The 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former Governor Ben W. Hooper in a rematch from 1916.
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November 6, 1934
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 County results McKellar: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Ben W. Hooper attempted to build a fusion ticket with independent gubernatorial candidate Lewis S. Pope. Hooper called on Republicans to support Pope in the gubernatorial election, while Pope urged independent Democrats to support Hooper in his Senate campaign. The effort ultimately failed, however, with McKellar defeating Hooper in the Senate race while Pope lost the gubernatorial election to incumbent Democratic governor Hill McAlister.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 212,226 | 83.99% | |
| Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 40,463 | 16.01% | |
| Total votes | 252,689 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–15) (Republican)
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
- C. W. Hoisington (Independent)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 195,430 | 63.40% |  4.08 | |
| Republican | Ben W. Hooper | 110,401 | 35.81% |  4.85 | |
| Independent | C. W. Hoisington | 2,443 | 0.79% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 308,274 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 305-309, 319-325.
- ↑ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ↑ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.