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Election 1966 Results

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1966 US Senate election in Tennessee

Howard Baker Jr. (Republican) beat Frank G. Clement (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1966, 55.7% to 44.3%, a margin of 11.4 points and 99,220 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1960 it went Democratic, for Estes Kefauver.

Republicans led in 48 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 47. The largest, Shelby, cast 159,904 votes and went to the Republican by 2.3 points. The closest was Chester, where 13 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
Howard Baker Jr. won	Republican	483,063	55.7%
Frank G. Clement	Democratic	383,843	44.3%
All other candidates		55	0.0%
Total		866,961

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	78,132 48.9%	81,770 51.1%	2	159,904	R+2.3
Davidson	51,633 56.8%	39,286 43.2%	27	90,946	D+13.6
Knox	18,433 28.0%	47,423 72.0%		65,856	R+44.0
Hamilton	20,027 36.5%	34,855 63.5%		54,882	R+27.0
Sullivan	8,850 31.8%	18,946 68.2%		27,796	R+36.3
Blount	4,410 27.1%	11,871 72.9%		16,281	R+45.8
Washington	4,881 30.4%	11,161 69.6%		16,042	R+39.1
Anderson	5,375 34.3%	10,285 65.7%	1	15,661	R+31.4
Madison	6,410 42.8%	8,561 57.2%		14,971	R+14.4
Carter	3,096 25.8%	8,884 74.2%		11,980	R+48.3
Rutherford	5,608 55.6%	4,471 44.4%		10,079	D+11.3
Bradley	3,522 35.4%	6,439 64.6%		9,961	R+29.3
Gibson	5,114 52.5%	4,619 47.5%		9,733	D+5.1
Roane	3,318 34.5%	6,291 65.5%		9,609	R+30.9
Greene	2,966 31.2%	6,540 68.8%		9,506	R+37.6
Montgomery	5,475 59.2%	3,774 40.8%		9,249	D+18.4
McMinn	3,513 39.6%	5,368 60.4%		8,881	R+20.9
Sumner	5,023 57.3%	3,746 42.7%		8,769	D+14.6
Maury	4,556 52.0%	4,207 48.0%		8,763	D+4.0
Lawrence	3,562 42.9%	4,739 57.1%		8,301	R+14.2
Hamblen	2,368 28.9%	5,826 71.1%		8,194	R+42.2
Hawkins	2,400 30.6%	5,449 69.4%		7,849	R+38.8
Coffee	3,821 52.7%	3,422 47.2%	1	7,244	D+5.5
Monroe	2,873 40.2%	4,281 59.8%		7,154	R+19.7
Sevier	1,145 16.2%	5,940 83.8%		7,085	R+67.7
Putnam	4,036 57.0%	3,040 43.0%		7,076	D+14.1
Dyer	3,298 47.1%	3,708 52.9%		7,006	R+5.9
Franklin	3,878 57.3%	2,886 42.7%		6,764	D+14.7
Wilson	3,814 58.0%	2,760 42.0%		6,574	D+16.0
Jefferson	1,603 25.1%	4,783 74.9%		6,386	R+49.8
Carroll	2,799 43.9%	3,583 56.1%		6,382	R+12.3
McNairy	2,840 46.0%	3,333 54.0%		6,173	R+8.0
Campbell	2,308 38.2%	3,737 61.8%		6,045	R+23.6
Loudon	1,749 29.3%	4,223 70.7%		5,972	R+41.4
Lincoln	3,181 53.5%	2,767 46.5%	3	5,951	D+7.0
Cocke	1,408 23.9%	4,482 76.1%		5,890	R+52.2
Weakley	2,892 51.4%	2,733 48.6%		5,625	D+2.8
Dickson	4,298 76.6%	1,314 23.4%		5,612	D+53.2
Williamson	3,066 54.7%	2,536 45.2%	4	5,606	D+9.5
Tipton	3,004 54.0%	2,564 46.0%		5,568	D+7.9
Obion	2,861 52.0%	2,640 48.0%	3	5,504	D+4.0
Henry	2,979 56.9%	2,258 43.1%		5,237	D+13.8
Bedford	2,838 55.0%	2,325 45.0%		5,163	D+9.9
Hardin	2,336 46.1%	2,731 53.9%		5,067	R+7.8
Robertson	2,991 59.4%	2,047 40.6%		5,038	D+18.7
Cumberland	1,719 34.8%	3,214 65.2%		4,933	R+30.3
Henderson	1,696 34.6%	3,205 65.4%		4,901	R+30.8
Marion	2,508 52.0%	2,317 48.0%		4,825	D+4.0
Giles	2,468 52.2%	2,253 47.7%	7	4,728	D+4.5
Warren	2,496 55.3%	2,014 44.6%	1	4,511	D+10.7
Lauderdale	2,464 58.1%	1,776 41.9%		4,240	D+16.2
Rhea	1,592 38.7%	2,526 61.3%		4,118	R+22.7
Marshall	2,592 64.3%	1,436 35.7%		4,028	D+28.7
Claiborne	1,315 33.0%	2,675 67.0%		3,990	R+34.1
Scott	1,217 30.9%	2,722 69.1%		3,939	R+38.2
Hardeman	2,047 52.1%	1,884 47.9%		3,931	D+4.1
Unicoi	892 23.2%	2,960 76.8%		3,852	R+53.7
Fayette	1,993 52.4%	1,812 47.6%		3,805	D+4.8
Haywood	1,742 46.9%	1,975 53.1%		3,717	R+6.3
Benton	1,596 46.5%	1,833 53.5%		3,429	R+6.9
Smith	2,058 63.0%	1,210 37.0%		3,268	D+25.9
Chester	1,616 50.2%	1,603 49.8%		3,219	D+0.4
Johnson	577 18.5%	2,535 81.5%		3,112	R+62.9
White	1,692 54.5%	1,410 45.4%	2	3,104	D+9.1
Humphreys	1,841 59.6%	1,246 40.4%		3,087	D+19.3
Overton	1,954 63.9%	1,101 36.0%	2	3,057	D+27.9
Grainger	724 24.1%	2,282 75.9%		3,006	R+51.8
Morgan	1,195 40.0%	1,794 60.0%		2,989	R+20.0
Macon	1,089 36.4%	1,899 63.6%		2,988	R+27.1
Polk	1,458 49.3%	1,501 50.7%		2,959	R+1.5
Hickman	1,804 63.1%	1,053 36.8%	1	2,858	D+26.3
Decatur	1,384 48.8%	1,450 51.2%		2,834	R+2.3
Dekalb	1,614 57.6%	1,190 42.4%		2,804	D+15.1
Crockett	1,286 47.6%	1,413 52.4%		2,699	R+4.7
Cheatham	1,619 61.9%	997 38.1%		2,616	D+23.8
Wayne	857 33.4%	1,710 66.6%		2,567	R+33.2
Union	730 28.5%	1,834 71.5%		2,564	R+43.1
Fentress	944 37.2%	1,595 62.8%		2,539	R+25.6
Bledsoe	1,088 43.9%	1,389 56.1%		2,477	R+12.2
Jackson	1,805 74.8%	608 25.2%		2,413	D+49.6
Grundy	1,643 69.4%	724 30.6%		2,367	D+38.8
Lewis	1,544 68.2%	719 31.8%		2,263	D+36.5
Cannon	1,255 62.6%	749 37.4%		2,004	D+25.2
Hancock	486 24.9%	1,466 75.1%		1,952	R+50.2
Clay	1,067 61.3%	674 38.7%		1,741	D+22.6
Stewart	981 57.0%	741 43.0%		1,722	D+13.9
Perry	1,029 60.9%	660 39.1%		1,689	D+21.8
Sequatchie	827 53.7%	712 46.3%		1,539	D+7.5
Houston	967 69.2%	430 30.8%		1,397	D+38.4
Meigs	572 42.0%	790 58.0%		1,362	R+16.0
Lake	750 59.7%	506 40.3%		1,256	D+19.4
Pickett	422 36.0%	749 64.0%		1,171	R+27.9
Moore	573 55.4%	461 44.5%	1	1,035	D+10.8
Trousdale	755 73.7%	269 26.3%		1,024	D+47.5
Van Buren	610 61.2%	387 38.8%		997	D+22.4

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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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