1916 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none March 2026 September 2023related races 1916 United States Senate elections 1916 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1911 1922 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1922 November 7, 1916 File:Kenneth McKellar LCCN2014716761 (cropped).jpg Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (United States) 143,718 54.42% File:Hooper-ben-by-bain.jpg Ben W. Hooper Republican Party (United States) 118,174 44.75% 1916 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% Hooper: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% U.S. senator Luke Lea Democratic Party (US) Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) The 1916 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Senator Luke Lea ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated for the Democratic nomination by U.S. Representative Kenneth McKellar. McKellar won the general election against Republican Governor of Tennessee Ben W. Hooper.Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267989 2024-09-27 www.ourcampaigns.com This was the first popular election for U.S. Senator held in Tennessee, following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. McKellar would go on to serve six terms in the Senate, becoming one of the longest serving members of either house of Congress. Democratic primary Candidates Luke Lea, incumbent Senator since 1911 Kenneth McKellar, U.S. Representative from Memphis Malcolm R. Patterson, former Governor of Tennessee (1907–1911) Results In the initial primary, held in November 1915, McKellar finished first, carrying both East and West Tennessee. His support in East Tennessee came on the back of Senator John Knight Shields, who controlled federal patronage in the state and assigned federal employees to campaign on McKellar's behalf. Patterson finished second, carrying Central Tennessee. Senator Lea was eliminated.The Knoxville Focus https://knoxfocus.com/archives/a-feudin-son-of-tennessee-kenneth-mckellar-chapter-4/ A Feudin’ Son of Tennessee: Kenneth McKellar, Chapter 4 Hill Ray In a runoff, McKellar increased his margin over Patterson. General election Candidates Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–1915) (Republican) H. H. Magnum (Socialist) Kenneth McKellar, U.S. Representative from Memphis Results 1916 U.S. Senate election in TennesseeTN US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267989 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth McKellar 143,718 54.42% Republican Party (United States) Ben W. Hooper 118,174 44.75% Socialist Party (United States) H. H. Magnum 2,193 0.83% 264,085 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1916 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1916 United States Senate elections References 1916 Tennessee United States Senate