1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none related races 1946 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1940 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1952 November 5, 1946 File:McKellarKenneth.jpg Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (United States) 145,654 66.60% 3x4.svg William B. Ladd Republican Party (United States) 57,237 26.17% File:John Randolph Neal 1925 (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Randolph Neal Jr. Independent (politician) 11,516 5.27% 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcKellar: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Ladd: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. senator Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) 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. Democratic primary Candidates 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 1946 Democratic Senate primaryTN US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384581 Our Campaigns 14 Feb 2021 Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 188,805 61.95% Edward W. Carmack Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 107,363 35.23% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 3,130 1.03% Herman H. Ross Democratic Party (United States) 2,995 0.98% Byron Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 2,495 0.82% 304,788 100.00% General election Candidates 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 1946 U.S. Senate election in Tennesseehttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State Rhodes Cook 14 Feb 2021 CQ Press 9781506368993 Google BooksTN US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267994 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1947 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1946election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 145,654 66.60% 3.80 Republican Party (United States) William B. Ladd 57,237 26.17% 3.02 Independent (politician) John Randolph Neal Jr. 11,516 5.27% 5.26 Independent (politician) Herman H. Ross 4,303 1.97% N/A 218,710 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1946 United States Senate elections References 1946 Tennessee United States Senate