The 1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1934, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The special election was held because incumbent Democratic Senator Cordell Hull resigned to accept the appointment of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the office of Secretary of State.[1]
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Democratic Governor Hill McAlister appointed Nathan L. Bachman to finish the Hull's unexpired senate term. Bachman ran for a full term in the special election and won with 80.1% of the vote defeating Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr..[2]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Gordon Browning, U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 7th congressional district
- Nathan L. Bachman, incumbent senator
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nathan L. Bachman (incumbent) | 166,293 | 57.85% | |
| Democratic | Gordon Browning | 121,169 | 42.15% | |
| Total votes | 287,462 | 100.00% | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nathan L. Bachman (incumbent) | 200,249 | 80.09% | |
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 49,773 | 19.91% | |
| Majority | 150,476 | 60.18% | ||
| Turnout | 250,022 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Benton, James C. (2022). Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America. University of Illinois Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-0-252-04465-6. JSTOR 10.5406/j.ctv31xf5rf.
- ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 02, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.