1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none related races 1952 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1946 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1958 November 4, 1952 File:Albert Gore Sr.jpg 150x150px Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 545,432 74.19% 3x4.svg Hobart F. Atkins Republican Party (United States) 153,479 20.88% 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGore: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Atkins: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. senator Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (US) The 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic Senator and President pro tempore of the Senate Kenneth D. McKellar ran for re-election to a seventh term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Al Gore Sr. Gore easily won the general election against Republican Hobart Atkins. In the primary, Incumbent Senator McKellar stood for a seventh term (the first Senator to do so), despite being 83. He was opposed for renomination by Middle Tennessee Congressman Albert Gore. McKellar's re-election slogan was "Thinking Feller? Vote McKellar," which Gore countered with "Think Some More – Vote for Gore." Gore defeated McKellar for the Democratic nomination in August in what was widely regarded as an upset.Kenneth D. McKellar http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=869 2 May 2013 Tennessee Historical Society McKellar's defeat was part of a statewide trend of change in 1952. That year, the incumbent governor, Gordon Browning, was defeated by Frank G. Clement in the primary. Democratic primary Candidates Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate Albert Gore Sr., U.S. Representative from Carthage John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate Herman H. Ross, independent candidate for Senate in 1946 Results 1952 Democratic Senate primaryTN US Senate – D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385068 Our Campaigns 14 Feb 2021Tennessee Secretary of State Tennessee Blue Book, 1954 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015053634757&view=2up&seq=328&size=200 316 Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 334,957 56.54% Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 245,054 41.36% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 7,181 1.21% Herman H. Ross Democratic Party (United States) 4,950 0.84% James Patrick Sutton (write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 293 0.05% 592,435 100.00% General election Candidates Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican) Richard M. Barber (Independent) Albert Gore Sr., incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic) John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (Good Government & Clean Elections) Results 1952 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=86635 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1953 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1952election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Albert Gore Sr. 545,432 74.19% 7.59 Republican Party (United States) Hobart F. Atkins 153,479 20.88% 5.29 Independent (politician) Richard M. Barber 22,169 3.02% N/A Independent (politician) John Randolph Neal Jr. 14,132 1.92% 3.35 735,219 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1952 United States Senate elections 1952 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election References 1952 Tennessee United States Senate