1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee

noneMarch 2026 September 2023 related races 1934 United States Senate elections the other Senate election in Tennessee held in parallel 1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1928 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1940 November 6, 1934 File:KennethMcKellar.jpg Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (United States) 195,430 63.40% File:Hooper-ben-by-bain.jpg 150x150px Ben W. Hooper Republican Party (United States) 110,401 35.81% File:1934 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%Hooper: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. senator Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) Kenneth McKellar Democratic Party (US) 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 in a rematch from 1916. Ben W. Hooper attempted to build a fusion ticket with independent gubernatorial candidate Lewis S. Pope. Hooper called on Republicans to support Pope in the gubernatorial election, while Pope urged independent Democrats to support Hooper in his Senate campaign. The effort ultimately failed, however, with McKellar defeating Hooper in the Senate race while Pope lost the gubernatorial election to incumbent Democratic governor Hill McAlister.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 305-309, 319-325. Democratic primary Candidates Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate Results 1934 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) 212,226 83.99% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 40,463 16.01% 252,689 100.00% General election Candidates Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–15) (Republican) Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic) C. W. Hoisington (Independent) Results 1934 U.S. Senate election in TennesseeTN US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267992 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1935 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1934election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 195,430 63.40% 4.08 Republican Party (United States) Ben W. Hooper 110,401 35.81% 4.85 Independent (politician) C. W. Hoisington 2,443 0.79% N/A 308,274 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1934 United States Senate elections 1934 Tennessee gubernatorial election References 1934 Tennessee United States Senate