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Election 1964 Results

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1964 US Senate election in Tennessee

Al Gore Sr. (Democrat) beat Dan Kuykendall (Republican) in Tennessee in 1964, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.2 points and 77,067 votes.

Ross Bass (Democrat) beat Howard Baker Jr. (Republican) in Tennessee in 1964, 52.1% to 47.4%, a margin of 4.7 points and 51,575 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when Al Gore Sr. also won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 44. The largest, Shelby, cast 204,769 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.7 points. The closest was Dyer, 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	570,542	53.6%
Dan Kuykendall	Republican	493,475	46.4%
All other candidates		1	0.0%
Total		1,064,018

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ross Bass won	Democratic	568,905	52.1%
Howard Baker Jr.	Republican	517,330	47.4%
All other candidates		4,853	0.4%
Total		1,091,088

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	108,263 52.9%	96,506 47.1%		204,769	D+5.7
Davidson	78,834 64.9%	42,688 35.1%		121,522	D+29.7
Knox	33,592 42.6%	45,238 57.4%		78,830	R+14.8
Hamilton	31,405 45.5%	37,571 54.5%		68,976	R+8.9
Sullivan	17,578 48.5%	18,635 51.5%		36,213	R+2.9
Washington	7,911 39.8%	11,981 60.2%		19,892	R+20.5
Anderson	10,532 53.4%	9,205 46.6%		19,737	D+6.7
Madison	9,226 46.8%	10,498 53.2%		19,724	R+6.4
Blount	7,623 39.8%	11,549 60.2%		19,172	R+20.5
Rutherford	8,823 69.7%	3,827 30.3%		12,650	D+39.5
Carter	4,020 32.2%	8,451 67.8%		12,471	R+35.5
Montgomery	9,486 78.0%	2,673 22.0%		12,159	D+56.0
Greene	5,017 41.9%	6,957 58.1%		11,974	R+16.2
Sumner	8,569 72.6%	3,235 27.4%		11,804	D+45.2
Gibson	6,762 58.5%	4,804 41.5%		11,566	D+16.9
Bradley	4,758 41.2%	6,786 58.8%		11,544	R+17.6
Roane	5,308 49.1%	5,497 50.9%		10,805	R+1.7
Maury	6,267 58.8%	4,389 41.2%		10,656	D+17.6
McMinn	4,708 45.7%	5,605 54.3%		10,313	R+8.7
Coffee	6,548 69.0%	2,944 31.0%		9,492	D+38.0
Lawrence	5,181 55.7%	4,119 44.3%		9,300	D+11.4
Hawkins	3,557 38.8%	5,617 61.2%		9,174	R+22.5
Putnam	5,692 63.2%	3,315 36.8%		9,007	D+26.4
Hamblen	3,789 42.7%	5,083 57.3%		8,872	R+14.6
Wilson	6,112 72.0%	2,381 28.0%		8,493	D+43.9
Dyer	4,067 49.9%	4,091 50.1%		8,158	R+0.3
Campbell	3,747 46.6%	4,300 53.4%		8,047	R+6.9
Monroe	3,760 46.8%	4,270 53.2%		8,030	R+6.4
Sevier	1,927 24.7%	5,866 75.3%		7,793	R+50.5
Franklin	5,702 73.7%	2,030 26.3%		7,732	D+47.5
Henry	5,285 69.3%	2,338 30.7%		7,623	D+38.7
Williamson	4,672 65.0%	2,516 35.0%		7,188	D+30.0
Bedford	5,104 71.4%	2,045 28.6%		7,149	D+42.8
Obion	5,123 71.7%	2,024 28.3%		7,147	D+43.4
Robertson	5,432 76.1%	1,707 23.9%		7,139	D+52.2
Weakley	4,556 65.2%	2,431 34.8%		6,987	D+30.4
Loudon	2,778 40.1%	4,142 59.9%		6,920	R+19.7
Jefferson	2,066 31.1%	4,571 68.9%		6,637	R+37.7
Carroll	3,146 47.9%	3,423 52.1%		6,569	R+4.2
Cocke	1,639 25.4%	4,803 74.6%		6,442	R+49.1
Warren	4,520 70.5%	1,889 29.5%		6,409	D+41.1
Lincoln	4,626 75.6%	1,491 24.4%	1	6,118	D+51.2
Marion	3,456 56.6%	2,651 43.4%		6,107	D+13.2
Tipton	3,186 54.0%	2,716 46.0%		5,902	D+8.0
Giles	4,578 78.4%	1,258 21.6%		5,836	D+56.9
McNairy	2,818 49.1%	2,921 50.9%		5,739	R+1.8
Cumberland	2,589 46.5%	2,974 53.5%		5,563	R+6.9
Hardin	2,518 46.6%	2,887 53.4%		5,405	R+6.8
Lauderdale	3,334 63.9%	1,884 36.1%		5,218	D+27.8
Dickson	3,996 77.0%	1,195 23.0%		5,191	D+54.0
Rhea	2,359 46.3%	2,739 53.7%		5,098	R+7.5
Marshall	3,703 75.2%	1,218 24.8%		4,921	D+50.5
Henderson	1,750 36.9%	2,996 63.1%		4,746	R+26.3
Claiborne	1,978 44.0%	2,517 56.0%		4,495	R+12.0
Unicoi	1,706 39.7%	2,590 60.3%		4,296	R+20.6
Fayette	1,683 40.1%	2,515 59.9%		4,198	R+19.8
Hardeman	2,045 49.4%	2,094 50.6%		4,139	R+1.2
Overton	2,786 67.5%	1,339 32.5%		4,125	D+35.1
Haywood	1,936 47.0%	2,181 53.0%		4,117	R+6.0
White	2,684 68.5%	1,234 31.5%		3,918	D+37.0
Smith	2,561 68.1%	1,202 31.9%		3,763	D+36.1
Polk	2,071 55.5%	1,659 44.5%		3,730	D+11.0
Grainger	1,153 31.1%	2,556 68.9%		3,709	R+37.8
Benton	2,352 64.5%	1,296 35.5%		3,648	D+28.9
Scott	1,265 34.9%	2,360 65.1%		3,625	R+30.2
Humphreys	2,683 74.1%	936 25.9%		3,619	D+48.3
Hickman	2,663 73.8%	946 26.2%		3,609	D+47.6
Dekalb	2,067 59.7%	1,398 40.3%		3,465	D+19.3
Morgan	1,612 47.3%	1,794 52.7%		3,406	R+5.3
Grundy	2,624 78.8%	705 21.2%		3,329	D+57.6
Cheatham	2,595 78.5%	711 21.5%		3,306	D+57.0
Wayne	1,014 31.6%	2,196 68.4%		3,210	R+36.8
Chester	1,553 48.4%	1,655 51.6%		3,208	R+3.2
Johnson	742 23.8%	2,381 76.2%		3,123	R+52.5
Fentress	1,358 43.7%	1,747 56.3%		3,105	R+12.5
Macon	1,391 45.1%	1,696 54.9%		3,087	R+9.9
Crockett	1,364 44.5%	1,703 55.5%		3,067	R+11.1
Decatur	1,643 54.4%	1,377 45.6%		3,020	D+8.8
Bledsoe	1,407 51.1%	1,347 48.9%		2,754	D+2.2
Jackson	2,018 75.0%	671 25.0%		2,689	D+50.1
Cannon	1,967 73.8%	699 26.2%		2,666	D+47.6
Stewart	2,086 81.1%	486 18.9%		2,572	D+62.2
Union	766 31.8%	1,643 68.2%		2,409	R+36.4
Lewis	2,012 85.3%	347 14.7%		2,359	D+70.6
Hancock	620 30.4%	1,419 69.6%		2,039	R+39.2
Lake	1,353 67.8%	642 32.2%		1,995	D+35.6
Clay	1,089 61.1%	692 38.9%		1,781	D+22.3
Sequatchie	1,067 60.3%	702 39.7%		1,769	D+20.6
Perry	1,231 73.1%	454 26.9%		1,685	D+46.1
Houston	1,300 83.5%	256 16.5%		1,556	D+67.1
Pickett	660 42.6%	890 57.4%		1,550	R+14.8
Meigs	682 48.0%	738 52.0%		1,420	R+3.9
Trousdale	1,127 83.5%	222 16.5%		1,349	D+67.1
Moore	913 78.7%	247 21.3%		1,160	D+57.4
Van Buren	717 70.4%	302 29.6%		1,019	D+40.7

Counties as they stood in 1964; 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