1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none related races 1940 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1946 November 5, 1940 File:KennethMcKellar.jpg Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (United States) 295,440 70.80% File:Howard Baker Sr.png 150x150px Howard Baker Sr. Republican Party (United States) 121,790 29.19% 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcKellar: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Baker: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. senator Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) 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 Candidates Kenneth McKellar, incumbent senator since 1917 John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate Claude C. Tolen Results 1940 Democratic Senate primaryTN US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384580 Our Campaigns 14 Feb 2021 Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 230,055 91.54% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 14,583 5.80% Claude C. Tolen Democratic Party (United States) 6,671 2.66% 251,309 100.00% General election Candidates Howard Baker Sr., former state representative and candidate for governor in 1938 (Republican) Kenneth McKellar, incumbent senator since 1917 (Democratic) John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (independent) Results 1940 U.S. Senate election in TennesseeTN US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267993 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1941 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1940election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 295,440 70.80% 7.41 Republican Party (United States) Howard Baker Sr. 121,790 29.19% 6.62 Independent (politician) John Randolph Neal Jr. 35 0.01% N/A 417,265 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1940 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1940 United States Senate elections References 1940 Tennessee United States Senate