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1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Kenneth McKellar Howard Baker Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 295,440 121,790
Percentage 70.80% 29.19%

County results
McKellar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Baker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Howard Baker.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 230,055 91.54%
Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr. 14,583 5.80%
Democratic Claude C. Tolen 6,671 2.66%
Total votes 251,309 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 295,440 70.80% Increase7.41
Republican Howard Baker Sr. 121,790 29.19% Decrease6.62
Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. 35 0.01% N/A
Total votes 417,265 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.