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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Results  







2 General election  



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1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1928 November 6, 1934 1940 →
 
Nominee Kenneth McKellar Ben W. Hooper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 195,430 110,401
Percentage 63.40% 35.81%

U.S. senator before election

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

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.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1934 Democratic Senate primary[1]
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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1934 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 195,430 63.40% Increase4.08
Republican Ben W. Hooper 110,401 35.81% Decrease4.85
Independent C. W. Hoisington 2,443 0.79% N/A
Total votes 308,274 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.

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