	1,900	D+74.8
Johnson	769 41.2%	1,041 55.8%	55	1,865	R+14.6
Lewis	1,668 93.2%	105 5.9%	16	1,789	D+87.4
Humphreys	1,616 92.8%	89 5.1%	36	1,741	D+87.7
Hickman	1,567 92.4%	94 5.5%	34	1,695	D+86.9
Overton	1,397 85.3%	240 14.7%		1,637	D+70.7
Fentress	1,025 66.0%	528 34.0%		1,553	D+32.0
Smith	1,371 92.8%	82 5.5%	25	1,478	D+87.2
White	1,319 90.5%	115 7.9%	24	1,458	D+82.6
Dekalb	1,174 82.0%	257 18.0%		1,431	D+64.1
Grundy	1,227 86.9%	147 10.4%	38	1,412	D+76.5
Haywood	1,329 94.3%	37 2.6%	44	1,410	D+91.6
Henderson	1,106 79.9%	247 17.8%	32	1,385	D+62.0
Union	576 41.8%	780 56.6%	23	1,379	R+14.8
Decatur	1,090 80.8%	214 15.9%	45	1,349	D+64.9
Stewart	1,242 93.6%	62 4.7%	23	1,327	D+88.9
Cheatham	1,219 93.0%	63 4.8%	29	1,311	D+88.2
Chester	1,031 81.5%	198 15.7%	36	1,265	D+65.8
Bledsoe	1,042 83.4%	133 10.6%	75	1,250	D+72.7
Grainger	567 49.1%	543 47.0%	45	1,155	D+2.1
Cannon	1,047 90.9%	69 6.0%	36	1,152	D+84.9
Perry	889 79.2%	210 18.7%	23	1,122	D+60.5
Crockett	959 88.1%	110 10.1%	19	1,088	D+78.0
Houston	958 90.4%	62 5.8%	40	1,060	D+84.5
Lake	979 94.8%	22 2.1%	32	1,033	D+92.6
Clay	899 87.2%	88 8.5%	44	1,031	D+78.7
Fayette	915 90.8%	34 3.4%	59	1,008	D+87.4
Hancock	422 42.1%	555 55.3%	26	1,003	R+13.3
Macon	699 75.3%	214 23.1%	15	928	D+52.3
Wayne	649 71.6%	229 25.2%	29	907	D+46.3
Meigs	591 70.4%	218 26.0%	31	840	D+44.4
Van Buren	710 90.6%	48 6.1%	26	784	D+84.4
Sequatchie	572 78.4%	158 21.6%		730	D+56.7
Moore	528 92.5%	43 7.5%		571	D+84.9
Trousdale	530 93.6%	25 4.4%	11	566	D+89.2
Pickett	398 75.5%	123 23.3%	6	527	D+52.2

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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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