The 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a sixth term in office. He defeated a primary challenge by Edward W. Carmack Jr. and easily won the general election against Republican William B. Ladd, and Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr.
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 County results McKellar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Ladd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Edward W. Carmack Jr., candidate for Senate in 1942 and son of former Senator Edward W. Carmack
- Byron Johnson
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
- Herman H. Ross
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 188,805 | 61.95% | |
| Democratic | Edward W. Carmack Jr. | 107,363 | 35.23% | |
| Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 3,130 | 1.03% | |
| Democratic | Herman H. Ross | 2,995 | 0.98% | |
| Democratic | Byron Johnson | 2,495 | 0.82% | |
| Total votes | 304,788 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- William B. Ladd (Republican)
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (Independent)
- Herman H. Ross (Independent)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 145,654 | 66.60% |  3.80
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| Republican | William B. Ladd | 57,237 | 26.17% | 3.02
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| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 11,516 | 5.27% |  5.26
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| Independent | Herman H. Ross | 4,303 | 1.97% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 218,710 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Cook, Rhodes (February 14, 2021). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.
- ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.